Person:Ewen Cameron (3)

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Sir Ewan Cameron of Lochiel (also spelt as Ewen; February 1629 – June 1719) was a prominent Scottish highland chief, soldier and Carolean courtier. Lochiel was hereditary chief of Clan Cameron – the 17th Lochiel, and was noted for his participation in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1650–1654), the early Jacobite Rebellions (1689–1719) and in the Stuart restoration. Lochiel was known for being a fervent Stuart loyalist and is remembered as one of the most formidable clan chiefs of his time.

Lord Macaulay described Sir Ewan as the "Ulysses of the Highlands", being a man of enormous strength and size. An incident showing his strength and ferocity in single combat, when he viciously bit out the throat of an enemy is used by Sir Walter Scott in Lady of the Lake (canto v.). According to legend, Ewan killed the last wolf in the British Isles in 1680, supposedly with his bare hands whilst on a hunting expedition in Killiecrankie. Lochiel would later became known as the “Wolf of Lochaber”.

1.   Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.