 The MacLarens appealed to the Campbells but they demanded that the MacLarens acknowledged them as their feudal superiors as the price of protection.However it appears that the Crown continued to regard the MacLarens as an independent clan as they are listed in the Acts of Parliament in 1587 and 1594, for the suppression of unruly clans.During the Scottish Civil War the Clan MacLaren fought for James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, in support of Charles I of England at the Battle of Inveraray, Battle of Inverlochy (1645), Battle of Auldearn, Battle of Alford and the Battle of Kilsyth.