To swear loyalty to the anti-Catholic, anti-Stuart , anti-Scots Highlander; anti-French (Scots Ally) and on top of it all, swear to an English King from Holland! The Campbells said they were lost in the snow and asked to stay for a while, warm themselves and rest. The intensely brutal battles went back and forth.

Of course, what the Campbells did was terrible, and for that single act, they are remembered by many, many Scots for this incident, in a bad light. It was, in fact, just a political manoeuver against James II, not a religious one. I have referred several times in the following article to the perpetrators of the barbarous crimes as the Clan Campbell, which is not 100% factual, but almost all Scottish experts that write on Glencoe, including the highly respected authors John Prebble, Fitzroy Maclean, Tom Steele, etc, refer to the perpetrators as members of Clan Campbell because (1) a majority of the garrison were from the various branches of the Campbell clans (and septs), and (2) the real Campbell involvement was the Earl of Breadalbane who was involved from the outset in the planning and organisation of the massacre. Highlanders swearing loyalty or fealty to any King is a diffucult thing to accomplish.During a time when a large portion of Scots Highlanders were still Catholic, due mostly to the "Auld Alliance" with Catholic France. This Campbell was Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (Glen Lyon).

On February 13, 1692, thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were massacred by troops at the behest of the Lord Advocate of Scotland - the senior legal officer. It must quietly done. But as will be seen, this was no social visit.In 1688, William of Orange the Dutch Prince, invited to Britain as King, for fear of the Stuarts, asked the English Parliament to oust the current King James VII of Scotland and James II of England because of James II's own rule that stated: "...attending a Covenanting (a secret meeting of Scots Presbyterians) act of worship was a capital crime", and many Scots Presbyterians paid the penalty, losing any love for James II they might have had. The song "Don't Worry Be Happy" doesn't use any instruments - it's all Bobby McFerrin using various parts of his body to make the sounds.The Destiny's Child "Independent Women Part I" video was directed by the same guy who did the Hunger Games movies. 1 of 18. These differences would be fuel to the upcoming heated and controversial subject of Glencoe. Yet before we condemn the Campbells for this horrifying act, this is the same clan, several centuries earlier that helped an outlaw named Robert the Bruce, who was hiding from the English and enemy Scots alike, shortly after being made king of Scotland. I will continue to write the truth of Scottish history and sometimes that includes the ugly facts such as Glencoe. I have included one of my favourite Scottish songs -- originally known to this author as the "MacDonald's Lament" or now more commonly known as "Massacre at Glencoe" or "Glencoe".

D. 2. The Campbells and allies, carried out this horrific act after spending nearly two weeks living at the modest MacDonald's home in Glencoe. But not to this author - never. Massacre of Glencoe Mort Ghlinne Comhann (Scottish Gaelic) Part of aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1689: Glencoe: Date: 13 February 1692: Location: Glen Coe, south of Fort William, Scotland. The Massacre of Glencoe has been written about, sung about and romanticized. The Massacre of Glencoe.

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