John Gordon of Glenbucket
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John Gordon of Glenbucket was a Scottish Jacobite, or supporter of the claim of the House of Stuart to the British throne. Laird of a minor estate in Aberdeenshire, he fought in several successive Jac
A contemporary drawing of Glenbucket during the 1745 rising; he was described as riding a "little grey Highland beast".
The castle of Glenbucket (now spelt Glenbuchat). John Gordon's family purchased the estate in 1701.
Sheriffmuir, 1715. Glenbucket commanded a battalion of the Marquess of Huntly's forces at the battle.
James Stuart, ca 1741; he had little interest in Glenbucket's proposed rising
George Murray (general)
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Lord George Murray was a Scottish army officer. The sixth son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, he took part in the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1719 and played a senior role in that of 1745.
John Gordon of Glenbucket
…400 men. Despite being well into his seventies, and despite being reported dead in October, Glenbucket played an active role in the campaign. Though Lord George Murray described him as “very infirm”, Sir John MacDonald claimed that he was “the only Scot I ever knew who was able to start at the hour fixed, he was also…
Portrait of Murray
Murray's elder brother and fellow Jacobite William, Marquess of Tullibardine (1689-1746)
Battle of Glenshiel, June 1719; Murray was wounded but escaped
Murray did little to conceal his opinion Charles was a 'reckless adventurer'