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	Alasdair MacColla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alasdair MacColla (circa 1620 to 1647) was Scottish-Irish soldier.
		Alasdair MacColla himself was killed by English Parliamentarian soldiers at Knocknanauss after he had been taken prisoner.
		MacColla was born in the Western Isles of Scotland in the early seventeenth century into the Clan Donald branch of the MacDonald clan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alasdair_MacColla

	Clan Donald - Selected Historical Articles
		Alasdair Macdonald was of the ancient stock of Dunnyveg in Islay, the son of Macdonald of Colonsay.
		Montrose placed the Irish Macdonalds on his left and right wing under Alasdair Macdonald, and O'Cahan, whilst he himself led the center which was composed Clan Donald's, Glencoe, Clanranald and Glengarrys men, with men from Atholl, the Stewarts of Appin, and Clan Cameron.
		His army consisted of 1,500 men, the majority being Alasdairs Irish, with a few hundred Macdonalds, Stewarts, Macleans and Cameron's, and a contingent of horsed Lowlanders.
	www.highlandconnection.org /clandonaldhistory.html

	james graham : marquis of montrose : english civil war : civil war in scotland
		Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla and the Civil Wars, David Stevenson, John Donald Publishers Ltd
		MacColla was away on the west coast fighting clan Campbell and most of his Gordon’s were recalled by their chief.
		Realising that MacColla was in serious danger of being overwhelmed, Montrose is said to have remarked to Lord Gordon that it looked as if all the glory of the day would be MacColla's.
	www.horseandmusket.co.uk /montrose_part2.htm

	Netherlorn and its Neighbourhood - Chapter IX - Kilninver
		To Alasdair MacDonald, as Major- General, the leadership in the actual fighting fell; indeed, in local tradition Montrose is not mentioned as being in the engagements at all.
		Alasdair replied: "I do not doubt that you are my uncle, but would you rather die by sword or rope?" " 'S truagh mi fhiein," replied Achnambreac, "da dhiu gun aon roghainn" ("Woe is me, two evils and one choice"), a saying which has become proverbial.
		According to another version Alasdair was most anxious to save his uncle, and after the battle enquired of the leader of the Irish contingent, a Major Manus MacNamara, if any one knew aught of his relative.
	www.electricscotland.com /books/netherlorn9.htm

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla and the Civil Wars
		Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla and the Civil Wars
		Amazon.co.uk: Books: Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla and the Civil Wars
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		Portents of war attended the birth of Alasdair MacColla on the Hebridean island of Colonsay one night in 1605, when all the weapons in the house shook and rattled.
		It resulted in some 2,500 dead on each side, saw the death of more senior Parliamentary officers than any other battle of the Civil Wars and witnessed the demise under mysterious circumstances of the Royalist's deputy-commander, Alasdair MacColla Ciotach MacDonald ("Colkitto"), better known in Munster as Alexander McDonnell or "McEllestrum".
		Alasdair grew up on Colonsay, spending time with kinfolk on Rathlin Island and in Ballypatrick, Co Antrim.
	www.ucc.ie /research/nfp/archive5/page5.html

	Science Fair Projects - Battle of Knocknanauss
		Moreover, although he had an excellent contingent of veteran troops under Alasdair MacColla, most of his men were similarly inexperienced.
		MacColla and his men surrendered when they realised what had happened but were subsequently killed by their captors.
		MacColla’s men charged the Parliamentarians opposite them and put them to flight.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Battle_of_Knocknanauss

	Why was Montrose executed
		The alliance with Montrose had given MacColla a stage on which he could pursue his main interest which was the settling of ancient scores with Argyll and his Clan Campbell who occupied territory in Scotland which MacColla claimed to be rightfully his.
		Many of MacColla's troops were veterans of the Thirty Years War, and were no strangers to the atrocities often carried out during conflicts of a religious nature, as the unfortunate town-dwellers throughout Scotland were to soon find out.
		For MacColla, the war against the enemies of Charles Stuart was distinctly subservient to his personal campaign against the Campbells.
	laghtnan.sealedknot.org /montrose.htm

	Scottish Towns - Aberuthven - Marquis of Montrose
		Meanwhile, Alasdair left his side to continue his own personal vendetta against the hated, tyrannical Campbells of Argyll; and a lack of an intelligence arm to Montrose's forces meant that he consistently underestimated his opponents and was always in the dark with regards to their actions.
		But Montrose and Alasdair were not easily put down and they turned into the hills at the south end of Loch Ness and doubled back behind the mountains and caught Argyll's army by surprise in the rear.
		MacColla commanded two thousand men and, armed with great strength and military expertise, was a valuable ally.
	www.scottish-towns.co.uk /perthshire/aberuthven/history.html

	17th century weighted sword - NetSword Discussion Forums
		Alasdair MacColla and the Civil Wars, though I believe it is currently out of print.
		Alasdair Mac Colla - (1610?-1647) -- Born on Colonsay and raised among the MacDonnells and O'Cahans in Ulster, Alasdair Mac Colla (Nicknamed 'The Devastator') was one of the most ardent defenders of the old Catholic, Gaelic cultural order.
		MacColla may have been a big man, but a mobile 10 lbs(!) weight is going to play merry hell with the balance of any weapon it's attached to.
	www.netsword.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/000356.html

	History of Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In truth, few Scots would follow him, but, aided by 1,000 Irish, Highland and Islesmen troops sent by the Irish Confederates under Alasdair MacColla, and an instinctive genius for mobile warfare, he was stunningly successful.
		However, at this high point, his army melted away as MacColla and the Irish and Highland men fell out with Montrose, who shortly after was defeated at the battle of Philiphaugh.
		In 1645, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose attempted to raise the Highlands for the King.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Scotland

	MacColla and legends
		Alasdair MacColla Ciotach which lowland pens simplified to Colkitto brought with him all the hereditary officers of his household when on the campaign with Montrose.
		In the winter of 1644, MacColla left Montrose for the western Isles to get more men and plunder Campbell lands.
		However there were also recruits from other clans such as Stewarts, Macleans and the Camerons of Lochaber....could the MacLeod piper have returned with MacColla's fresh recruits?
	www.irishclans.com /cgi-bin/net.Thread.pl/message/4/1/49/936/2?user=&email=&depth=4&detail=description&lastread=7

	Clannad Lore
		Alasdair MacColla has that vibrant Celtic beat along with an updated tune and Broken Pieces is absolutely beautiful!
		Alasdair MacColla is a great but short pop oriented song.
		From Your Heart is similar to Bridge but a bit more upbeat but still maintaining the Snowy evening feel.
	www.walhello.info /clannad+lore.html

	Celtic League American Branch - Scotland
		Alasdair MacColla, Gaelic Warrior, Part Two: The Roots
		The Clouds of War (Alasdair MacColla, Part Four)
		The Way to the Gaeltachd (In The Footsteps of Alasdair MacColla, Part Two)
	www.celticleague.org /scotland.html

	Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla cheap and the Civil Wars - Birlinn Publishers - David Stevenson
		Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla cheap and the Civil Wars is one of my nicest presents.
		Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla cheap and the Civil Wars surprised me from the beginning in November.
		David Stevenson have written the beautiful book "Highland Warrior: Alasdair MacColla cheap and the Civil Wars", worldwide a lof of satisfied readers have read it.
	www.onlineshop.us.com /prod_30383539373635363336/Highland_Warrior_Alasdair.php

	CDM11A15
		The Antrim McDonnells - The Descendants of Alasdair MacColla by Seamus Clarke
		"On his gravestone, and on several others, there were the Arms of the MacDonnells, the salmon, the deer, the lymphad (long fada), the hand grasping the cross-crosslet; and inscriptions called to mind great Alasdair MacColla and Coll Ciotach his father, and other mighty warriors of that illustrious clan."
		His guide told him that until then and in perpetuity Mass is said and would continue to be said once a month and the graves kept in order by a legacy which a later MacDonnell gave for the pious purpose.
	www.clandonald.org.uk /cdm11a15.htm

	Alasdair MacColla - ScotWars
		Re: the comments on Alasdair MacColla and the lack of a memorial to Knocknanuss...
		In 1997 local history enthusiasts led by Mr Con Tarrant of Banteer, Cork raised money for a stone monument and plaque to the battle and a plaque for Clonmeen Church where MacColla is buried.
		At the time the remains of the lead lining of his coffin could still be reached through a hole in the crypt.
	www.scotwars.com /html/maccolla.htm

	Additional Note on the Irish Story Article - ScotWars
		Are the relationships you describe in your email pertaining to the 16th century (as the reference in the above text) or at the time of MacColla in the 17th century.
		The text you refer to is a final note at the end of a 5 page article on MacColla which was submitted circa.
		When Sorley Boy was threatened by the Lord Deputy Sir John Perrot, Turlough brought his forces and his other ally Brian Carragh O'Neill of Loughinsholin to Sorley Boy's defence.
	www.scotwars.com /html/maccolla_additional_note.htm

	Netherlorn and its Neighbourhood
		Alasdair MacColla - The Massacre of Laganmor - Sabhal nan cnamh - History of Sir Alexander MacDonald - Glen Euchar - River terraces — Salmon - Creag na' marbh - Struggles for Lordship of Dalriada- Dun Mhic Rhaoul - Bealach an t-sleuchdaich - Loch Feochan - Loch Scammadal - The Brooch of Lorn.
		Battle of the String of Lorn and death of Cailein Mór - Loch Awe - Glacier action - Old outlet - Strath of Kilmartin — Antiquities - Carnasarie Castle - Bishop Carswell — Conclusion.
	www.electricscotland.com /books/netherlorn.htm

	MacColla's (weighted) sword, Part 2 - NetSword Discussion Forums
		However, until closure can be sorted out, I'm requesting that new posts on the topic of Alasdair MacColla and his heroic size, strength and weapons go here, not there.
		both of which are contemporary with MacColla and follow the discussion we were having on armour and how easy it might be for a nobleman dressed in same to fling it off and "fight in his shirt".
		MacColla's (weighted) sword, Part 2 - NetSword Discussion Forums
	www.netsword.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/000431.html

	Irish Soldiers of the British Army
		In July 1644, Alasdair MacColla landed in Scotland with 2,500 Irish veteran soldiers.
		At the Battle of Tippermuir (1644) and Aberdeen (1644), the Irish Regiments held the centre of the line and with the Highland Clans developed the famed highland charge.
		During the English Civil War, the Stuart kings hired a large Irish Army to fight the parliamentary forces of Cromwell in England and Scotland.
	www.doyle.com.au /irish_soldiers_of_the_british_ar.htm

	Sword Forum International - Training in the footsteps of MacColla!
		We did a tour of the castle, which was a staging post for Alasdair MacColla's attacks into Campbell territory in 1645-6 which later led to the destruction of the castle and the 'ethnic cleansing' of the Lamonts after they had surrendered to the Campbells.
		Sword Forum International - Training in the footsteps of MacColla!
		I was recently contacted to give a private lesson as a surprise birthday present which gave me the opportunity to hold it in the courtyard of the ruined Clan Lamont castle at Toward.
	forums.swordforum.com /showthread.php?s=1aa42285137a55fe07e5429e770bca2e&threadid=38328&goto=nextoldest

	All about Laghtnan's
		After Montrose's defeat at Philliphaugh the majority of the surviving members of the Regiment returned to Ireland, and continued fighting under the command of the leader of the Brigade, Alasdair MacColla.
		The regiment really belonged to Alasdair MacDonnel, but he was still in Ireland, and the Lieutenant Colonel, James MacDonnel, was sick, so command of the regiment was exercised by Laghtnan who was his Sergeant Major.
		The regiment's pike block has two companies, Alasdair MacDonnel's (which by the way is pronounced in the Irish fashion as Mac Dowell with the emphasis on Dow) and Cormucke Og O' Hara's.
	laghtnan.sealedknot.org /about.htm

	WebEdition 18/6
		The most notorious of these risings, in support of the 1645-7 attempt by Montrose's MacDonald ally Alasdair MacColla to reconquer the peninsula, brought a fearful retaliation.
		In May 1647, the Covenanting general David Leslie made one of his lightning marches, from Inveraray south into Kintyre over the Knapdale passes, which Alasdair had left insufficiently guarded, partly, apparently, from an assumption that the real danger was landing from the sea, partly from preoccupation with a planned withdrawal, partly from drink.
		If attacked, they could not retreat to several castles, like the Campbells in Alasdair's day, for a protracted defence till help could come - for the castles were no longer there.
	www.kintyremag.co.uk /1998/18/page6.html

	tippermuir.htm
		Alasdair MacDonald is often called Alasdair MacColla or Colkitto.
		His next target - Aberdeen, but his forces were diminished by the Highlanders going home with their booty, leaving only the Irish.
		He brought a force of exiled MacDonalds and MacLeans from Antrim.
	www.theteacher99.btinternet.co.uk /ecivil/tippermuir.htm

	maclean battles
		Montrose, who was a Royalist, was fighting with the aid of Alasdair MacColla Macdonald of Clan Donald, and
		In a hard fought battle where the men of Argyle outnumbered the army of Montrose by two to one, 1500 of Campbell's troops were killed, while only 8 from the side of Montrose were lost in battle.
	www.duartnews.com /battles.inverlochy.htm

	Battle of Dungans Hill - Enpsychlopedia
		Some of the Irish infantry, Scottish Highlanders, brought to Ireland by Alasdair MacColla, managed to charge and break through Jones’ men and escape into a nearby bog.
		What was worse, Preston had positioned them in a large walled field, so that when their cavalry had run away, the Parliamentarians could surround and trap them.
		Preston and about 2-3000 of his regular infantry managed to follow the Highlanders to safety, but the remainder were trapped.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Battle_of_Dungans_Hill

	Timeline 1647 - May-August
		The Marquis of Argyll joins forces with David Leslie to drive Alasdair MacColla MacDonald out of Scotland.
		After long conference with the Agitators, officers hold a second meeting with the military commissioners at Saffron Walden.
		The election of Agitators to represent every regiment proposed.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /timelines/1647_may_aug.htm

	History Scotland Magazine: Review - Montrose: Cavalier in Mourning, re-print, Ronald Williams
		This was a point that emerged from David Stevensons accounts of Alasdair MacColla, a scion of Clan Donald South.
		It is now widely accepted that progress in this field may have been hindered due to the surfeit of attention paid to Montrose, particularly his career in the mid-1640s.
		Stevensons studies and others have also highlighted some other, neglected features of that period.
	www.historyscotland.com /bookreviews/montrosemourning.html

	A History of Britain, Volume II: The Wars of the British 1603-1776 by Simon Schama
		After Aberdeen fell to the army of the Marquis of Montrose and Alasdair MacColla, the better-off citizens were made to strip naked before being hacked to death so that the blood would not stain the valuable booty of their clothes.
		At Preston in 1643 'nothing was heard but "Kill dead, kill dead", horsemen pursuing the poor amazed people, killing and spoiling, nothing regarding the dolesful cries of women and children'.
		For some victims the trauma would never go away.
	www.2think.org /history_of_britain.shtml

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