Author: William MunroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Reminiscences of Military Service with the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
Author: William MunroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Reminiscences of Military Service with the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
Author: William MunroPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Author: Trevor RoylePublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780572441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is one of the best-known regiments in the British Army. In a previous incarnation as the 93rd Highlanders, its soldiers were famed for being the 'thin red line' that repulsed the Russian heavy cavalry at the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War. When the regiment was ordered to disband in 1968 as part of wide-ranging defence cuts, a popular 'Save the Argylls' campaign was successful in keeping the regiment in being. In 2006, it became the 5th battalion of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland. Formed by two earlier regiments, The Argylls have a stirring history of service to the British Crown. They served all over the empire, taking part in the Indian Mutiny and the Boer War, and fought in both World Wars. In the post-war period the Argylls captured the public imagination in 1967 when they reoccupied the Crater district of Aden following a period of riots. Recruiting mainly from the west of Scotland, the regiment has a unique character and throughout its history has retained a fierce regimental pride which is summed up by its motto: 'sans peur', meaning 'without fear'. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders puts its story into the context of British military history and makes use of personal testimony to reveal the life of the regiment.
Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902
Author: Edward M. SpiersPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 074862726X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century. It examines how the soldier commented on this imperial experience, largely through letter, diaries and poems published in the provincial press, how his exploits were reviewed in Scotland and how military achievements contributed to both a growing sense of national identity and a deepening degree of imperial commitment.
Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author: Scottish History SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author: Bulletin of More Important Accessions with Bibliographical Contributions
Author: Justin WinsorThe Scottish Empire
Author: Michael FryPublisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788854322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
This new edition of Michael Fry's remarkable book charts the involvement of the Scots in the British empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. It is a tale of dramatic extremes and craggy characters and of a huge range of concerns - from education, evangelism and philanthropy to spying, swindling and drug running. Stories of Scottish regiments on the rampage, cannibalism and other atrocities are contrasted with the deeds of heroic pioneers such as David Livingstone and Mary Slessor. Above all it tells how the British empire came to be dominated and run by the Scots, and how it truly became a Scottish empire. As the empire transformed Scotland beyond recognition, so was the Empire shaped by the Scots - a remarkable achievement from the population of so small a country, which was itself neither nation nor fully province, neither fully colonizer nor fully colonized. Michael Fry's energetic and colourful account is one of the classics of modern Scottish history.
Edwards's Military Catalogue
Author: Francis Edwards (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
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