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Family links also determine septs. ; Leslie Castle in Aberdeenshire is a 17th-century tower house but stands on the site of an earlier fortification. It resulted in a Parliamentarian victory, which meant that the north of England was effectively lost to King Charles for the rest of the war. The Royalist army of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, was destroyed by the Covenanter army of Sir David Leslie, restoring the power of the Committee of Estates. In such cases members of these clans have historically sought protection within another clan. All are correct but there are definitely only these two Leslie tartans. Clan Leslie has 5 Septs: Bartholomew, Cairney, Lang, Abernethy and Moore. In the lowland areas where the clan originates from, English, or a Scottish dialect of it commonly known as 'Scots', was the common language of the day. Barthollomew may be considered a sept, but it can be more accurately considered the surname that Leslie was decended from.

[4] His great-grandson was Sir Norman Lesley who acquired the lands of Fythkill in Fife, which were later called Lesley, in about 1282. General David Leslie's Scottish Covenanter force was defeated by the Scottish Parliamentarian forces who were at this point in time loyal to the Parliament of England and Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Dunbar (1650). These pdfs can also be found on our resource page. [5], In 1642, Leven went to Ireland and held command alongside Robert Munro (d. 1680) of the Scottish Army. [4], During the Civil War General David Leslie, Lord Newark laid siege to the Royalist garrison at Kincardine Castle. The Castle was being held by the Chief of Clan MacNab. Kininvie Manor House in the Spey Valley near Rothes. But unlike a Scottish clan that theoretically does claim descent from a common male ancestor, sept members, in the Scottish context , are not necessarily blood relations. 33–59. The first Leslie in Aberdeenshire was Alexander who was appointed Constable of The Bass in Inverurie in 1080 on behalf of the king, his brother-in-law. [4], General David Leslie's Royalist Forces were defeated at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The Chief is currently the Hon. In this way, individuals without a "clan name" could connect to a Scottish clan and thus feel "entitled" to its tartan. There are are a variety of spellings for each sept name associated with Clan Leslie.

), Fighting for Identity: Scottish Military Experience c.1550–1900 (Leiden, 2002), pp.

The remains can still be seen down by the. Sir David Leslie who was now commanding Royalist forces, had supported the plan of fighting in Scotland, where royal support was strongest. There are many spellings of each. True or not, the motto is still in use almost a thousand years later.