Ewen Cameron of Lochiel

Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel (; February 1629 – 12 June 1719) was a Scottish soldier and clan chief. He was Chief of the Clan Cameron—the 17th Lochiel—and renowned for his role as a Cavalier during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in Scotland (1645–1658) and in the Jacobite rising of 1689. He is regarded as one of the most formidable Highland chiefs of all time. Lord Macaulay described Lochiel as the "Ulysses of the Highlands". An incident demonstrating his strength and ferocity in single combat, when he bit out the throat of an enemy, inspired Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake (canto v). Among many legends, in 1680, Lochiel was said to have killed the last wolf in Scotland. Early years Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was born in February 1629 at Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, the seat of his mother's family. He was the son of John Cameron, Master of Lochiel (died 1635) and Margaret Campbell, daughter of Sir Robert Campbell, 3rd Baronet, of Glenorchy. He was the grandson of Allan Cameron of Lochiel, XVI Chief (c. 1567–1647), an elderly chief respected for many affrays.