BattlefieldsGordon-Ogilvie feud at Glenisla 1562
Tudor

Gordon-Ogilvie feud at Glenisla 1562

1562
Angus, Scotland
Also known as: Gordon revenge raid in Angus 1562
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Angus, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Ogilvies
Forces
Ogilvies c.200–400.
VS
Victor
Gordons
Forces
Gordons c.300–500
Outcome
Ogilvie raiding party expelled; Gordon retribution for earlier Ogilvie attack
The Battle

History & Significance

The Gordon-Ogilvie feud was one of many secondary rivalries in the Gordon sphere of influence in the northeast. The Ogilvies of Angus periodically clashed with Gordon border clans over cattle and land. This raid in Glenisla was part of the tit-for-tat violence that characterized relationships between powerful northeast clans. The feud was overshadowed by the Gordons larger conflicts with Forbes and Moray.

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