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Extract below from the “Appin Regiment”, The Stewarts, Vol 19, No2 (1993) by Angus Stewart QC & A.T.B Stewart CBE. Island Stalker 6th July 1746. Glenstockdale John MacArthur                               Son to Alexander McArthur, the Lady’s Bowan & now Invernahyle’s servant. LetterShuna Euan McColl                       Appin’s herd Paul More McColl            Appin’s servant. This man was a gun merchant. He dealt Callum Bane in Portnacroish and always sold him the arms he brought home. Auchosragan John Bane McIlmichael (Carmichael)                      Boat Carpenter Donald McDonald            Servant to Angus McDonald, Walk Millar. John McDonald                 The Walk Millar’s son in…

The Jacobite army was originally arrayed between the corners of Culloden and Culwhiniac parks (from left to right): the three Macdonald battalions; a small one of Chisholms; another small one of Macleans and Maclachlans; Lady Mackintosh and Monaltrie’s regiments; Lord Lovat’s Regiment; Ardsheal’s Appin Stewarts; Lochiel’s Regiment; and three battalions of the Atholl Brigade. Murray who commanded the right wing, however, became aware of the Leanach enclosure that lay ahead of him, a wall that would become an obstacle in the event of a Jacobite advance. Without any consultation, he then moved the brigade down the moor and formed into three columns. It seems probable that Murray…

Donald Stewart 2nd of Invernahyle, also known as Domhnull nan ord (Donald of the Hammers) b.1525 – d.1607, led the Appin men into battle near Musselburgh. On the morning of Saturday, 10 September, Somerset advanced his army to close up with the detachment at Inveresk. He found that Arran had moved his army across the Esk by the ‘Roman bridge’, and was advancing rapidly to meet him. Arran knew himself to be outmatched in artillery and therefore tried to force close combat before the English artillery could deploy. Battle of Pinkie, woodcut illustration from William Patten, (1548) Arran’s left wing came…

The Battle of Black Mount was a Scottish clan battle that took place in 1497 or 1498, in Black Mount which is between Glen Orchy and Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands. The battle was fought between the Clan Stewart of Appin and their allies the Clan MacLaren against the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch. The Clan MacLaren had made a raid into the Braes of Lochaber and carried off cattle belonging to the Clan MacDonald of Keppoch. The MacDonalds followed after them and caught up with them at Glen Orchy, where, after a sharp skirmish they recovered the cattle. The MacLarens then sought the assistance of their allies the Clan Stewart of Appin who were led by Dugald Stewart.…

In 1463 John Stewart, Lord of Lorn, was murdered at Dunstaffnage Castle by Alan MacCaul, or MacDougall, and his supporters. As a result, the right of John Stewart’s son, Dugald Stewart, to succeed was disputed. Over the next few years Dugald lost the title of Lord of Lorne through the treachery of his uncle Walter Stewart and also the Lord of Argyll. However, he had retained Appin and Lismore, and consolidated his power and fortified the hunting lodge which later became Castle Stalker on the Cormorant’s Rock in Loch Laich. His clan also kept up regular raids on the Campbell territory that surrounded Appin. In 1468 the feud culminated in the bloody…

This rare Jacobite banner, or flag, was carried by the Appin Stewart Regiment at the Battle of Culloden, a battle which saw the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Cause. According to accounts of the battle, 17 clansmen fell while carrying the colour. Originally, this honour of standard-bearers was bestowed to the Carmichaels of Appin and was passed down through the generations. In the chaos of the Jacobite defeat, eight of the Carmichael bearers were either killed or seriously wounded. The bloodstained flag was ripped from its standard by 18-year-old Donald Livingstone, a soldier of the regiment. He…

PTE. Alex MacTaggart (201222) 1st/4th Battalion Royal Scots. Achosrigan Killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Gazza, on 2nd November 1917, age 26. Son of Coll and Ann McTaggart, of Achosrigan, Appin, Oban, Argyll. Remembered with Honour at Gaza War Cemetery.                       Video of Those Who Fell

PTE. Angus F MacPhee 7191, 1st/8th Battalion., Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Invercreran, Roadman Died of wounds during the Battle Arra on 17 May 1917, age 21 years. Son of Donald and Mary McPhee, of Fasnacloich, Oban, Argyllshire.                                             Video of Those Who Fell

Seaman Hector Munro McKinnon A.B (Clyde Z/7437) Hawke Battalion. R.N. Div., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Appin Postman Killed in action near Cambrai, France on 08 October 1918, age 26 years. Son of Mr and Mrs Neil McKinnon, of Nook, Oban, Argyll. Video of Those Who Fell