Battle of Glen Affric

Battle of Glen Affric
Part of the Jacobite rising of 1719

Loch Affric in Glen Affric
Date1721
Location
Glen Affric, Scotland
Result Mackenzie & Macrae victory
Belligerents
Clan Mackenzie
Clan Macrae		 Clan Ross
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Donald Murchison William Ross, 6th of Easter Fearn
Strength
350 men[1]
or 300 men[2]		 80 men[1]
or "a small company"[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Glen Affric (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Ghleann Afraig) took place in 1721 in Glen Affric, in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between Government backed forces of the Clan Ross against rebel the forces of the Clan Mackenzie and their allies the Clan Macrae.[2]

  1. ^ a b Mackenzie, Alan (2006). "10". History of the Mackenzies (PDF). pp. 142–144.
  2. ^ a b c Mackinnon, Donald (1954). The Clan Ross. Edinburgh and London: W & A K Johnston's Clan Histories. p. 24.