The Ghosts of Glencoe
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The Ghosts of Glencoe
Fort William, 1691, and Robert Stewart's regiment is overseeing the defeated Scottish clans' swearing of the oath of allegiance to the hated William III of England. Knowing full well that he will not arrive in time before the deadline expires, the Chief of the McDonald's is sent on to Inverary, ostensibly to swear in front of a civil authority. The scene is then set for the most treacherous betrayal in Scots' history. Robert Stewart's regiment, under the leadership of Campbell of Glenlyon, a distant kinsman of the McDonald's, is ordered into Glencoe to put the entire clan to the sword. Stewart is faced with a terrible dilemma - obey orders as a soldier or listen to his conscience. The author brings alive this bloody episode which is still spoken of with bitterness today.