BattlefieldsMacColla western coast operations 1645
English Civil War

MacColla western coast operations 1645

1645
Scotland
Era
English Civil War
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Campbell
Forces
MacColla led his Irish and Clan Donald forces (a contemporary account describes wide-ranging destruction 'throughout all Argyle').
VS
Victor
MacColla
Forces
Not recorded in precise numbers
Outcome
Campbell territory in Argyll and Kintyre was systematically devastated (farms, crops and cattle destroyed, Inveraray and Castle Sween burned); MacColla achieved his strategic objective of breaking Campbell power in the region, though the Campbells were not permanently eliminated as a political force.
The Battle

History & Significance

A civil war campaign fought in 1645 Scotland. Recorded strengths: Not recorded in precise numbers; MacColla led his Irish and Clan Donald forces (a contemporary account describes wide-ranging destruction 'throughout all Argyle….

Suspected site. The exact location is uncertain.
Casualties & Losses

Estimates vary and are disputed; some sources cite around 900 Campbells (men of fighting age) killed, while contemporary accounts differ on whether non-combatants were spared or killed indiscriminately. Campbell of Glenorchy estimated financial damage to his estate alone at 1.2 million merks.

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Scheduled Monuments near MacColla western coast operations 1645

Loch na Eala,crannog
Scheduled monument · Iron Age–Medieval · ~3.1 miles
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