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John Dallrymple switched sides to william. He didnt like lochaber

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June 1961, john campbell organised a meeting at the castlw. Some macdonalds left over from the older clan

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dallrymle returned to edinburgh. Major duncanson and Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton planned an attack. Dallrymple knee that MacIain and MacDonalds were under the illusion of safety. ten days before the massacre troupes were ordered to glencoe and wait for their instructions

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They were found guilty of slaughter, despite the fact that they were following orders.

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Robert Campbell of Glenlyon was an unsucceful man within the Campbell family. Historians believe he was chosen for command because he was related to MacIain which would make the betrayal more acute. The MacDonalds of Glencoe welcomed the Campbells into their homes and gave them food and drink. Glenlyon told the cheif they were collecting taxes from each clan, by order of Colonel Hill, which satisfied the MacDonalds

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5 days after MacIain signed the oath, his name was removed because of a “technical fault”. This made Dallrymple happy as he was planning to make an example of a clan but couldnt choose which one. He had always hated the MacDonalds and now he had a reason to set other clans against them.

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The Oath made its rounds of the highlands, going to Glengarry. The clans began to sign the Oath except for MacIain, who due to poor weather couldn’t get to Glengarry. He quickly went to Fort William instead

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21.kelsey baker. McDonald’s returned to glen, rebuilt their houses and John MacLain became 13 Cheif 

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21.kelsey baker. McDonald’s returned to glen, rebuilt their houses and John MacLain became 13 Cheif 

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Breaddalbane the slippery cambell earl wrote a letter to the Macdonalds saying there differences in the past would have never deserved or resulted in a clan massacre. Breadalbane never heard back from the Macdonalds

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13. Kate                             On the morning of Feb.13th,1692, the Glencoe massacre Occured that took the lives of 38 people, and 40-300 who escaped but later died of exposure.MacIain was killed while still in his bed.Some historians believe the soldiers deliberately carried out their orders badly and some even broke their swords rather than murder their kin. 

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13. Kate                             On the morning of Feb.13th,1692, the Glencoe massacre Occured that took the lives of 38 people, and 40-300 who escaped but later died of exposure.MacIain was killed while still in his bed.Some historians believe the soldiers deliberately carried out their orders badly and some even broke their swords rather than murder their kin. 

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MacLaine and his men returned to Glencoe satisfied they had done what was required and that there safety would be assured but when the package of oaths was presented before Privy Council in Edinburgh among them was another letter from the sheriff asking whether Chief Maclain’s signature should be accepted or not. The clerks of the Privy Council, Among whom were powerful Campbell lawyers, would first have put all the information into a preventable order to come before the Privy Council. Whatever was presented to the Privy Council caused them do declare that Maclain’s signature was unacceptable, an illegal late Submission, and it was struck from the record.

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for ten days the soldiers stayed, ate and drank, the belonged to the same hig

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for ten days the soldiers stayed, ate and drank, the belonged to the same hig

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Maclain travels trough the winter weather to take the Oath in Inverary, he and his men had to go trough Campbell territory to get there, he was stoped by government soldiers who questioned him. By the time he got to Invenary Sir Colin had left for Hogmanay for 3 days. When Colin returned he allowed Maclain to Sign the oath.

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john Campbell organised a meeting at Achallader castle. he proposed an oath to the chiefs. Alistair MacIain, chief of clan Donald was part of an older clan who in the past, had to steal cattle from neighbors to survive. john Campbell never paid what he owed.

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it began 1671, England and Ireland didn't want a catholic king, so William of orange began to invade Britain because of the catholic king James II. James was of Scottish descent he had intense support for the highland clans. this was a problem for William of orange. people could see this might cause a Civil war and started choosing sides, some of the Campbell folk were of this mind set, and other Campbell folk liked James II and hoped he would regain the crown with Frances help.

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When king James II fled he was of Scottish decent. So therefore he had the support of the higlanders. This wasnt good for William of orange because it could cause another civil war. Nobody really knew what side king James was on

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Dallrymple was deemed to have wrongly interpreted the kings wishes

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A journalist and Jacobite barrister published evidence of the attacks, from eye witness accounts. Parliament dismiss his findings as a CONSPIRACY theory!
Queen Mary persuades King William to hold an enquiry. It was a cover up-Big Time!

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For ten days soldiers stayed, ate,drunk and played cards they belonged to the same highland culture. The hosts shared friendship and community with the soldiers. On the night before the massacre Alistair MacIan was dining with his family when he received a dispatch from Major Duncanson. It was by order of the king at five o’clock the next morning every member of the Clan MacDonald under 27 must be ‘put under the sword’