Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

HISTORICAL NOTICES. 15
qualities of his father, does not appear to have
met with due notice at the hands of the senea-
chies ; the only record I find of him as a warrior
is in 1431, when in conjunction with Donald
Balloch, a cousin to the Lord of the Isles, he
fought the battle of Inverlochy against the royal
forces occupying Lochaber, under the command
of the Earls of Marr and Caithness, to overawe
the island chiefs ; these were defeated with pro-
digious slaughter, the Earl of Caithness being
killed, and Marr so severely wounded that he
narrowly escaped being made prisoner.
The result of the battle, however, roused the
government to the adoption of measures calcu-
lated to keep the chief of Duart and his followers
in quietness. The king appeared in person at the
castle of Dunstafrnage in Lorn, where he sum-
moned Maclean and other chiefs to appear before
him, took security for their loyal behaviour, and
threatened them with the whole vengeance of
his authority in case of future misconduct.
Although the greater chiefs were thus awed
into submission to the authority of the crown, the
smaller ones carried on feuds among themselves,
which however do not appear to have been
regarded as of sufficient importance to have de-
manded the interference of the government.
Donald, one of the sons of Lachlan Bronneach,
possessing, as it would seem, a considerable share
of the daring spirit of his grandfather Hector