Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Officer in British Army

Notes:

1 - Battle of Malplaquet,
This took place in northern France, on the border with Belgium, north of the village of Malplaquet on the 11th September 1709. In August 1709 Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy took Tournai and moved on to besiege Mons. Marshal Villars, was ordered to raise the siege, and with an army of 80,000 men, took up a strong position. Marlborough advanced with 110,000 allied troops. Villars was wounded in the battle and Boufflers, who had taken command, eventually fell back on Le Quesnoy, having lost 17,000 men to the Allies' 25,000.

2 - In 1708 Marlborough and Eugene by winning a great victory at Oudenarde, took Lille and finally drove the French back to within their borders. Further attempts at peace negotiations failed, and the imperial forces in 1709 won a very costly victory at the Battle of Malplaquet, with the loss of many lives. Lord Orkney himself had nearly his entire regiment massacred at a French entrenchment, while Marlborough and Eugene were still reeling from their losses. Another account has this to say about events at Malplaquet:
..."it was under very changed conditions from Blenheim when Marlborough met the troops of Louis at Malplaquet. France was well-nigh worn out by the prolonged war. Famine within her borders, military disaster without, had caused her imperious ruler to look anxiously for peace. To this end his craftiest Ministers sought by offers of individual advantage to detach the Allies from the pact. Their efforts failed. The Alliance held fast, and demanded such humiliating conditions that Louis was obliged to renew the struggle. On the other hand, the political situation in England was such that Marlborough felt the necessity of achieving some victory that would justify the continuance of the war. Had he consulted only himself, he would have welcomed a cessation of hostilities, but he knew that France must be further stricken if the peace was to be enduring. In September, 1709, the capitulation of Douai to the Allies, and the approaching investment of Mons, brought the hostile armies closer together. The French, to the number of 110,000 were under the courageous and capable Villars, with whom was Marshal Boufflers, the brave defender of Lille. Marlborough commanded much the same strength of various nationalities with his tried comrade and friend Prince Eugene. Villars encamped in a strong position between two woods near the little village of Malplaquet. The Allies were drawn up opposite to him. For two nights and a day, the French general was allowed to strengthen his position by digging trenches and clearing his front, till early on the morning of the 11th September the Allied troops were led against him, the soldiers expressing their contempt at being "obliged to fight against moles". Villars believed in his trenches and filled them with infantry, posting his cavalry in the rear. The disposition of the Allies was a frontal attack, with a threat to enfilade the enemy's left. Led by Prince Eugene and Marlborough the line advanced against the French left and centre. Several times it was beaten back, but the attack was fiercely renewed. Half an hour after the battle had opened the young Prince of Orange, acting without orders, flung himself against the right of the trenches, only to be repulsed with a loss of 2,000 men. Although the Allies had not made much headway their onslaught on the flanks had withdrawn all the infantry from the centre, leaving the French cavalry exposed. Instantly Marlborough turned his cannon on the horsemen, following up the fire with a cavalry charge headed by the Prince of Auvergne. The charge had to be driven home no less than four times before the French gave way, but in the end the line was pierced. The French retreat was orderly, the Allies being too exhausted for pursuit. The cost to the victors was 18,000 killed and wounded; to the vanquished 14,000. Writing of the battle many years afterwards, Bolingbroke said: " A deluge of blood was spilt to dislodge them, for we did no more at Malplaquet."
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Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Andrew Macfarlane
• Name: Andrew Macfarlane

Notes:

1 - Andrew 18th Chief 1676-1685
[Draft. History of the Clan Macfarlane Vol II by James Macfarlane
Chapter XXVI (26) House of Ardess]

2 - Andrew inherited from his brother John who had no male children.
He declared a new coat of arms with the demi-savage holding aloft a sword instead of a sheaf of arrows as on the original. This is the first occasion upon which the succession of Chiefs was other than from father to son over a period of four hundred & fifty years. Andrews first wife Elizabeth Buchanan was a cousin whose dowry was the farm of Ardess on Buchanan land.

3 - "ANDREW received the barony of Ardess on the east side of Loch Lomond some years before he succeeded his brother (the first time that the succession had not been from father to son) as eighteenth Dominus de Arrochar and fifthteenth Chief of Clan MacFarlane. Soon after his succession occured the battle of Bothwell Brig where the Covenanters were broken in the storming of the gate by James, first Duke of Monmouth (ANDREW's sixth cousin once removed) leading the charge of the Foot Guards supported by General Thomas Dalyell at the head of a detachment of Macfarlanes.
ANDREW's death in July 1709 mercifully spared him from the loss of three of his sons in battle just two months later; he was succeeded by his eldest surviving grandson."
from 'The barons of Arrochar and their cadets' a manuscript by Chevalier Terrance Gach MacFarlane, chapt. 1 - XVIII.

4 - The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig, took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire near Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Following the Restoration of King Charles II, the Presbyterians in Scotland were increasingly persecuted for their beliefs, and a small armed rising had to be put down in 1666. Although some Presbyterian ministers were "Indulged" by the government from 1669, allowing them to retain their churches without having to accept Episcopacy, the more hard-line elements continued to hold illegal outdoor meetings, known as conventicles. These were often broken up by squads of government dragoons, including those led by John Graham of Claverhouse. On 1 June 1679, Claverhouse had encountered such a gathering near Loudoun Hill, but his troops were routed by armed Covenanters, and he was forced to flee to Glasgow. Following this initial success, remembered as the battle of Drumclog, the Covenanters spent the next few weeks building their strength, as did the government. Charles' son James, Duke of Monmouth was sent north to take command, and the militia were raised.
The Covenanters had established their camp on the south bank of the Clyde, north of Hamilton. The rebels numbered around 6000 men, but were poorly disciplined and deeply divided by religious disagreements. They had few competent commanders, being nominally led by Robert Hamilton of Preston, although his rigid stance against the Indulged ministers only encouraged division. The preacher Donald Cargill and William Cleland, the victor of Drumclog, were present, as were David Hackston of Rathillet and John Balfour of Kinloch, known as Burley, who were among the group who murdered Archbishop Sharp on 3 May. The government army numbered around 5000 regular troops and militia, and was commanded by Monmouth, supported by Claverhouse and the Earl of Linlithgow.
Battle centred around the narrow bridge across the Clyde, the passage of which Monmouth was required to force in order to come at the Covenanters. Hackston led the defence of the bridge, but his men lacked artillery and ammunition, and were forced to withdraw after around an hour. Once Monmouth's men were across the bridge, the Covenanters were quickly routed. Many fled into the parks of nearby Hamilton Palace, seat of Duchess Anne, who was sympathetic to the Presbyterian cause. Around 600 Covenanters were killed, while some 1200 were taken prisoner.
The prisoners were taken to Edinburgh and held on land beside Greyfriars Kirkyard, an area now known as the Covenanters' Prison. Many remained there for several months, until the last of them were transported to the colonies in November. All those who had taken part on the Covenanter side of the battle were declared rebels and traitors, and the repression during this period has become known as "the Killing Time" in Covenanter histories. A core of hard-line rebels remained in arms, and became known as the Cameronians after Richard Cameron their leader. Cameron was killed in a skirmish at Airds Moss the next year, but his followers were eventually pardoned on the accession of King William III in 1689.
The battle is a central event in Sir Walter Scott's 1816 novel, "Old Mortality". Scott fictionalises the battle and the events leading up to it, introducing real people who were not actually present, such as General Tam Dalyell, as well as his own fictional characters. However, his description of the flow of the battle is considered accurate.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bothwell_Bridge]

Andrew married Jean Campbell before 10 Feb 1671 in Strachur, Cowal, South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. Jean was born about 1647 in Strachur, Cowal, South Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

13th Chief (1645-1664): Walter, son of John, was a “Cavalier”, a loyal follower of King Charles I (1625-1649). He suffered much for this loyalty after this monarchy was replaced by the Commonwealth (1649-1660). During Cromwell's time he was twice besieged in his house and his castle at Inveruglas was later burned down by the English. He did survive to see the restoration of the king for whom he had sacrificed so much. Walter married Margaret, a daughter of Sir James Semple of Beltrees, Renfrewshire, one of the gentlemen of the bedchamber to James VI. They had two sons: John, his heir, and Andrew of Ardess, who succeeded John; and one daughter, Giles, who married Adam Colquhoun of Glens. Walter died in 1664, and was succeeded by John.


Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane

© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org

Walter + Margaret Sempill, of Beltrees. Margaret was born in 1600 in Beltrees, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 15 May 1637 in Strachur, Cowal, Argyllshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

12th Chief (1612-1645): John, son of Andrew, married four times. He married, first, Susanna, daughter of George Buchanan of that Ilk, without issue. Secondly, he married Lady Helen Stewart, daughter of Francis, Earl of Bothwell, with one son, Walter, his heir. Third, he married Elizabeth Campbell, a natural daughter of Archibald, 5th Earl of Argyll, by whom he had four sons: Duncan, who died unmarried; Andrew, of Drumfad; John, the progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Glenralloch; and George, progenitor of the Macfarlanes of Chachan. Fourth, he married Margaret, the daughter of James Murray of Strowan, with no issue. Although hot-tempered and fiery in his youth, John mellowed in his prime and even instituted an almshouse for the reception of poor passengers who might need shelter. He also endowed it with revenues to provide travelers with all necessities. John was said to have killed Sir Humphrey Colquhoun of Luss at Bannachra Castle in 1592 for having killed a MacFarlane cadet. Sir Humphrey’s brother John was eventually tried and be-headed for the killing of his brother under cover of the MacFarlane raid. Chief John's divorce of his wife Susanna in 1588 started a feud with the Clan Buchanan which by 1619 had escalated to the point that they were virtually at war. In this strife John was supported by John Darleith, Lindsay of Balliol, Bunten of Ardoch, Galloway in Kilmarnock, the Drummonds and surprisingly the Colquhouns.

Source:
The Earls of Lennox and The MacFarlane Chiefs
By Chuck Poland, Terrance Gach MacFarlane, and Andrew Macfarlane

© November 2012
www.clanmacfarlane.org

John + Lady Helen Stewart. Lady died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]