Battle of Culloden 279 years ago

[MacKenzie]

We should remember that there were more Scots who were against the Jacobite cause than were for it...

Indeed.

And, much like the American Civil War split families, the 1745 uprising split clans.

During the Jacobite rising of 1745 the Clan MacKenzie was divided: The chief, Kenneth MacKenzie, Lord Fortrose, did not support the Jacobites and raised several Independent Highland Companies from the Clan MacKenzie to support the British Government. However, a large part of the Clan Mackenzie followed the chief's cousin, George MacKenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie who was a Jacobite.

Incidentally, the Jacobite MacKenzies following George were stopped at the Battle of Littleferry on April 15 and prevented from joining the rest of the Jacobites at Culloden.

[figheadair]

James, as the king of Scotland and now of England too, had declared that from his accession, all inhabitants of both kingdoms would no longer be enemies, that all would be equal and enjoy the same rights in each other's countries, with freedom of movement, and that Scotland and England would heceforth be known as North Britain and South Britain respectively. We all know how successful that last bit has been.

And it was as James I that he introduced the Statutes of Iona which did more to damage and dismantle Highland Culture than any later British (perceived by some as English government) did.

[Jock Scot]

Well thats confused the colonials and many resident Scots even more! With the greatest of respect and with touch of humour, if they don't understand the difference between English and British------and most, I fear, don't appear to----- we might as well talk to the trees!

[Steve Ashton]

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