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SIR ROBERT DE BRUS, a Norman Knight, who accompanied William the Conqueror to England is claimed as progenitor of this clan. The connection of the Brus family with Scotland originated when Robert de Brus was companion at arms to Prince David, later King David I, during his stay at the court of Henry I of England. Brus received from King David a grant of the Lordship of Annandale. He resigned his lands to his son at the outbreak of war with England, and at the battle of the Standard in 1138, the elder Brus, Who fought on the English side, is said to have taken his son prisoner. Robert 4th Lord of Annandale, married a niece of William the Lion, and on this marriage was based the subsequent claims of the family of Bruce to the throne of Scotland. Robert 6th Lord of Annandale and 1st Earl of Carrick, maintained his claims, but fought on the English side at the battle of Dunbar. He died in 1304. His eldest son Robert, 7th Lord of Annandale and 2nd Earl of Carrick, was born in 1274. He was the famous King Robert the Bruce, the victor at Bannockburn in 1314, who after a fierce struggle gained the independence of Scotland acknowledged by the treaty of Northampton in 1328. He died in 1329 at Cardross and was buried in Dunferenline. His heart which was carried by Sir James Douglas reached Spain on its way to the Holy Land, but owing to the death of Sir James was brought back to Scotland and buried at Melrose. From the Bruces of Clakmannan are descended the Earl of Elgin.

Cameron tartan
cameronEwen Cameron of Lochiel took as his second wife Marjory MacKintosh. Their son Ewen was the first of what would become the Camerons of Erracht. This was in the early 16th century and by 1745, Donald Cameron, 7th of Erracht, was second in command of the Camerons at Glenfinnan when Prince Charles raised his standard

	THE GLENGARRY

The Glengarry bonnet is a blue woolen cap creased through the crown, like today's overseas cap. The Glengarry bonnet is a Highland Scotch cap for men and boys. It has straight almost vertical straight sides and a crease or hollow top sloping to the back, where it is parted and held together by ribbons or strings. It is normally worn with long silk streamers. It is commonly worn by Highlanders as part of military dress or pipe band uniforms. One report suggests that it first appeared in 1805 in Glengarry, Invernesshire, Scotland, but their are various accounts as to its creation. The cap has stiff sides and bound edges, finished with short ribbons hanging in back. The cap is of course associated with Scotland and worn with Highland kilt outfits. We have also noted boys in America, England, and France wearing them starting in the 19th century. Presumably they were also worn in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and other British colonies. American boys would wear them with other outfits besides kilts, but they were popular with kiltsuits. The cap was commonly worn throughout the second half of the 19th century, but in the 20th century appears to have been motly worn in Scotland or by boys in Highland garb for special occassions. The Glengarry bonnet is still worn today, primarily as part of ceremonial uniforms like pipe bands