BattlefieldsMacDonald clan muster at Invergarry for Killiecrankie 1689
Jacobite Risings

MacDonald clan muster at Invergarry for Killiecrankie 1689

1689
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Also known as: Glengarry MacDonald muster 1689 · Invergarry clan gathering 1689
Era
Jacobite Risings
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Government
VS
Victor
Jacobites
Outcome
Glengarry MacDonalds and Great Glen clans mustered at Invergarry Castle; joined Dundee for Killiecrankie
The Battle

History & Significance

Invergarry Castle on Loch Oich was the seat of MacDonald of Glengarry, one of the most powerful Jacobite chiefs of the 1689 rising. The castle served as a gathering point for the Great Glen clans — Glengarry MacDonalds, Grants of Glenmoriston and others — before they marched to join Dundee. The muster at Invergarry was a critical component of assembling the Highland army that would fight at Killiecrankie. Government intelligence was unable to monitor or disrupt the gathering in the remote Great Glen.

Forces Involved

Glengarry MacDonalds and Great Glen clans c.500

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