BattlefieldsBattle of Largybaan
Tudor

Battle of Largybaan

1558
Argyllshire, Scotland
Also known as: Kintyre MacAlister battle
Era
Tudor
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Argyllshire, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Campbell forces
Forces
Campbell forces c.300–500.
VS
Victor
MacAllisters of Kintyre
Forces
MacAllisters c.200–400
Outcome
MacAllister resistance to Campbell control of Kintyre
The Battle

History & Significance

The MacAllisters of Kintyre were one of the smaller clans squeezed by Campbell expansion into their peninsula. They maintained resistance to complete Campbell absorption through much of the sixteenth century. This skirmish in southern Kintyre represents one episode in their ultimately unsuccessful defence of their independence.

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