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The Battle of Killiecrankie, [a] also known as the Battle of Rinrory, took place on 27 July 1689 during the 1689 Scottish Jacobite rising. An outnumbered Jacobite force under Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and John Graham, Viscount Dundee , defeated a government army commanded by General Hugh Mackay .
Killiecrankie (/ ˌ k ɪ l iː ˈ k r æ ŋ k iː / ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Coille Chreithnich, meaning aspen wood) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986. [1] The village is home to a power station forming part of the Tummel Hydro ...
Killiecrankie is a rural locality on Flinders Island in the local government area (LGA) of Flinders in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of the town of Whitemark. The 2016 census recorded a population of 24 for the state suburb of Killiecrankie. [1] It is the location of the Killiecrankie ...
Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, c. 1667 – 9 April 1747 [a] was a Scottish landowner and head of Clan Fraser of Lovat.Convicted of high treason for his role in the Jacobite rising of 1745, he was the last man in Britain to be executed by beheading.
Braes o' Killiecrankie is the name of four distinct folk songs, all originally from Scotland. The version that begins with the line "Whare hae ye been sae braw, lad?" (Roud 8187) is the one discussed here. The versions that begin with the line "Clavers and his highland men" are either the Scots version (Roud 8188) or the USA version (Roud 2572).
"If the Free Kirk’s not ‘sound’ there’s a kirk to be broke, Then each sturdy supporter of orthodoxee, Let him follow the lead of Mackenzie and me." Chorus: "Come wallop me, Dods, come wallop me, Bruce, Come saddle me, Drummond, with loads of abuse; Unloosen your tongues like Balfour and me, Or it’s up with the prospects of orthodoxee."
KIT- Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology is an Autonomous Institution located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. The college has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education , affiliated to Anna University, Chennai [ 1 ] and accredited by NBA and accredited with 'A' grade by NAAC .