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Clan Haig is a Lowland Scottish clan. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which...
History
Origins of the Clan The first known person of the name was Petrus del Hage, who is mentioned in documents from 1162. However, the Clan Haig are traditionally said to descend from Druskine, the King of Picts, who was killed at the Battle of Camelon by Kenneth, the King of Scots, in 839. This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain...
His son, Hago, escaped to Norway and it was his descendant, Petrus de Hago, who served with the Viking forces of King Harald IV of Norway. Hago, who was shipwrecked off Eyemouth, befriended the Earl of March. He later married the Earl's daughter and the Earl gave him the lands of Bemersyde near Dryburgh in Roxburghshire, Scotland. For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation). ...
Harald Gylle (1103–1136), king of Norway, was born in Ireland. ...
The title Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. ...
Dryburgh is a village in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, famous for Dryburgh Abbey. ...
Roxburghshire (Siorrachd Rosbroig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ...
This article is about the country. ...
The Haigs became the Barons of Bemerside and rapidly gained a position of some influence in the area. Their signatures are on the Ragman Rolls of 1296 swearing allegiance to King Edward I of England. Ragman Rolls the name given to the collection of instruments by which the nobility and gentry of Scotland were compelled to subscribe allegiance to King Edward I of England between the Conference of Norham in May 1291 and the final award in favor of Baliol in November 1292 and again...
Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1], also as Edward the Lawgiver because of his legal reforms, and as Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and who tried to do the same to Scotland. ...
Wars of Scottish Independence In the 14th century during the Wars of Scottish Independence the Clan Haig fought alongside William Wallace against the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1296. The next chief and sixth Laird continued this support by fighting alongside King Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, where he was killed. The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ...
For other persons named William Wallace, see William Wallace (disambiguation). ...
Combatants Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Commanders Andrew de Moray†William Wallace John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey Hugh de Cressingham†Strength 300 cavalry 10,000 infantry 1000 - 3000 cavalry 15,000 - 50,000 infantry Casualties Comparatively slight 6,000 killed, or around 30-40% dead. ...
Robert I, King of Scots (Mediaeval Gaelic:Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; 11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce, was King of Scotland from 1306 until his death in 1329. ...
Combatants Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of England Commanders Robert Bruce Edward II Strength about 6,500 20,000 Casualties unknown but light about 9000 First War of Scottish Independence Dunbar – Stirling Bridge – Falkirk – Roslin – Happrew – Stirling Castle – Methven – Dalry – Glen Trool – Loudoun Hill – Slioch – Inverurie – Pass of Brander – Bannockburn – Connor...
Combatants Scotland England Commanders Sir Archibald Douglas Edward III of England Strength 13,000 9,000 Casualties exact figure unknown, but very high exact figure unknown, but very low Battle of Halidon Hill (July 19, 1333) was fought during the second War of Scottish Independence. ...
15th Century & Clan Conflicts Chief Gilbert Haig opposed the powerful Clan Douglas. Gilbert's son James supported King James III of Scotland. After the King was murdered in 1488 he fled into hiding before making peace with King James IV of Scotland. Clan Douglas Crest: Jamais arriere (Never behind) Douglas is the name of an ancient Lowland Scottish clan originating in South Lanarkshire which since spread through the Scottish Borderland, Angus, Lothian and beyond. ...
James III of Scotland (1451/ 1452 – June 11, 1488), son of James II and Mary of Gueldres, created Duke of Rothesay at birth, king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488. ...
James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) was King of Scots from 1488 to his death. ...
16th Century & Anglo-Scottish Wars During the Anglo-Scottish Wars, chief William Haig led the Clan Haig at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he was killed in 1513. The Anglo-Scottish Wars were a series of wars fought between England and Scotland during the sixteenth century. ...
Combatants England Scotland Commanders Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey James IV †Strength 26,000 approx 30,000 approx Casualties 1,500 dead 10,000 dead Western side of the battlefield, looking south-south-east from the monument erected in 1910. ...
His son, the 14th Laird of Bemeryside was able to effect some revenge for his father's death when he captured Lord Evers, an English commander at the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1544. Evers later died at Bemeryside and was buried at Melrose Abbey. The Battle of Ancrum Moor was fought during an Anglo-Scottish war towards the end of the reign of Henry VIII of England. ...
Melrose Abbey, June 2004 Melrose Abbey, located in Melrose, Scotland, was founded in 1136 by Cistercian monks, on the request of King David I of Scotland. ...
17th Century Chief William Haig, the 19th Laird was the King's Solicitor for Scotland during the reign of James VI and Charles I. The twenty-first Laird, Anthony Haig was persecuted for his membership of the Society of Friends and suffered a long period of imprisonment.
Four sons of the chief were killed while fighting in the service of the King of Bohemia between 1629 and 1630. The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech Země koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e. ...
Tower of Bemersyde The Tower of Bemersyde was originally built in 1535 when its principle perpouse was defense. It was improved in 1690 when large windows and fireplaces were introduced. The house was extended in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In 1960 further alterations were carried out by the present chief to improve the overall design and proportions of the house.
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig The father of the present chief was the first Earl Haig who was commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France between 1915 to 1919. On leaving Oxford University, Douglas Haig underwent his officer training and entered the 7th Hussars in 1885. He served in the Nile expedition of 1898 and fought at the Battle of Khartoum. He saw service throughout the Boer Wars where he served with distinction and was decorated for bravery. During World War I, Haig was responsible for the policy of attrition followed by the British forces on the Western Front, a policy which made little real strategic impact until 1917 and has been the subject of great controversy since. He successfully halted the German offensive by July 1918 and launched the Allied counter attack which ended the war four months later. He was created Earl Haig, Viscount Dawick and Baron Haig of Bemersyde on 29 September 1919. He was a Knight of the Thistle, a Member of the Order of Merit and received many other British knighthoods and foreign orders. Bemersyde was purchased from Arthur Balfour Haig in 1921 with money contributed by the people of the British Empire and presented to Lord Haig in recognition of the services he had rendered in the cause of freedom. The title Earl Haig was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. ...
The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the British army sent to France and Belgium in World War I and British Forces in Europe from 1939–1940 during World War II. The BEF was established by Secretary of State for War Richard Haldane following the Second Boer War in case the...
The 7th Queens Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1690. ...
The Battle of Khartoum was fought in 1884 and 1885 between Sudanese Muslim forces and British forces. ...
Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians...
“The Great War †redirects here. ...
James VII ordained the modern Order. ...
The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
Clan Chief The current chief of Clan Haig, George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig the 2nd Earl Haig, who was page of honour to George VI at his coronation in 1937, is a distinguished artist and an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy. The title Earl Haig was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. ...
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. ...
The Royal Scottish Academy is Scotland’s premier organisation promoting contemporary Scottish art. ...
See also Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Old Gaelic clann, children), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which...
An armigerous clan or Family, is a Scottish clan the chief of which has matriculated arms with the Lyon Office. ...
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- http://www.myclan.com/clans/Haig_46/default.php
- http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/haig2.html
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