massacre of Glencoe

When

13 Feb 1692

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

38

Coordinates

56.66° N, 5.06° W

Description

1692 massacre which took place in Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland

1692 killing of clan Macdonald members

The Massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Argyll region of the Scottish Highlands on 13 February 1692. An estimated 30 members and associates of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William II/III and his wife Mary II.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Massacre of Glencoe: The forces of Robert Campbell slaughter around 30 members of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in Scotland (from whom they have previously…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Weil das Familienoberhaupt zu spät zur Eidesleistung auf den englischen König Wilhelm von Oranien nach der Niederschlagung des Jakobitenaufstandes erschienen…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “massacre de Glencoe en Écosse”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “グレンコーの虐殺事件（スコットランド）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page