See GERMANY: A. D. 1807-1808.
HARDICANUTE, OR HARTHACNUT,
King of Denmark, A. D. 1035-1042;
King of England, A. D. 1040-1042.
HARDINGE, Lord, The Indian administration of.
See INDIA: A. D. 1845-1849.
HARFLEUR.
Capture by Henry V.
See FRANCE: A. D. 1415.
HARGREAVE'S SPINNING-JENNY, Invention of.
See COTTON MANUFACTURE.
HARII, OR ARII, The.
See LYGIANS.
HARLAW, Battle of (1411).
A very memorable battle in Scottish history, fought July 24,
1411, between the Highlanders and Lowlanders of the country.
Donald, Lord of the Isles, was then practically an independent
sovereign of the western Highlands of Scotland, as well as the
islands opposite their shore. He claimed still larger domains
and invaded the lowland districts to make his claim good. The
defeat inflicted upon him, at heavy cost to the victors, was
felt, says Mr. Benton in his "History of Scotland," as a more
memorable deliverance even than that of Bannockburn. The
independence of the Lord of the Isle was not extinguished
until sixty years later. "The battle of Harlaw and its
consequences were of the highest importance, since they might
be said to decide the superiority of the more civilized
regions of Scotland over those inhabited by the Celtic tribes,
who remained almost as savage as their forefathers the
Dalriads."
_Sir W. Scott,
History of Scotland,
chapter 17._