Battle of Stalc

Battle of Stalc
Part of the Scottish clan wars

Castle Stalker, where Dugald Stewart of Appin consolidated his power
Date1468
Location
Stalc, Argyll, Scotland
Result Clan Stewart of Appin victory[1]
Belligerents
Clan Stewart of Appin
Clan MacLaren		 Clan MacDougall
Clan MacFarlane
Clan Campbell
Commanders and leaders
Dugald Stewart Walter Stewart
Colin Campbell
Alan MacDougall (or MacCaul) (KIA)
Casualties and losses
130 MacLarens killed[2] MacFarlanes "virtually destroyed" in military strength[3]

The Battle of Stalc was a Scottish clan battle that was fought in the year 1468. It was fought between the forces of the Clan Stewart of Appin and their allies the Clan MacLaren against the Clan MacDougall and the Clan MacFarlane. The latter force may have included men from the Clan Campbell.

  1. ^ Lee, Henry James (1920). History of the Stewart or Stuart Family. New York: R.L. Polk & Company. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Clan MacLaren Histories (two versions)". electricscotland.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference StewartSociety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).