Archive for the 'Lord Ross' Category
The Battle of Muirdykes, 1685: Fountainhall’s Version #History #Scotland
• December 6, 2015 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1685, Adam Blair (Carberry), Argyll Rising, Ayrshire, Captain William Cleland, Carrick, Cornet James Dundas, Covenanters, Dailly parish, earl of Argyll, George Douglas earl of Dumbarton, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, John Cochran of Ochiltree, John Hay of Park, John Mclorgan (d.1685), John Whiteford (Blairquhan), Lochwinnoch parish, Lord Ross, Militia, Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Renfrewshire, William Wallace of Craigie
Tags: Ayrshire, Battle of Muirdykes, Covenanters, History, Killing Times, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish History
The Battle of Muirdykes in 1685: George Brysson’s Memoir #History #Scotland
• November 22, 2015 • 8 CommentsPosted in 1685, Argyll Rising, Captain William Cleland, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, earl of Argyll, Erskine parish, George Brysson, Geroge Brysson, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, John Cochran of Ochiltree, King's Regiment of Horse, Lochwinnoch parish, Lord Ross, Major Henderson, Militia, Monmouth, Neilston parish, Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish History, Thomas Archer (d.1685)
Tags: Battle of Muirdykes, Covenanters, Erskine Bridge, History, Lochwinnoch, Military History, Scotland, Scottish History
The Forgotten Battle of Muirdykes in 1685 #History #Scotland
• November 20, 2015 • 8 CommentsPosted in 1685, Argyll Rising, Captain William Cleland, Covenanter Sites, Covenanters, earl of Argyll, Erskine parish, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, John Cochran of Ochiltree, King's Regiment of Horse, Lochwinnoch parish, Lord Ross, Monmouth Rising, Patrick Hume of Polwarth, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish History
Tags: Battle of Muirdykes, Covenanters, Erskine Bridge, History, Lochwinnoch, Military History, Old Kilpatrick, Scotland, Scottish History
The Scottish Parliament that Opposed James VII in 1686 #History
• October 13, 2015 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1686, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Ayrshire, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, duke of Hamilton, Dumfriesshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Dumfries, earl of Glencairn, Galloway, George Lockhart of Carnwath, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lord Bargany, Lord Ross, Renfrewshire, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Graham (Ernfillan), Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Coltraine of Drummoral, William Hamilton of Orbiston
Tags: Ayrshire, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Galloway, History, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History, Scottish parliament
The Scottish Parliament of 1685 and Repression in the Whig Heartlands #History
• October 12, 2015 • 1 CommentPosted in 1685, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Ayrshire, Captain John Wedderburn of Gosford, Colonel James Douglas, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, duke of Hamilton, Dumfriesshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Dumfries, earl of Glencairn, earl of Perth, Elizabeth Gordon Lady Castle Stewart, Galloway, General Thomas Dalyell, George Lockhart of Carnwath, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lord Bargany, Lord Ross, Lt General William Drummond, Renfrewshire, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Scotland, Scottish History, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Coltraine of Drummoral, William Hamilton of Orbiston
Tags: Ayrshire, Covenanters, Edinburgh, Galloway, History, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History, Scottish parliament
‘To Extirpate These Rebels’: The Commission to Colonel James Douglas, 27 March to 20 April, 1685
• December 24, 2014 • 5 CommentsPosted in 1685, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Alexander Hume of Linthill, Andrew Plumber of Middlestead, Annandale, Archibald Cockburn of Langtoun, Archibald MacAulay of Ardincaple, Archibald Stuart of Blackhall, Ayrshire, ‘-------’ Hume of Nineholes, Berwickshire, Borders, Captain John Dalziel, Captain John Inglis, Captain Strachan, Captain William Cleland, Carrick, Charles Hume of Aytoun, Colonel James Douglas, Cornet James Dundas, Cornet James Innes, Cornet James Naismith, Cornet John Baillie, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, David Dunbar of Baldoon, David Graham, David Murray of Stanhope, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Glencairn, earl of Home, earl of Mar, Eskdale, Francis Scott of Thirlstane, Galloway, Glenkens, Godfrey McCulloch of Mireton, Henry McDougal of Mackerston, His Majesty's Regiment of Dragoons, Hugh Cathcart of Carleton, Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss, James Cockburn of that Ilk, James Cranston Lord Cranston, James Geddes of Kirkhurd, James Johnstone of Westerhall, James Lundy of Strathairly, James Murray younger of Deuchar, John Graham of Claverhouse, John Graham of Dougalston, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), John Riddell of Haining, John Schaw younger of Greenock, John Somerville of Spittel, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lieutenant Alexander Bruce, Lieutenant Crichton, Lieutenant Lewis Lauder, Lieutenant Livingston, Lieutenant Murray, Lieutenant Thomas Winram, Lord Bargany, Lord Cochrane, Lord Ross, Major George Arnot, Mar's Regiment of Foot, Merse, Nithsdale, Peeblesshire, Renfrewshire, Richard Murray of Spittlehaugh, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Robert Kerr Lord Jedburgh, Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Robert Pringle of Stitchel, Roxburgh, Selkirkshire, Sir Archibald Kennedy of Culzean, Sir Archibald Murray of Blackbarony, Stirlingshire, Teviotdale, Thomas Kilpatrick of Closeburn, Thomas Scott of Whiteslaid, Tweeddale, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Douglas of Cavers, William Elliot of Stobs, William Hamilton of Barncluith, William Hamilton of Orbiston, William Horseburgh of that Ilk, William Ker of Chatto, William Ker of Greenhead, William Stirling (Glasgow), William Wallace of Craigie
Tags: Covenanters, Early modern history, Galloway, History, James II, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History
The Men Who Sought Out Goats: The Abjuration Oath of 1685
• December 21, 2014 • 5 CommentsPosted in 1685, Abjuration oath, Alexander Gordon Viscount of Kenmure, Annandale, Apologetical Declaration Against Intelligencers, Archibald MacAulay of Ardincaple, Ayrshire, Borders, Carrick, Covenanters, Cromwell Lockhart of Lee, David Dunbar of Baldoon, David Graham, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, earl of Annandale, earl of Carnwath, earl of Glencairn, Eskdale, Francis Scott of Thirlstane, Galloway, Glenkens, Godfrey McCulloch of Mireton, Henry McDougal of Mackerston, Hugh Cathcart of Carleton, Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss, James Cranston Lord Cranston, James Johnstone of Westerhall, James Lundy of Strathairly, James Murray younger of Deuchar, John Graham of Dougalston, John Houston younger of that ilk, John Johnston (Glasgow), John Riddell of Haining, John Schaw younger of Greenock, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Lord Bargany, Lord Cochrane, Lord Ross, Major George Arnot, Nithsdale, Renfrewshire, Robert Dalyell of Glenae, Robert Grierson of Lag, Robert Hunter (Ayr), Robert Kerr Lord Jedburgh, Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, Robert Pringle of Stitchel, Roxburgh, Selkirkshire, Sir Archibald Kennedy of Culzean, Teviotdale, Thomas Kilpatrick of Closeburn, Thomas Scott of Whiteslaid, Wigtownshire, William Blair of that ilk, William Douglas of Cavers, William Elliot of Stobs, William Hamilton of Orbiston, William Ker of Chatto, William Ker of Greenhead, William Wallace of Craigie
Tags: Abjuration oath, Ayrshire, Charles II, Covenanters, Galloway, History, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Scottish History
