[1] Ewen Cameron, chief of Clan Cameron was joined by Alexander MacDonald of Lochalsh,[2] Clan Ranald of Garmoran and Lochaber and the Chattan Confederation.

[1] The Chattan Confederation must have made peace with their enemies the Clan Cameron.

[1] They then advanced from Lochaber to Badenoch where they were even joined by the Clan Mackintosh.

[1] The Macdonald Lords of Lochalsh appear at this time to have had strong claims upon the clans to follow them in the field.

[1] The MacDonalds of Lochalsh were superiors under the chief of Clan Donald, Domhnall Dubh, who claimed the title of the Lord of the Isles, which had been forfeited to the crown by his grandfather.