Captain Kenneth Mackenzie, 2nd of Suddie was a Scottish soldier who was killed at the
Battle of Mulroy
The Battle of Mulroy (''Blàr a' Mhaoil Ruaidh'' in Scottish Gaelic) was a Scottish clan battle fought in August 1688 in the Lochaber district of Scotland. It was fought between the Clan Mackintosh who were supported by government troops under ...
in 1688 whilst commanding Government troops against rebel
Scottish clans
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Lineage
He was the son of Alexander Mackenzie, 1st of Suddie and his wife Mary, daughter of Mr Bruce of
Airth
Airth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth. Airth lies on the A905 road between Grangemouth and Stirling and is overlooked by ...
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He belonged to the
Clan Mackenzie
Clan Mackenzie ( gd, Clann Choinnich ) is a Scottish clan, traditionally associated with Kintail and lands in Ross-shire in the Scottish Highlands. Traditional genealogies trace the ancestors of the Mackenzie chiefs to the 12th century. However ...
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Career
Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie served as a Captain in
Dumbarton's Regiment in
France
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in 1666, and later as a
Royalist
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in
Scotland
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He was made commander of an
Independent Highland Company raised to help keep order in the Highlands on behalf of the Scottish Government, and in 1685, had received instructions from the
Privy Council of Scotland
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to step-up more aggressive and punitive action against the
cateran
The term cateran (from the Gaelic ''ceathairne'', a collective word meaning "peasantry") historically referred to a band of fighting men of a Scotland Highland clan; hence the term applied to the Highland, and later to any, marauders or cattle- ...
s and
broken men.
They had been so successful in this task that it was recommended that another Independent Highland Company should be set up to help keep the peace in the south.
In 1688, the Privy Council ordered Mackenzie of Suddie and his company to support Mackintosh of Mackintosh in his feud against MacDonald of Keppoch.
He was killed fighting against the MacDonalds in the subsequent
Battle of Mulroy
The Battle of Mulroy (''Blàr a' Mhaoil Ruaidh'' in Scottish Gaelic) was a Scottish clan battle fought in August 1688 in the Lochaber district of Scotland. It was fought between the Clan Mackintosh who were supported by government troops under ...
in August 1688,
[Simpson (1996). p. 79.] and his Independent Highland Company suffered very heavy losses.
[Simpson (1996). pp. 154-155.]
Family
Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie had married Isobel, daughter of
John Paterson,
Bishop of Ross and had the following children:
#Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd of Suddie, heir and successor.
#George Mackenzie, who was killed during the failed
Darien scheme
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#Margaret Mackenzie, who married as his first wife, Colonel Alexander Mackenzie of Conansbay, son of
Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth
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, name = Kenneth Mackenzie
, title = The Earl of Seaforth
, image = Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth.jpg
, caption = Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth
, alt ...
, chief of Clan Mackenzie.
#Alice Mackenzie who married firstly, in 1698, John Macdonald of Balcony, only son of Sir James Macdonald, chief of the
Clan Macdonald of Sleat
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship
and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...
. Alice married secondly, John Maclean who was a medical doctor in
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
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Independent Highland Company
See also
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Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscarden Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscarden, also known as of Pluscardine (died c. 1676-1687) was a Scottish soldier and member of parliament of the 17th century. He was a member of the Clan Mackenzie, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.
Early life
Thom ...
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Hector Roy Mackenzie
Hector Roy Mackenzie of Gairloch (died 1528) was a Scottish clan chieftain of the Clan Mackenzie, who acquired vast estates in and around Gairloch, Wester Ross as a result of his services to the Scottish crown and challenged his nephew for the ch ...
References
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Clan Mackenzie