Tales of Dunlichity - The Stories of Willie MacQueen Copyright © 1997, William MacQueen, Charles F. Larimer To see pictures of Willie MacQueen visit my web site at http://pages.prodigy.net/clarimer/ The American War of Independence Now, when the American War of Independence was being fought, and I don't remember when that was, about 1750 or around [1776]. Perhaps you'll keep it right yourself. Or, perhaps a little later. The chief of the Mackintoshes was first and foremost to help with the American War of Independence, to keep it for the British, of course. And, you know, he mustered 500 clansmen. They were made up of Mackintoshes and MacQueens and McPhersons and MacBains and of course, there were Smiths among them because they were on his estate. And, they went across to America. I think that they had a pretty hard time of it on their voyage, I think pirates and all. But, they were there under the command of Lord Cornwallis. But, Lord Cornwallis was defeated severely by the Americans. Of course, they were mostly British anyway. And, that finished the campaign. So, after the defeat, it is quite possible that many of those Highlanders remained in America because they had no way of getting back. Because, that's what happened to the MacQueens who went to the Battle of Harlaw with the Lord of the Isles, the MacQueens that were fighting there in Aberdeenshire as I have told you earlier on in the tape. And, when they were defeated, they just stayed on in the country where they were and that is how there are a number of MacQueens at this present time who are to be found in Aberdeenshire. ========= Charlie Fraser Larimer clarimer@prodigy.net