What did the Menzies do at Killecrankie, and the rebellions of 1715 and 1745?
The Menzies’ were related to the Stewarts though marriage but were wary of getting involved too directly so as not to give more powerful neighbours reasons to annex property or land. Thus, the main branch generally remain neutral but allowed to show tacit support for the Jacobite cause by letting cadet branches commit men. The exception to this was Killecrankie where the son of the then Chief fought for Mackay, while kinsmen from Pitfodel supplemented the Jacobite forces of Dundee.
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