The Raid of Angus took place in 1391 when Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, otherwise known as the Wolf of Badenoch, raided the lands of Angus, Scotland.
| Raid of Angus | |||||||
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| Part of Wolf of Badenoch feuds | |||||||
 Glen Brierachan, where the final fight took place | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Clan Stewart Clan Robertson Clan Mackay |
Clan Ogilvy Clan Lindsay Clan Gray | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alexander Stewart Angus Mackay[1] |
Sir Walter Ogilvy Sir David Lindsay | ||||||
Background
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In 1391, King Robert II's reign was largely entrusted to his sons, Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan.[2] The latter, known as the “Wolf of Badenoch”, effectively sidelined his father, and operated with cruelty and terror.[3]
The raid
editFollowing the plunder of lands belonging to Alexander Bur, Bishop of Moray, and the burning of the Bishop's Cathedral at Elgin,[4] his son, Duncan Stewart, led a raiding force of Robertsons into Angus, where they burned, pillaged, and slaughtered.[5] The raiders first attacked Glen Isla and Glen Esk, and in response, a small local force gathered and attacked at Glasclune.[5] A bloody battle ensued, but the local force failed to stop the invading Robertsons, and the raiding continued up the Strathardle.[5] Duncan Stewart was also apparently supported by Angus Mackay, 6th of Strathnaver, whose aunt, Mariota Mackay, was the wife of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan.[1]
As Sheriff of Angus, Sir Walter Ogilvy of Auchterhouse gathered a force including his allies Sir Patrick Gray and Sir David Lindsay, and confronted the raiders at Dalnagairn, Glen Brierachan.[5] Though charging with cavalry with heavy armor and lances, the Ogilvys were outnumbered, and Sir Walter Ogilvy, several lairds, and nearly sixty followers perished.[5] Gray and Lindsay were seriously wounded in the fighting, but survived.[5] An account of the battle by Andrew of Wyntoun said the following about Sir Walter Ogilvy: "Gud Schir Walter off Ogylvy, That manly knycht and that worthy Scherrave that tyme off Angus, Godlike, wis, and vertuous...."[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Mackay, Angus (1906). The Book of Mackay. Edinburgh: N. MacLeod. pp. 52–53.
Quoting: Winton's Chronicle and Acts of Parliament, I., 579
- ^ Whamond, Alexander (1880). History of Scotland: from Agricola's invasion to the union of the crowns. London: Blackie & Son. p. 91.
- ^ "The Wolf of Badenoch: Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Clan Ogilvy". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Transactions, Volume 18". Gaelic Society of Inverness. 18. Inverness, Scotland: The Northern Chronicle: 247–248. 1894. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Wyntoun, Andrew (1426). "14". The orygynale cronykil of Scotland (Vol 9 ed.). Edinburgh, Scotland: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS. pp. 59–60. Retrieved 23 July 2018.