Glen Coe around Invercoe. In 1894 Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal purchased this area and built a stately mansion, Mount Royal. In 2002 Alistair MacDonald of Glencoe made a successful eleventh-hour bid, and purchased the remaining lands of Lord Strathcona from his descendants. Alistair received unsecured loans from just six donors, and immediately set up the Glencoe Heritage Trust, a non-profit-making charitable trust, to secure the heritage of this part of Glen Coe. Glen Coe is a very popular tourist destination: partly because of its scenic qualities and historical associations, partly because it is on the main road
Action at La Hogue (1692) French :<br> 12 ships of the line, plus auxiliaries. 1st Rank – "Ambitieux" 96, "Merveilleux" 90, "Foudroyant" 84, "Magnifique" 86, and "Saint Philippe" 84<br> 2nd Rank – "Terrible" 80, "Bourbon" 68, "Fier" 80, and "Tonnant" 80<br> 3rd Rank – "St Louis" 64, "Gaillard" 68, and "Fort" 60, Action at La Hogue (1692) The Action at La Hogue occurred during the pursuit by the English of the French fleet after the Battle of Barfleur on 19 May Old Style (29 May (New Style)), 1692, during the Nine Years' War. The pursuing English fleet, under the command of Admiral of the Fleet