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- Fourteenth Chief
- Born 1558
- the "Great Maclean"
- Lachlan's chiefship marks a turning point in the perspective of what a chief should be. He shifted away from groverning through harshly exercising the authority of chiefship to demonstrating the leaderhip of the chiefship.
- In 1588 a Spanish galleon, part of the dispersed Armada, sought shelter in Tobermory Bay . Lachlan Mor, the 12 th chief, was quick to enlist the soldiers aboard for an expeditionary force against the MacDonalds, in return for provisions. The clans were feuding over control of the sea routes to Ulster , with support for the Macleans coming from Elizabeth I of England . As security, officers from the ship were held hostage in Duart Castle , while some Macleans were held aboard the ship, including Maclean of Morven's son and heir, Donald. All those on board the ship died when it mysteriously blew up. Blame was laid at the door of the English or the MacDonalds, but legend speaks of Donald MacLean carrying out the orders of Lachlan Mor.
- Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean harried the Macdonalds of Islay, causing such carnage that, in 1594, he and the Macdonald chief were declared outlaws by the Privy Council. Lachlan redeemed himself when he fought for the king at the Battle of Glenlivet in 1594.
- Lachlan Mor is also remembered for murdering eighteen of the guests at his widowed mothers second wedding, he then imprisoned the groom and made him suffer 'dailie tortour and panis'.
- When King James VI learned of his dealings with Queen Elizabeth the punishment was sequestration of Duart to the King's Commissioners in 1604.
- He was killed fighting in the Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart on the Island of Islay in 1598, whereupon his sons took revenge in the form of a massacre which is said to have lasted for 3 days.
- Dubh Sith which translates as Black Elf killed Sir Lachlan Mor.
- Died 05 August 1598
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