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Glencoe. Scene of the massacre
Wilson, George Washington, 1863, Photograph
Glencoe. Scene of the massacre
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Title
Glencoe. Scene of the massacre
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Wilson, George Washington
Date
1863
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11.9 x 19.5 cm
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Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689-92. Thirty-eight members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by government forces billeted with them, on the grounds they had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the new monarchs, William III of England and II of Scotland and Mary II. The Hendersons of Glencoe, who were the bodyguards of the MacDonalds, were also among those who fell during the massacre. The MacDonald chief's personal attendant and piper, Big Henry of the Chanters, who was said to be 6 feet, 7 inches tall, was among those killed. An unknown number are alleged to have later died of exposure, estimates range from 40 to 100.
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