7TH BARON OF FOWLIS

11. GEORGE MUNRO (7TH BARON OF11 FOWLIS) (GEORGE10 MUNRO, ROBERT MUNRO (6TH BARON OF9 FOWLIS), GEORGE MUNRO (5TH BARON OF8, ROBERT MUNRO (4TH BARON OF7, DONALD MUNRO (3RD BARON OF6, ROBERT MUNRO (2ND BARON OF5, HUGH MUNRO (1ST BARON OF4, GEORGE3 MUNRO, DONALD2, O'CATHAN (PRINCE OF1 FERMANAGH)) was born 1313 in Fowlis, Ross, Scotland, and died 1333 in Battle of Halidon Hill, Scotland. He married (DAUGHTER OF HUGH, EARL OF ROSS).

Notes for GEORGE MUNRO (7TH BARON OF FOWLIS):

[Source: "History of the MUNROS of Fowlis...." by Alexander MacKenzie, MJI, 1898] Page 10: George Munro, the seventh Baron of Fowlis, like his father and grandfather 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 Edward III of England seized up a flimsy pretext for renewing the war with Scotland, and coming to the assistance of Edward Balliol, who had been crowned at Scone in 1332, 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, which followed on the 20th of July, 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. The repulse which proved so disastrous, terminated in the total defeat of the Scots, chiefly owning 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 Sutehrland, 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 fortunately escaped unhurt, and on his return, took charge of his young nephew's affairs, and continued to do so during Robert's minority.

George married a daughter of Hugh, Earl of Ross, with issue.

Child of GEORGE FOWLIS) and (DAUGHTER HUGH is:

12. i. ROBERT MUNRO (8TH BARON OF12 FOWLIS), b. Fowlis, Ross, Scotland; d. 1369, Ross-shire, Scotland.