Clan Forbes History

775       Origins of the House of Forbes

810       Royal Bloodline of the House of Forbes

1271     Dúthchas of Forbes

1296     Wars Of Scottish Independence

1409     Alastair Cam and the Battle for Brux

1411     The Rise of Forbes from “Reid Harlaw”

1445     Battle of Arbroath

1452     Battle of Brechin

1488     Battle of Sauchieburn

1525     Battle of Aberdeen

1530     Aberdeen Salmon War

1542     Battle of Solway Moss

1543     Rough Wooing of Mary, Queen of Scots

1547     Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

1561     Clan Forbes & Mary, Queen Of Scots

1562     Battle of Corrichie

1567     Abdication And Assassination

1571     Annus Horribilissimus Forbessorum

1582     Raid of Ruthven

1596     Tumult at the Tolbooth: The Attempted Coup of 1596

1618     Clan Forbes and the Thirty Years War

1620     Irish Plantation: Earl of Granard

1638     Clan Forbes and the Covenanter War

1641     Irish Rebellion of 1641

1644     Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Fecht of Aberdeen

1645     Battle of Alford

1651     Battle of Worcester

1689     Jacobite Rebellion of 1689

1695     The Darien Scheme and Union with England

1715     Jacobite Rebellion of 1715: Cess Roll

1715     Charles Forbes of Brux: Attempt to Surprise Edinburgh Castle

1745     Jacobite Uprising of 1745

1745     Jacobite Letters To Lord Pitsligo

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Scottish Anniversary Dates: Notable events in Scottish history

 

Feuds

 

Clan Feud: Forbes vs. Leslie

Clan Feud: Forbes vs. Lindsay

Clan Feud: Forbes vs. Gordon

Gordons Accuse Forbes of Treason

Myth Of Harry Gordon Of Knock