Raid of Angus

1391 armed conflict in Scotland

Raid of Angus

Part of Wolf of Badenoch feuds

Glen Brierachan, where the final fight took place
| Date| 1391

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Location|

Angus, Scotland

Result|  Stewart and allied victory
Belligerents
Clan Stewart
Clan Robertson
Clan Mackay|  Clan Ogilvy
Clan Lindsay
Clan Gray
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Stewart
Angus Mackay[1]|  Sir Walter Ogilvy
Sir David Lindsay

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.

## Background[edit]

The ruins of Elgin Cathedral, which was burned by the Wolf of Badenoch during the Raid of Angus

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[edit]

Following 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]

1. ^ 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"
2. ^ Whamond, Alexander (1880). History of Scotland: from Agricola's invasion to the union of the crowns. London: Blackie & Son. p. 91.
3. ^ "The Wolf of Badenoch: Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan". Undiscovered Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
4. ^ "Clan Ogilvy". Electric Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Wyntoun, Andrew (1426). "14". The orygynale cronykil of Scotland (Vol 9 ed.). Edinburgh, Scotland: EDMONSTON AND DOUGLAS. pp. 59–60. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

## See also[edit]

* Clan Ogilvy

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