. Renaissance of the clan Maclean. Comprising also a history of Dubhaird Caisteal and the Great Gathering on August 24, 1912. Together with an appendix, containing letters of Gen'l Allan Maclean, narrative of an American party, a MacLean bibliography. [With plates, including portraits.]. liecrankie. This news having been brought to Dundee, he atonce dispatched Sir John, with a party of four hundred, to-reconnoitre ; but being afterwards informed that the enemy wasin full force, he found it necessary to strengthen Sir Alexanderwith all his troops. He made full inquiry respecting the natureof th
. Renaissance of the clan Maclean. Comprising also a history of Dubhaird Caisteal and the Great Gathering on August 24, 1912. Together with an appendix, containing letters of Gen'l Allan Maclean, narrative of an American party, a MacLean bibliography. [With plates, including portraits.]. liecrankie. This news having been brought to Dundee, he atonce dispatched Sir John, with a party of four hundred, to-reconnoitre ; but being afterwards informed that the enemy wasin full force, he found it necessary to strengthen Sir Alexanderwith all his troops. He made full inquiry respecting the natureof the ground, and from the hill of Shierglas took a distant viewof the foe. Towards the close of the day, July 2j, 1689, thetwo armies came together. The right of Dundees army wascommanded by Sir John, composed of his clan and those of sub-ordinate chieftains. The clans made the charge about eightoclock, in the evening. For the sake of lightness they werestripped almost to the kilt, stooped low, and holding theirtargets before their heads, rushed swiftly upon the partially in-trenched enemy, and when near the foe, stopped a moment,fired, threw away their guns, and then flew headlong upon thefoe, using the clavmore and Lochaber axes. The battle was. 44 Renaissance of the Clan j
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