Lairds of Glenlyon

THE LAIRDS OF GLENLYON. 24 1
rebels, by leading his men across a morass, which the frost
of the preceding night had rendered passable. It took the
Duke three hours hard fighting to drive the Highlanders
back a distance of two miles to the river Allan, and so
little was it of a rout that within that space they en-
deavoured ten times to rally. The horse of the rebels
acted shamefully, confusing the whole army by inexplicable
blunders in taking up their positions in the morning, and
deserting the infantry, who fought admirably, during the
battle, and in such a panic, that neither the thought nor
power of rallying was left to them.
While Argyle was gaining this advantage over the left
of the rebels, their right had signally defeated his left under
General Whetham. The Breadalbane men under Glen-
lyon were brigaded with the M'Donalds. Glengarry, it is
said, looking over the array of his surname drawn up before
the battle, turned to Glenlyon and said bitterly, " Your
father has deprived me of the use of an arm "—alluding to
the massacre of Glencoe, which nearly extirpated that
branch of the M'Donalds. " Of that," replied Glenlyon, " I
am sackless; and the only rivalry I shall have with a
M'Donald is, which of us will best wreak on yon ranks to-
day the injuries of our King." Glengarry turned round
with a smile, grasped his hand, and begged to be allowed
to call himself his brother. When Moydart fell in the first
onset, the M'Donalds clustered around his body, and nearly
got all the brigade into confusion. Glengarry immediately
stepped forward flourishing his sword, and recalled the clan
to their duty, shouting above the din of battle, " Revenge
to-day, and mourn to-morrow."
Rae, the contemporary historian of the rebellion, thus
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