Battle of Glen Fruin

The Battle of Glen Fruin
Part of the Scottish clan wars

Monument marking the site of the Battle of Glen Fruin
Date7 February 1603
Location
Glen Fruin, Scotland
grid reference NS27608940 [1]
56°3′59″N 4°46′11″W / 56.06639°N 4.76972°W / 56.06639; -4.76972
Result Clan Gregor victory
Belligerents
Clan Gregor,
allied men		 Clan Colquhoun,
allied men
Commanders and leaders
Allaster MacGregor of Glenstrae Sir Alexander Colquhoun of Luss
Strength
300–400 combined force 600–800 combined force, including a large proportion of cavalry
Casualties and losses
2 dead (allegedly) 140–200 dead

The Battle of Glen Fruin was a Scottish clan battle fought on 7 February 1603 between the Clan Gregor and its allies on one side, and the Clan Colquhoun and its allies on the other. The Clan Gregor (or MacGregor) and Clan Colquhoun were at feud due to the MacGregors carrying out raids on the Colquhoun's lands. The Colquhouns gained royal support and raised an army against the MacGregors. However, during the subsequent battle of Glen Fruin, the Colquhouns were comprehensively defeated. Glen Fruin is in the Loch Lomond area, in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland. In the aftermath of the battle royal policy punished the MacGregors for 150 years.[2]

  1. ^ Site Record for Glenfruin, Auchengaich; Glen Fruin; Battle Of Glen Fruin, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland
  2. ^ Campsie, Alison (7 February 2018). "The clan battle that led to a ban on MacGregors". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 January 2020.