BattlefieldsColquhoun Petition for Expedition — Stirling 1603
Tudor

Colquhoun Petition for Expedition — Stirling 1603

1603
Scotland
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Colquhoun
Forces
MacGregor clan
VS
Victor
MacGregor clan
Forces
Colquhoun expedition
Outcome
Commission of fire and sword granted; Colquhouns authorised to act against MacGregors; expedition ended in Glenfruin disaster
The Battle

History & Significance

Before the Glenfruin expedition, the Colquhouns of Luss presented a dramatic petition to James VI at Stirling, bringing the widows of men killed in MacGregor raids dressed in mourning with their husbands' bloodied shirts. The theatrical petition was intended to shock the king into authorising military action. James VI granted a commission of fire and sword against the MacGregors. The Colquhouns then assembled their force and marched into Glenfruin — where they were ambushed and massacred. The petition and the subsequent disaster were the direct cause of the MacGregor proscription.

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