Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders

Author : Trevor Royle
Publisher : Random House
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780572444

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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by Trevor Royle Pdf

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.

Author : William McElwee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780967684

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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by William McElwee Pdf

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.

Author : Captain Ian C Cameron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 178151965X

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History of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 7th Battalion from El Alamein to Germany by Captain Ian C Cameron Pdf

This History of one of the best-known Scottish regiments in the British Army covers the role of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in the latter part of the Second World War. The Regiment formed part of the famous 51st Highland Division with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 and suffered grievous casualties before escaping through the port of Le Havre. It remained in the 51st Highland Division for the rest of the war, taking part in the North African campaign, including the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, and the invasion and liberation of Sicily in 1943, before returning to take part in the many hard-fought battles following the 1944 D-day Normandy Landings and through to the Baltic. Well-illustrated with photographs and many maps, this is a fine record of a proud unit.

Author : Alastair Of Airds Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : 0752435388

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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by Alastair Of Airds Campbell Pdf

It was in 1794 that the Duke of Argyll deputed his kinsman Campbell of Lochnell to raise a Regiment of Argyllshire Highlanders. In 1881 the Cardwell Reforms twinned the 91st with the 93rd, raised by Major General William Wemyss in 1800. The 93rd came into prominence in the Crimean War where it formed the Thin Red Line at Balaklava before seeing action in the Indian Mutiny, notably at the Relief of Lucknow where the Regiment won no less than six VCs. These two units were brought together to form the Argyll Sutherland Highlanders. The new Regiment was given an area comprising the counties of Argyll and Bute, Stirlingshire, Clackmannan, Renfrew and Dumbarton. They saw action in Palestine before taking part in Korea where Major Muir won the Regiment's last VC. They took part in the Suez operation in 1956, were on active service in Cyprus in 1958-9 and were among the last troops out of Aden in 1969 after their famous retaking of Crater.

Author : Gerald Lionel Joseph Goff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Argyllshire (Scotland)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041659280

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Historical Records of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders by Gerald Lionel Joseph Goff Pdf

Author : Robert Lochiel Fraser,Argyll Regimental Foundation
Publisher : Hamilton, Ont. : Argyll Regimental Foundation
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0968138004

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Black Yesterdays by Robert Lochiel Fraser,Argyll Regimental Foundation Pdf

Author : Horatio Gordon Robley,P. J. Aubin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) Regiment
ISBN : NYPL:33433006864965

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History of the 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by Horatio Gordon Robley,P. J. Aubin Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:464064207

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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Army. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0900594217

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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) by Great Britain. Army. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Pdf

Author : John Percy Groves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433082130562

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History of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders by John Percy Groves Pdf

Author : Ian MacArthur Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015036692823

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History of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders by Ian MacArthur Stewart Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 191075997X

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ARGYLLS by Anonim Pdf

Author : Douglas Sutherland
Publisher : Leo Cooper Books
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015003468736

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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by Douglas Sutherland Pdf

Regimentsmarcher "The Thin Red Line", "Highland Laddie" og "The Campbells are Coming" i nodenotation. - Vigtige tidspunkter i regimentets historie, lokaliteter for krigshandlinger, kronologisk oversigt. - Citater fra dagsbefalinger og andre skriftlige kilder. - Introduktion til bogen ved Brian Horrocks.

Author : Gerald Lionel Joseph Goff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59415493

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Historical Records of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders by Gerald Lionel Joseph Goff Pdf

Author : Paul Cowan
Publisher : Neil Wilson Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000110570474

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Scottish Military Disasters by Paul Cowan Pdf

A compilation of Scotland's failures on the battlefields of the world from Mons Graupius to Korea.