Battle of Red Ford

Battle of Red Ford

Loch Awe where the battle is said to have taken place
Datec. 1294 or 1296
Location
Loch Awe, Scotland
Result MacDougall victory
Belligerents
Clan Campbell Clan MacDougall
Commanders and leaders
Sir Colin Campbell Alexander of Argyll
Strength
High High
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy

The Battle of Red Ford or Battle of the String of Lorne took place in 1294 or else after September 1296 between Clan Campbell and Clan MacDougall in Lorne, Scotland.[1] The battle was fought over disputed lands. It ended in defeat of the Clan Campbell of Lochawe.[2] The battle was on the borders of Loch Awe and Lorne, with the site and battle named Red Ford (Scottish Gaelic: Ath Dearg) after the ford which ran red with blood where the battle took place.[2][3]

  1. ^ Maughan 1897, p140
  2. ^ a b Adam 1970, p205
  3. ^ Campbell, Archibald (1885). Records of Argyll; legends, traditions, and recollections of Argyllshire Highlanders, collected chiefly from the Gaelic, with notes on the antiquity of the dress, clan colours, or tartans, of the Highlanders;. Edinburgh and London: Blackwood and Sons. pp. 172-173. Retrieved 2 February 2020.