Battle of Craig Cailloch
Scottish clan battle in 1441 between Clans Cameron and Mackintosh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Craig Cailloch was a Scottish clan battle fought in 1441 between the Clan Cameron and Clan Mackintosh (who were part of the Chattan Confederation). The two clans had defected from Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross during his war with James I of Scotland. Alexander lost the war but was subsequently appointed Justiciar of Scotia by James and became reconciled to the Chattans. Alexander encouraged the Chattans to invade the lands of the Camerons which resulted in a battle on Craig Cailloch in 1441. The battle was bloody and several leading Chattan men were killed. Afterwards Malcolm Mackintosh led further raids into Cameron territory to avenge the deaths. Donald Dubh, leader of the Camerons was later forced into exile in Ireland.
Battle of Craig Cailloch | |||||||
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Part of Clan Cameron-Clan Mackintosh feud | |||||||
Crest badges of Clan Cameron (first) and Clan Mackintosh (second) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Clan Cameron | Chattan Confederation | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lachlan Badenoch Mackintosh (WIA) Gillichallum Mackintosh † Angus Mackintosh † |