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Jacobite Risings

Battle of Mulroy

1688
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government forces / Mackintoshes
Forces
Mackintoshes/Government c.300–500. Last Scottish clan battle.
VS
Victor
MacDonalds of Keppoch
Forces
MacDonalds c.400–600
Outcome
Keppoch MacDonald victory; last private clan battle in Scotland
The Battle

History & Significance

The last clan battle fought in Scotland — a dispute between the MacDonalds and Mackintoshes over land. Government troops sent to enforce the law were also routed. The affair embarrassed the government and highlighted the weakness of central authority in the Highlands.

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