Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet of Morvern (1710 – 10 December 1783) was the 22nd Clan Chief of Clan Maclean from 1750 till his death in 1783. He was the 4th

Laird of Brolas The Laird of Brolas owned the estate at Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. * Donald Maclean, 1st Laird of Brolas, son of Hector Og Maclean, 15th Chief * Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas *Donald Maclean, 3rd Laird of Brolas *Sir Allan Macl ...

. He died without leaving a male heir to his title, so the title was bestowed on his closest living male relative, a fourth cousin,

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Early years

He was born in 1710 in

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. He became the Clan Maclean Chief when

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, his third cousin, died without an heir in 1750.

Military career

He began his military career in the service of

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as a lieutenant in a brigade of Scots Highlanders. He participated in the assault and capture of Bergen-op-Zoom. He then obtained a commission in the 60th or royal American regiment, of which he was for some time an adjutant. He served as a captain in the expedition of Major General James Wolfe in 1759 for the conquest of Canada. He was afterward appointed to the command of the New York independent company, with which he was present at the Battle of Ticonderoga. During the battle he was severely wounded. He was again wounded during the action that preceded the surrender of Fort Niagara. At the end of the Canadian war he returned to England. During the

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he was promoted to the rank of colonel, he and his men were instrumental in the defeat of

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. The garrison consisted of 50 fusileers and 350 Highland emigrants, and 700 militia and seamen. Sir Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester was occupied with arrangements for the general defense of the colony, so the defense of the town was entrusted to Maclean. Some of the faint-hearted and disaffected were now inclined to open the gates to the enemy, but were held in check by Maclean, who guarded the gate with his Highlanders, forbade all communication with the besiegers, and fired upon their flag, an ensign of rebellion, with the result that, after

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was killed, Benedict Arnold abandoned the siege and left the country. Colonel Maclean was subsequently stationed at Fort Niagara, and participated in the

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with his regiment. He was promoted to

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after leaving

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Marriage and children

He married Anne (Una, 1728-1760), daughter of Hector Maclean, 11th of Coll (c. 1689-1754), also referred to as 14th Laird of Coll or 12th of Coll and had the following daughters: *Maria Maclean, married Charles Maclean of Kinlochaline *Sibella Maclean, married John Maclean of Inverscadell *Ann Maclean, married Dr. Mackenzie Grieve of Edinburgh His wife died in 1760.

Later years and death

Sir Allan entertained

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and

James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 (New Style, N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the Englis ...

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in October 1773. Allan Maclean died in 1783 or 1784 without a son and his title went to a fourth cousin,

External links

Sir Allan Maclean, 6th Baronet
at Maclean History

Ancestors

References

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