Battle of Loup Hill
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The Battle of Loup Hill was a battle fought on the steep slopes of Loup Hill , near Clachan
, Kintyre
, Argyll and Bute
, Scotland
on 16 May 1689 between Jacobite
forces commanded by Donald MacNeill of Gallchoille and government forces commanded by Captain William Young.
The battle was part of the Kintyre Rising in 1689 as part of the Jacobite rising.
Clachan, Kintyre
Clachan is a small village in North Kintyre, Argyll & Bute. Clachan, the ancient seat of the Church in North Kintyre, houses the old church, surrounded by the carved stones of the Chiefs of the Clan Alasdair...
, Kintyre
Kintyre
Kintyre is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The region stretches approximately 30 miles , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south, to East Loch Tarbert in the north...
, Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
on 16 May 1689 between Jacobite
Jacobitism
Jacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
forces commanded by Donald MacNeill of Gallchoille and government forces commanded by Captain William Young.
The battle was part of the Kintyre Rising in 1689 as part of the Jacobite rising.