a stunning victory marred by Claverhouse’s death. After this the Jacobite rebellion soon collapsed because of arguments among the remaining leaders, largely due to the inept leadership of Alexander Cannon. By this time Sir Ewen, nearly sixty years old, had started to give his son, John Cameron, Master of Lochiel, greater responsibilities. Sir Ewen felt he was now too old to be able to participate physically in military action, thus designated his son and successor John Cameron to lead the clan in battle. Sir Ewen was notably absent in the second Jacobite rising of 1715 and the Jacobite rising of 1719. In 1717 John Cameron was made the 1st Lord Lochiel in the Jacobite peerage by Prince James as recognition of Cameron loyalty to the Jacobite cause. Marriage and children Sir Ewen married three times and had many children. His first wife was Mary Macdonald (died without issue), his second wife was Isobel MacLean, daughter of Sir Lachlan MacLean of Duart, and his final wife was Franco-Scottish Jean Barclay, daughter of David Barclay and Katherine Petau de Maulette. Notable issue: Sir John Cameron, 1st Lord Lochiel (1663–1747), succeeded his father in 1719 becoming the 18th Chief. He was the father of Sir Donald Cameron 'the Gentle Lochiel'. Major Donald Cameron of Clunes (died 1719), officer of the Dutch service who had fought against his father at Killiecrankie Allan Cameron (died 1730), a Jacobite agent and courtier of James Francis Edward Stuart Ludovic Cameron of Tor (died 1753), a Jacobite officer who fought alongside his nephew during the 1745 rising Lady Margaret Cameron, married Alexander MacGregor Drummond of Balhaldie Lady Anne Cameron, married Allan MacLean, 10th of Ardgour Lady Janet Cameron (died 1759), married John Grant, 6th of Glenmoriston Lady Christian Cameron, married Allan Cameron of Glendessary, mother of famed Jean Cameron of Glendessary Lady Jean Cameron, married Ewen MacPherson, Chief of Clan MacPherson, father of Cluny MacPherson Lady Katherine Cameron, married to John Campbell of Achalader Lady Lucia Cameron, married Patrick Campbell of Barcaldine Lady Marjory Cameron, married Allan MacDonald of Morar Lady Una Cameron, married her cousin Robert Barclay of Ury (1732–1797) Death Sir Ewen died of natural causes at the age of ninety after the Battle of Glen Shiel in 1719. He was buried with great ceremony at an ancient burial ground on the shores of Loch Eil. It was reported that thousands of Gaels and thirteen pipers