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

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Lineage

He was the son of Alexander Mackenzie, 1st of Suddie and his wife Mary, daughter of Mr Bruce of

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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 ...

Career

Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie served as a Captain in Dumbarton's Regiment in

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in 1666, and later as a

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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

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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

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

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. #Margaret Mackenzie, who married as his first wife, Colonel Alexander Mackenzie of Conansbay, son of

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, chief of Clan Mackenzie. #Alice Mackenzie who married firstly, in 1698, John Macdonald of Balcony, only son of Sir James Macdonald, chief of the

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. 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 ...

Independent Highland Company

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{{reflist Mackenzie, Kenneth Clan Mackenzie

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Independent Highland Company

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