George Munro, 1st of Auchinbowie | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Scotland |
| Service/ | Scottish Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | Jacobite rising of 1689 |
| Relations | George Monro (son) |
George Munro of Auchinbowie, originally of Bearcrofts was a Scottish born military officer of the late 17th century. He was the first Munro of Auchinbowie. [1]
George Munro was the eldest son of Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts who himself was a descendant of the Munro of Milntown family. [2] The Munro of Milntown family descend from a younger son of Hugh Munro, 9th Baron of Foulis (d.1425). [2] In the published genealogies of the family Alexander Mackenzie's designation of "of Bearcrofts" and "of Auchinbowie" is different to that given by John Alexander Inglis. [1] [2] The line that Mackenzie designates of Auchinbowie did not come into possession of the Auchinbowie property until Alexander Monro, who was the son of John Monro, who himself was a younger son of Alexander Munro of Bearcrofts, bought the property from the grandson of the George Munro who is the subject of this article. [2] [1]
During the Jacobite rising of 1689, George Munro fought for the Scottish Covenanters as a Captain in the Cameronian Regiment at the Battle of Dunkeld where the Jacobites were defeated. [1] The Battle of Dunkeld is said to have lasted four to five hours and the Cameronian regiment of 1200 men was outnumbered by a force of 5000 Jacobites. [1] In the first hour of the battle the Colonel of the Cameronian Regiment, William Cleland, was killed and the Major was wounded so the command fell to Captain George Munro. [1] It is said that they had to use lead stripped off the roofs of houses and melted in the ground for ammunition. [1] The Jacobites were eventually defeated. [1]
After the Battle of Dunkeld, Captain George Munro was promoted to Major and was put in command of an independent company of foot in Perthshire. [1] Later as a Major in Sir Charles Graham's Regiment of Foot he fought at the Siege of Namur in 1695. [1]
George Munro married Margaret Bruce of Auchinbowie in 1693. [1] [2] Margaret was the second daughter of Robert Bruce of Auchinbowie. [1] She had no brothers, and on her father's death the property fell to her elder sister Janet Bruce. [1] However Janet's husband, Captain William Bruce, killed another gentleman in a drunken brawl and he fled from justice, leaving Janet to cope with the debts of the property, which proved too much for her. [1] In 1702 Janet Bruce sold the property to her brother-in-law, Major George Munro, who thus became the Laird of Auchinbowie. [1] They had the following children:
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