Battle of Allt Camhna
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The Battle of Allt Camhna was a late 16th-century Scottish clan battle in the Highlands, involving Clan Gunn and their rivals amid ongoing feuds over territory and power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Allt Camhna canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish clan battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Clan Gunn and allies
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ⓘ
Clan Sutherland, Clan Sinclair and allies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
feud over territory
ⓘ
power struggle between Highland clans ⓘ |
| combatant |
Clan Gunn
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ⓘ
Clan Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ Clan Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ Clan Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | clan battle ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 1586 ⓘ |
| era | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
strengthening of Sutherland influence in the region
ⓘ
weakening of Clan Gunn ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy losses for Clan Gunn ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Highland history
ⓘ
Scottish clan feuds ⓘ |
| historicalContext | ongoing Highland clan feuds ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Scots
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | clan levies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Allt Camhna burn or area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
members of Clan Gunn
ⓘ
members of Clan Mackay ⓘ members of Clan Sinclair ⓘ members of Clan Sutherland ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Clan Gunn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clan Mackay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish clan wars ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Clan Gunn–Clan Keith and allied feuds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| region |
Caithness
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ⓘ
Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of Clan Gunn
ⓘ
victory for forces allied with Clan Sinclair ⓘ victory for forces allied with Clan Sutherland ⓘ |
| terrain | Highland terrain ⓘ |
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