Rob Roy MacGregor / Scotland's History
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Splendid! I never knew the half of this. Romantic tales and Hollywood films have mythologised the man out of all recognition.
Thanks Duncan. I've always been fascinated by him but wanted to get the true story. Hollywood certainly spins a good tale but lacks facts.
I am from Clan MacGregor. Our family moved to the states in 1700s because of the ban on MacGregors
They should never have been persecuted the way they were.
Supposedly my family as well.
I have a 3 ring binder somewhere with much of this information but it is 80 years tucked away
@@scotlandshistory❤ On tv history channel, I saw right now the story told the same as its narration, I am reading some books and I like the bibliographical references, thank you, the books are good but they are inspired
@xashibarrioo8580 thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it. There are lots of good books on him.
Thanks for this. My dad was named Rob McGregor (Wilson) after this man. My nanna left for London (from Forfar) at 15 after tragically losing both her parents. She never returned. Never spoke of her family but was always a proud Scot.
My father then migrated to Perth. Australia.
I've not been able to find evidence of our relationship with this man but it is family folklore and now I have a grandson who also shares the Rob name..
Very interesting. Sounds like there's a connection somewhere. If you go to the website Scotland's People you may be able to trace back to him. Thanks for sharing and for watching!
Very good and concise presentation thanks for your time with this .
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@@scotlandshistory your welcome 🤝🌹
David Stevenson, who wrote a biography of Rob Roy, drew a sharp line between the man and the myth. He noted that no one who had previously written about the man seemed to have read any of the relevant historical documents.
Must look that up. Thanks for this.
"MacGregor Despite Them!"
Indeed! Thank you for watching!
Rob Roy MacGregor did not steal any money from Montrose, FACT. Read the book Rob Roy MacGregor His life and time's, by WH Murray. This is THE most definitive book written about R.R. MacGregor.
The sources I used all said he did. Will have a look for the book.
@@scotlandshistory Also, R.R. MacGregor did not get to the Battlefield of Sherifmuire, hence he could not have run away from the Battlefield, he and his Gregorach were safe guarding a Ford across a river near the Battlefield and stopped a small force of Dragoons from crossing and pursuing any retreating Highlanders.
@@neanderthaloutdoors9202 Numerous sources were used in the making of the video, not just one, and the information was corroborated.
@@neanderthaloutdoors9202 ok
He is my ancestor
Then you're related to a pretty famous Scotsman. Thank you for watching.
Suuuurre you are yank
At the beginning you failed to mention that on 7th February 1603, Clan Gregor met a Clan Colquhoun force which was funded by King James VI in Glen Fruin. The King wanted to make an example to other highland clans of his power by destroying the clan that he regarded as the most dangerous in the highlands, Clan Gregor.
The Colquhoun force numbered around 800, 300 of which were on horseback and the rest were on foot, the MacGregor force numbered around 400 on foot. The MacGregor force split into two groups, as the Colquhoun's travelled up the glen one MacGregor group attacked them from the front and the other group attacked from the rear, thus cutting off the Colquhoun's way of retreat back down the glen, they were trapped.
As the Colquhoun force scattered to the sides of the glen the horsemen were forced into a bog, with the weight of horses and riders they sank into the bog, so the MacGregor's started their rout. At the end of the battle around 200 of Colquhoun's men lay dead, MacGregor fatalities were light numbering only 5.
Clan Gregor won the battle of Glen Fruin, but they lost their freedom after James VI proscribed them.
Thank you for all this and for watching. It's impossible to add all the information in such a short video.
Rob Roy is my 10th Great Grandfather.
Very interesting! Thank you for watching!
I’m a relative.
Then you're related to one of Scotland's most famous men. Thank you so much for watching.