Scottish clan Clan Grant. During the Wars of Scottish Independence, feudal tenures were introduced by Robert the Bruce that harnessed and controlled the prowess of clans by the award of charters for land in order to gain support in the national cause against the English. For example, the Clan MacDonald were elevated above the Clan MacDougall, two clans who shared a common descent from a great Norse-Gaelic warlord named Somerled of the 12th century. Clanship was thus not only a strong tie of local kinship but also of feudalism to the Scottish Crown. It is this feudal component, reinforced by Scots law,
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