Part of the Scottish clan wars | |||||||
Cairn marking the spot of the Battle of Mulroy |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Clan MacDonald of Keppoch Clan Cameron |
Chattan Confederation led by Clan Mackintosh Clan Mackenzie |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Coll MacDonald of Keppoch | Lachlan MacKintosh of Torcastle Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie |
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Strength | |||||||
800 | 1600? | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
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The Battle of Maol Ruadh (Mulroy or Maoile Ruaidh) was fought in August 1688 in the Lochaber district of Scotland between the Chattan Confederation led by the Clan Mackintosh against the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch and the Clan Cameron. [2]
It is sometimes described as the last of the private battles between clans of the kind fought in the Highlands in ages past, but this is perhaps inaccurate as the Mackintoshes had official support for their actions against the Macdonalds and their army was in part made up of government troops.
The encounter at Mulroy is notable for one other reason: it was the prototype for Dundee's victory at Killiecrankie the following summer.