Hugh Mackay | |
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| Born | 1640 Scourie, Sutherlandshire, Scotland |
| Died | 24 July 1692 (aged 51–52) Southern Netherlands |
| Allegiance |  Dutch Republic |
| Years of service | 1660–1692 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Dutch Scots Brigade |
| Commands | Military Commander in Scotland, January 1689 – November 1690 |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Privy Council of Scotland |
Hugh Mackay (c. 1640 – 24 July 1692) was a professional soldier from Sutherlandshire in Scotland, who spent most of his career in the service of William of Orange and later settled in the Dutch Republic. He was killed at the Battle of Steenkerque in July 1692.
In 1660, Mackay was commissioned into Dumbarton's Regiment, spending the next few years in England and France, then volunteered to fight for the Republic of Venice in the Fifth Ottoman-Venetian War. He rejoined Dumbarton's in 1672 on the outbreak of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, before transferring to the Scots Brigade in 1673. A long established mercenary unit of the Dutch army, Mackay served with the Brigade for the rest of his career.
Mackay led the Brigade during the Glorious Revolution and was military commander in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1689. Despite defeat at Killiecrankie in July 1689, the Highlands had largely been brought under control by the end of 1690 and Mackay then served in the Williamite War in Ireland.
He returned to the Netherlands in October 1691 after the Treaty of Limerick and during the Nine Years War commanded the British Division serving with the Allied army. He was killed at Steenkerque on 24 July 1692.