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Page 92
... Macdonalds , against whom he held a twofold grudge as hereditary foes of his House and as friends and in some sort vassals of the House of Gordon , and laying Badenoch waste from Lochaber to Braemar , this great warrior returned in ...
... Macdonalds , against whom he held a twofold grudge as hereditary foes of his House and as friends and in some sort vassals of the House of Gordon , and laying Badenoch waste from Lochaber to Braemar , this great warrior returned in ...
Page 139
... Macdonald , son of Coll Keitach Mac- donald of Colonsay . Coll Keitach means he who can fight with and ravage the whole country unless it joined them for CHAPTER VIII THE CAMPAIGN IN THE HIGHLANDS (TIPPERMUIR- ABERDEEN-INVERLOCHY)
... Macdonald , son of Coll Keitach Mac- donald of Colonsay . Coll Keitach means he who can fight with and ravage the whole country unless it joined them for CHAPTER VIII THE CAMPAIGN IN THE HIGHLANDS (TIPPERMUIR- ABERDEEN-INVERLOCHY)
Page 142
... Macdonald through the country of the Campbells . Montrose chose the nearest , and striking south through the hills crossed the Tay on the last day of August . As they marched through Glen Almond they were joined by five hundred men ...
... Macdonald through the country of the Campbells . Montrose chose the nearest , and striking south through the hills crossed the Tay on the last day of August . As they marched through Glen Almond they were joined by five hundred men ...
Page 143
... Macdonald and his Irishmen were in the centre . But first , that all things might be done in order , Montrose sent young Maderty , under a flag of truce , to inform Elcho that he was acting under the commission of their King , whose ...
... Macdonald and his Irishmen were in the centre . But first , that all things might be done in order , Montrose sent young Maderty , under a flag of truce , to inform Elcho that he was acting under the commission of their King , whose ...
Page 147
... fair means or foul . It was now felt that some more serious measures must be taken with this terrible enemy . Argyll's pursuit of Macdonald had slackened since he learned that the Irish had joined hands with Montrose ; but he was.
... fair means or foul . It was now felt that some more serious measures must be taken with this terrible enemy . Argyll's pursuit of Macdonald had slackened since he learned that the Irish had joined hands with Montrose ; but he was.
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