Wellington S Highlanders
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Wellington S Highlanders
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Author : Stuart Reid
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 1992-11-26
Wellington S Highlanders written by Stuart Reid and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-11-26 with History categories.
Ultimately, regiments are judged by their behaviour in battle; and highlanders have always had a reputation as 'stormers', as exemplified by the impetuous charge of the Gordons at Waterloo, intermingled with the Scots greys. This reputation probably resulted at least in part from an unusually close bonding between officers and men, and an assumption that highlanders were natural soldiers, possessed of an impetuous spirit and temperamentally more inclined to use the bayonet. Complemented by many illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Bryan Fosten, Stuart Reid's engaging text examines the uniforms and organisation of Wellington's Highlanders.
Wellington S Highland Warriors
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Author : Stuart Reid
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2010-06-15
Wellington S Highland Warriors written by Stuart Reid and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with History categories.
'Wellingtons Highland Warriors' covers the early history of the British Armys Highland regiments, from the raising of the Black Watch in 1739 to the battle of Waterloo in 1815. Stuart Reid provides an entertaining and thoroughly original study of the circumstances in which the regiments were authorized and recruited, not just in the Highlands but all across Scotland, so that Highlanders and Scotchmen became synonymous. It also tells the story of how they acquitted themselves in almost every corner of the globe from the bogs of Ireland to the burning plains of India, and in the process earning for themselves a reputation which is literally second to none.Each chapter follows a theme based around the experiences of one particular regiment and employs extensive but careful use of contemporary correspondence and memoirs to let those involved tell the story in their own words. The story is a fascinating one which reveals the very different expectations and experiences of Highland soldiers; filled with engaging rogues such as Simon Fraser and Allan Cameron of Erracht, with stories of bitter feuds as rival chieftains and Highland proprietors battled each other for recruits, and those recruits themselves who were more than capable of giving as good as they got; demanding and receiving legally binding concessions from their landlords turned recruiters and then like George Gordon from the Cabrach, striding forth in high dress with his sword by his side to announce his new profession in a calculated display of swank quite incomprehensible to his English counterparts.
Wellingtons Dearest Georgy
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Author : Alice Marie Crossland
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2017-07-20
Wellingtons Dearest Georgy written by Alice Marie Crossland and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-20 with History categories.
Using a wealth of unpublished sources, this book tells the story of Lady Georgiana Lennox and the unique friendship she cherished with the 1st Duke of Wellington. Georgy first met the Duke on his return from India when he was serving under her father the Duke of Richmond who was then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Lennox family moved to Brussels in 1813 and Georgy's mother threw the now legendary Duchess of Richmond's Ball the night before the Battle of Waterloo. Georgy had a front row seat to the battle, and remained in Brussels afterwards to help the many wounded soldiers who returned from the front. Georgy was a beautiful and immensely popular young lady with many suitors during her youth. She and the Duke enjoyed a flirtatious early friendship, which blossomed into an intimate friendship in later years. At twenty-nine Georgy married the future 23rd Baron de Ros who became a diplomatic spy and later Governor of the Tower of London. Georgy had three children, and died at the impressive age of 96, by which time she was one of the last people alive who had been a personal friend of the Iron Duke.
The Story Of The Highland Regiments
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Author : Frederick Watson
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
The Story Of The Highland Regiments written by Frederick Watson and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of the Highland Regiments" by Frederick Watson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Campaigns With Hill And Wellington
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Author : James Archibald Hope
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-06
Campaigns With Hill And Wellington written by James Archibald Hope and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06 with History categories.
Unusual views of the Peninsular-and the Waterloo campaign Those readers for whom an eyewitness account by a British soldier of great struggle between Napoleon's Imperial France and the Allied powers is enough of an accolade and a guarantee of interesting reading will find nothing to disappoint them in the pages of Hope's excellent account. It is written in an easy going, companionable style that invites the reader into every aspect of life on campaign, in camp and on the battlefield in company with the author and the Scots of his famous highland regiment. Hope takes us through the Peninsular War and of course, momentously, to the muddy and bloody fields of Belgium as the Emperor played his last desperate card to retain power in 1815. Whilst all military first hand accounts are invaluable, Hope's peninsula experiences are particularly interesting. His regiment came under the command of Sir Rowland Hill, one of Wellington's most highly regarded generals and one of the few to whom he was prepared to entrust separate command, so the reader will be taken to fields of battle and locations within campaign often absent from many Peninsular War accounts. Available in soft cover and hard back with dust jacket.
Queen S Own Highlanders
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Author : Trevor Royle
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-09-02
Queen S Own Highlanders written by Trevor Royle and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-02 with History categories.
Created in 1961 as a result of the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders and the Seaforth Highlanders, the Queen's Own Highlanders embody the history and traditions of some of Scotland's oldest Highland regiments. Two great Highland families - Cameron of Lochdarroch and Mackenzie of Seaforth - were involved in the formation of the antecedent regiments and their tartans were incorporated in their successor's uniform. During its long history, the regiment has served in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimea, the Indian Mutiny, the Boer War and the two World Wars of the twentieth century. After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, the Duke of Wellington specifically mentioned the Cameron Highlanders in his dispatches as a result of the bravery shown by Piper Kenneth Mackay, who left the safety of the regiment's defensive square to encourage the men by playing the traditional rallying tune 'Cogadh no Sith' (War or Peace - the True Gathering of the Clans). In 1994, the Queen's Own Highlanders amalgamated with the Gordon Highlanders, and in 2006 they became the 4th Battalion of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland. This account of the regiment is therefore a timely memorial to its long and distinguished history.
Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders
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Author : William McElwee
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-05-20
Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders written by William McElwee and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-20 with History categories.
On 1 July 1881 Viscount Cardwell's wholesale reorganisation of the British Army brought into existence Priness Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Both had existed as separate regiments even before their official incorporation into the British Army and on the face of it, this seemed a highly improbable union, Being separated both geographically and historically they had never even served together in the same theatre. Yet, as history has shown, this unlikely combination proved to be a tremendous success. William McElwee tells the story of this most famous of regiments which has served with distinction in two world wars and beyond.
The Highlanders
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Author : James Grant
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2022-01-04
The Highlanders written by James Grant and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-04 with Fiction categories.
"The Highlanders" – Ronald Stuart is a young Scottish Highlander from Perthshire who joins the Gordon Highlanders as an ensign in 1811. He joins the regiment in Spain soon after and remains with them throughout the Napoleonic Wars. The story follows Stuart in the Peninsular War while he goes through many adventures between dangerous campaigns and battles, such as rescuing half of the noble ladies of Spain, dealing with troublesome prisoners-of-war, and trying to escape from his personal nemesis. "The Romance of War: The Highlanders in France and Belgium" is a sequel to the exploits of Ronald Stuart and the Gordon Highlanders as they move from Spain, through France and Belgium, inevitably ending up in the fields of Waterloo.
A Short History Of The Black Watch Royal Highlanders 1725 1907
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Author : Arthur Grenfell Wauchope
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh : [s..n.]
Release Date : 1908
A Short History Of The Black Watch Royal Highlanders 1725 1907 written by Arthur Grenfell Wauchope and has been published by Edinburgh : [s..n.] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with Regimental histories categories.
A Highlander Walks Into A Bar
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Author : Laura Trentham
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date : 2019-07-30
A Highlander Walks Into A Bar written by Laura Trentham and has been published by St. Martin's Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Fiction categories.
The timeless romance, soaring passion—and gorgeous men—of Scotland come to modern-day America. And the rules of love will never be the same... Isabel Buchanan is fiery, funny, and never at a loss for words. But she is struck speechless when her mother returns from a trip to Scotland with a six-foot-tall, very handsome souvenir. Izzy’s mother is so infatuated by the fellow that Izzy has to plan their annual Highland Games all by herself. Well, not completely by herself. The Highlander’s strapping young nephew has come looking for his uncle... Alasdair Blackmoor has never seen a place as friendly as this small Georgia town—or a girl as brilliant and beguiling as Izzy. Instead of saving his uncle, who seems to be having a lovely time, Alasdair decides he’d rather help Izzy with the Highland Games. Show her how to dance like a Highlander. Drink like a Highlander. And maybe, just maybe, fall in love with a Highlander. But when the games are over, where do they go from here? “Laura Trentham creates a romance that is both extremely sensual and phenomenal.” —Fresh Fiction