Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
The Clan Campbell was not responsible for the Glencoe massacre; a Campbell officer commanded the detachment of soldiers who were ordered by John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, to commit the deed, but it was not the actions of the Campbells as a clan.

T.
While you are quite correct on the facts, you have missed how the event has reverberated culturally. For example, we reenactors of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [historically associated with the Campbell clan & boar's head] are treated to a routine insult by Black Watch reenactors--these Black Watch fellows deem it necessary to loudly spit on the ground whenever they are forced to say "Argyll", in order to express their ire at the violation of the code of honor, not to mention the perceived treachery, performed by the Campbells who made up much of the detachment at Glencoe.

For those who are interested in a great read and dramatic story, I recommend John Prebble's Glencoe--The Story of the Massacre, available nearly anywhere online.