Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland: With Details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments, Том 1A. Constable, 1822 - 445 страници |
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... wounded pride . These feuds were warmly espoused by the whole clan , and were often transmitted , with aggravated animosity , from generation to generation . It would be curious to trace all the negotiations , treaties , and bonds of ...
... wounded pride . These feuds were warmly espoused by the whole clan , and were often transmitted , with aggravated animosity , from generation to generation . It would be curious to trace all the negotiations , treaties , and bonds of ...
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... wounded . Many gentlemen who served in the ranks were killed , which might occasion the mistake . I have conversed with several who were in the battle , and , among others , with one gentleman still alive in my neigh- bourhood , all of ...
... wounded . Many gentlemen who served in the ranks were killed , which might occasion the mistake . I have conversed with several who were in the battle , and , among others , with one gentleman still alive in my neigh- bourhood , all of ...
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... wounded or taken prisoner , good treatment , or payment for future ransom . " In the Highlands , buttons of large size , and of solid silver , were worn , that , in the event of falling in battle , or dying in a strange country , and at ...
... wounded or taken prisoner , good treatment , or payment for future ransom . " In the Highlands , buttons of large size , and of solid silver , were worn , that , in the event of falling in battle , or dying in a strange country , and at ...
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... wounds at Fontenoy . Chaplain . Hon . Gideon Murray . Surgeon . George Munro . Adjutant . Gilbert Stewart . Quarter - Master . John Forbes . * Although the commissions of the officers were dated in October , and the following months of ...
... wounds at Fontenoy . Chaplain . Hon . Gideon Murray . Surgeon . George Munro . Adjutant . Gilbert Stewart . Quarter - Master . John Forbes . * Although the commissions of the officers were dated in October , and the following months of ...
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... wounded , this attack did not take place . Immediately afterwards his Royal Highness ordered Lord Sempill's regiment away to assist in the attack on the village , which still held out against the Dutch , who had failed in every attempt ...
... wounded , this attack did not take place . Immediately afterwards his Royal Highness ordered Lord Sempill's regiment away to assist in the attack on the village , which still held out against the Dutch , who had failed in every attempt ...
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