battle, early modern

Battle of Morar

Battle of Morar was a battle fought in 1602 at Mòrar, in what is now United Kingdom. The recorded result: Tactical draw; Strategic Mackenzie victory. Recorded strength: Clan Mackenzie: 1,700; Clan Ross: 180 against Unknown.

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Only half a mile from the sea, Loch Morar is the deepest lake in Britain, over 1000 feet in places. It also is said to be home to a monster named Morag.. Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date	1602 (year precision)
Place	Mòrar, United Kingdom 56.967N, 5.817W
Kind	Battle, early modern
Result	Tactical draw; Strategic Mackenzie victory
Belligerents	Clan Mackenzie; Clan Ross	Clan MacDonell of Glengarry
Commanders	Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintail; Alexander Ross of Invercharron; Andrew Munro of Novar	Glengarry MacDonald
Strength	Clan Mackenzie: 1,700; Clan Ross: 180	Unknown
Casualties and losses	2 killed; A "few" wounded	Unknown

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1602

Siege of Weissenstein Estonia
Siege of Dunboy Ireland
Siege of Fellin Estonia
Battle of the Narrow Seas United Kingdom
Siege of Grave Netherlands

Battle of Morar is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 599 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871785, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Morar, revision 1370450471, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.