Cawdor Castle, the historic seat of the chiefs of Clan Calder and later the seat of the Campbells of Cawdor
Date
1499
Location
Daltullich, Strathnairn, Scotland
Result
Strategic Campbell victory as heiress not recovered by the Calders Tactical Calder victory as Campbells forced to retreat
Belligerents
Clan Campbell
Clan Calder
Commanders and leaders
Campbell of Inverliver[1]
Hugh Calder Alexander Calder
Strength
Sixty men
Casualties and losses
Six,[2][3] or seven,[4] or eight,[5] sons of Campbell of Inverliver killed
Unknown
The Battle of Daltullich was a Scottish clan battle that took place in the autumn of 1499 at a place called Daltullich which is near to Strathnairn in the Scottish Highlands. It was fought between men of the Clan Calder and Clan Campbell. The heiress to the chiefship of the Clan Calder, Muriel, was carried away as agreed by men of the Clan Campbell to marry into the Campbell family, but they were pursued by her paternal uncles who tried to prevent this from happening.
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^Coventry, Martin (2008). Castles of the Clans: The Strongholds and Seats of 750 Scottish Families and Clans. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1-899874-36-1.
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