John of Argyll (died 1316) was a Scottish nobleman who sided with England during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Biography[]
John MacDougall was the son of Alexander of Argyll and the cousin of John Comyn, and, after becoming Lord of Argyll, he sided with his relative John Balliol during the competition for the Scottish throne in 1290. While John was originally opposed to King Edward I of England's takeover of Scotland, he grew cooperative with England as his family's rivals, the MacDonalds, grew hostile to Edward's rule. He killed Alexander Og MacDonald, Lord of Islay in battle in 1299, causing Angus Og MacDonald to swear vengeance and join forces with Robert Bruce against the English and the MacDougalls. In 1306, John defeated Bruce's forces at the Battle of Dalrigh, and he defeated him again at the Battle of Loch Ryan in 1307. In 1308, John fled to England after his forces were defeated at the Pass of Brander, and he became an Admiral of the Irish Sea in 1311 and 1314; in 1315, he conquered the Isle of Man for the English crown. In 1316, he died in Kent while making a pilgrimage to Canterbury.