George Munro, VII of Foulis

1305 - 1333  (28 years)

• Name	George Munro  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	VII of Foulis
  Born	20 Jul 1305	, , , Scotland   [9]
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jul 1333	Berwick on Tweed, , Northumberland, England
  	George died at the Battle Of Halidon Hill.
  Person ID	I10	Munro
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	George Munro,   b. Abt 1285, Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 24 Jun 1314, Bannockburn, , Stirling, Scotland  (Age ~ 29 years)
  Mother	Agnes Sutherland,   b. 1286, , , , Scotland ,   d. Foulis Easter, , , Scotland
  Married	1313
  Family ID	F1340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Euphame Ross,   b. 1305, , , , Scotland ,   d. 1334, , , , Scotland  (Age 29 years)
  Children	+ 1. Robert Munro, VIII of Foulis,   b. 1320, Dingwall, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 1369, , , , Scotland  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2009
  Family ID	F1339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Error alert: Guilford says George was the son of Robert De Munro "supposed to have married a daughter of the Earl of Sutherland." She also says that George was the grandson of Domnall Abunro, or Donald Munro, the founder ot the ancient Scottish Clan Munro. ********** «i»George de Munro, evidently divided into several individuals in the later tradition, killed at the Battle of halidon Hill, 20 July 1333. «/i» ("The Monroe Book" - by Dr. Joan Guilford) ********** George was a steadfast supporter of the Bruce dynasty, and a firm upholder of the true interests of his native country, in opposition to the Balliol faction and their followers. When King Edward III of England invaded Scotland in 1333, George Munro raised his clan and marched to Northumberland where he joined the Scottish army under the Regent Douglas. At the battle of Halidon Hill on 20 Jul 1333, the Munros formed part of the fourth division, or reserve, commanded by Hugh, Earl of Ross, who, while leading an attack on the wing of the English army commanded by Edward Balliol, was driven back and slain. This repulse which proved so disastrous terminated in total defeat of the Scots, chiefly owing to the difficulties of the ground and their rash advance against the English troops. The Scottish army lost at the lowest computation fourteen thousand men, among whom, besides the Earl of Ross, were the Earls of Sutherlnd, Lennox, Atholl, and Carrick, and many other Scottish nobles. The Regent was mortally wounded and taken prisoner. The Chief of the Munros was killed, fighting bravely at the head of his clan, many of whom fell on that fatal field, and the survivors, a sadly attenuated band, were led home by the Chief's brother, John, who, upon his return, took charge of his houng nephew's affairs and continued to do so during Robert's minority. Ref. (1) says that Munro of Foulis is not named in surviving lists of the Scottish muster or casualties in the battle of Halidon Hill. The Rohe reference says George was the son of Robert Munro VI of Foulis. Error alert: The Paula Monroe reference incorrectly confuses the Battle of Pinkie with the Battle of Halidon Hill. References: (1) "The Munro Tree (1734)" by R. W. Munro - Edinburgh (1978) - J (2) "History of the Munros of Fowlis" by A. Mackenzie - Inverness (1898) - p. 10 Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA [10]

  
  

• Sources

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