THE RISING OF 1715. 401 



employments. He was not sufficiently servile to the 

 Government ; his influence in Scotland was too great ; the 

 Duke of Maryborough was jealous of his military repu- 

 tation ; and so this great descendant of MacCailein Mor 

 was disgraced by a shameless Administration. 



The combined losses sustained by the combatants at 

 Sheriffmuir were heavy. According to the version of the 

 Government side, Argyll lost in killed, wounded, and 

 prisoners, 610 men, and the Jacobites suffered a loss of 

 about 800 men in killed and wounded. According to the 

 version of the other side, Argyll's loss in killed and wounded 

 was between 700 and 800, while Mar's loss in killed 

 amounted to 60 men only, and in wounded, to a very small 

 total. 



The truth probably lies between both statements, in 

 which case it will be seen that Argyll's casualties were 

 much more severe than those of his opponent. 



Perhaps the most regrettable loss on the side of the 

 Jacobites was that of young Clanranald, who fell at the head 

 of his men when charging the left wing of the Government 

 army. His fall momentarily checked the ardour of his 

 followers, who adored their chief. Glengarry, seeing their 

 hesitation, started from the ranks, waved his bonnet, and 

 shouted three or four times, " Revenge, revenge ! to-day for 

 revenge, and to-morrow for mourning," which so animated 

 the men that they " followed him like furies close up to the 

 muzells of their muskets, push'd by the bayonets with their 

 targets, and with their broadswords spread nothing but 

 Death and Terror wherever they came." Mar, seeing 

 Clanranald fall out of the ranks, and ignorant of the cause, 

 is reported to have asked him why he was not at the front. 

 " I have had my share," said the dying chief, and so saying, 

 he expired. It will be remembered how anxious young 

 Clanranald was to have a military education with William 

 of Orange. He had his wish gratified, but in a different 

 school. He was trained in the French Guards, and returned 

 to Scotland a thorough soldier. He espoused the Jacobite 

 cause with enthusiasm. "My family," he replied to Mar, 



