Scotland S Waterloo

Author : Owen Dudley Edwards
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910324523

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Scotland's Waterloo by Owen Dudley Edwards Pdf

I saw the field of battle' It still exhibits a most striking picture of desolation all the neighbouring houses being broken down by cannon-shot and shells. There was one sweet little chateau in particular called Hougomont which was the object of several desperate assaults and was at length burned to the ground' There was an immense carnage on this spot and the stench of the dead bodies is still frightfully sensible. WALTER SCOTT Why was the Battle of Waterloo so significant for Scottish history? How has the conflict been represented in Scottish art and literature? What did the Scots who witnessed the battle and its aftermath have to say about it at the time? The Battle of Waterloo represented a seismic shift in the tectonic plates of national identity for Scotland. In art and political rhetoric, the Scots became the poster boys of the British Empire at Waterloo. Ostensibly fighting alongside England against France, the battle also arguably saw Scotland move away from the Auld Alliance towards identification with the United Kingdom. Scotland's Waterloo concentrates on how the battle was perceived at the time, showcasing the different ways that illustrious Scots documented and responded to the battle in its immediate aftermath. Owen Dudley Edwards starts with the painters and their patrons, before moving on to the fascinating eyewitness accounts of Scottish soldiers and doctors. He finally introduces the voices of two of the most famous Scottish writers who experienced the horrific aftermath of the battle first-hand, Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron.

Author : Iain Gale
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857908551

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Scotland Forever by Iain Gale Pdf

A colorful account of the part played by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in the Battle of Waterloo—and their contribution to victory over Napoleon. One of the most iconic incidents of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was the charge of the Scots Greys, a crack cavalry regiment, into the heart of the French army. It was a moment of supreme daring and horse-riding skill, and Sergeant Ewart of the Greys succeeded in snatching one of Napoleon’s coveted eagle standards. However, it was also a military blunder. The Greys were quickly surrounded by enemy cavalry and cut to pieces. Of the regiment’s 442 officers and men almost half, 198, were killed or injured. In the end the battle was won by the British and their allies and the eagle of the French 45th regiment is now on show in Edinburgh Castle. Iain Gale brings the bare outline of this legendary military exploit to life, giving the stories of the men involved and reconstructing the prelude, the aftermath, life in the Greys and the Battle of Waterloo as a whole. It is a uniquely exciting story of courage and military tactics in the heat of war. “The reader is thrown headfirst into the chaos of the battle, truly evoking the great sense of the terror endured by the brave cavalry.” —Scottish Field

Author : John S. North
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2199 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0921075057

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The Waterloo Directory of Scottish Newspapers and Periodicals, 1800-1900 by John S. North Pdf

Author : Gareth Glover
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473894037

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A Scots Grey at Waterloo by Gareth Glover Pdf

William Clarke of Prestonpans, Scotland, joined the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, the Scots Greys, in 1803. Clarke had risen to the rank of sergeant by the time the regiment was ordered to Belgium on the news that Napoleon had escaped from Elba. Forming part of what became known as the Union Brigade, the Scots Greys played a key role in Napoleons defeat at Waterloo.The John Rylands Library, Manchester, recently acquired William Clarkes 600-page, handwritten memoir describing his enlistment and military career, the highlight of which was the Waterloo campaign, which he describes in unusual detail in the vernacular of the day, presented and annotated by the renowned historian Garth Glover.Thanks to this rare discovery, the reader can follow the movements of the Scots Greys at every stage of the action throughout the three days from Quatre-Bras to that climatic encounter on the Mont St Jean. Clarke naturally portrays the charge of the Union Brigade in dramatic and heroic terms, but he claims that the man who led the charge, Major General William Ponsonby, was killed by a musket ball and not cut down by French cavalry, as is usually stated, for recklessly charging too far.After the battle, Clarke was part of the Burial Party. He then graphically describes the sad scene as he does the trail of the defeated French army as the pursuing Prussians cut a merciless path on their way to Paris.A Scots Grey at Waterloo provides the reader with an exceptionally in-depth account of the actions of the cavalry at Waterloo that will mark this memoir out as one of the most significant to have been published in the last 200 years.

Author : Sherry Irvine
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781618589637

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Scottish Ancestry by Sherry Irvine Pdf

The world of genealogical research has changed dramatically in the years since this book debuted. In this revised second edition, Sherry Irvine mixes her award-winning methodology with up-to-date instruction on how to utilize the latest computer and internet sources for Scottish research. She also broadens the scope from a guide for North Americans to a useful resource for researchers from all over the globe. For family historians researching Scottish roots, this book continues to be indispensable.

Author : Gill Plain
Publisher : Bucknell University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781611487770

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Scotland and the First World War by Gill Plain Pdf

What did war look like in the cultural imagination of 1914? Why did men in Scotland sign up to fight in unprecedented numbers? What were the martial myths shaping Scottish identity from the aftermath of Bannockburn to the close of the nineteenth century, and what did the Scottish soldiers of the First World War think they were fighting for? Scotland and the First World War: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Bannockburn is a collection of new interdisciplinary essays interrogating the trans-historical myths of nation, belonging and martial identity that shaped Scotland’s encounter with the First World War. In a series of thematically linked essays, experts from the fields of literature, history and cultural studies examine how Scotland remembers war, and how remembering war has shaped Scotland.

Author : Michael Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317675853

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Scotland and the Caribbean, c.1740-1833 by Michael Morris Pdf

This book participates in the modern recovery of the memory of the long-forgotten relationship between Scotland and the Caribbean. Drawing on theoretical paradigms of world literature and transnationalism, it argues that Caribbean slavery profoundly shaped Scotland’s economic, social and cultural development, and draws out the implications for current debates on Scotland’s national narratives of identity. Eighteenth- to nineteenth-century Scottish writers are re-examined in this new light. Morris explores the ways that discourses of "improvement" in both Scotland and the Caribbean are mediated by the modes of pastoral and georgic which struggle to explain and contain the labour conditions of agricultural labourers, both free and enslaved. The ambivalent relationship of Scottish writers, including Robert Burns, to questions around abolition allows fresh perspectives on the era. Furthermore, Morris considers the origins of a hybrid Scottish-Creole identity through two nineteenth-century figures - Robert Wedderburn and Mary Seacole. The final chapter moves forward to consider the implications for post-devolution (post-referendum) Scotland. Underpinning this investigation is the conviction that collective memory is a key feature which shapes behaviour and beliefs in the present; the recovery of the memory of slavery is performed here in the interests of social justice in the present.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783830893

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Wellington's Highland Warriors by Stuart Reid Pdf

'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.

Author : Thomas Maclauchlan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Clans
ISBN : UCBK:C020996287

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A History of the Scottish Highlands by Thomas Maclauchlan Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555078106

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The Register insurance directory and almanac by Anonim Pdf

Author : Walter Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWP6ZV

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The Lord of the Isles by Walter Scott Pdf

Author : Nick Robins
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473834415

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Scotland and the Sea by Nick Robins Pdf

Scotland's maritime heritage is a highly significant one, embracing as it does a quite outstanding contribution to Britain's development both as an empire and as the world's leading maritime power in the nineteenth century.Scottish engineering, ship-owning and operating, as well as business and entrepreneurial skills, played a major part in the success of the Merchant Navy, while Scottish emigrants took skills to every corner of the world, creating trade and wealth both abroad and at home. In terms of engineering, 'Clyde-built' was the Kitemark for the shipbuilding industry the world over. Scottish shipowners included household names such as Allan, Anchor, Donaldson and Henderson, while Scotsmen were instrumental in founding and, for much of the time, managing Cunard, British India, P & O, Orient, Glen and many other 'English' companies.The author tells an exhilarating story of energy and inventiveness, describing the remarkable navigational skills of the highlanders and the technological and business skills of the lowlanders, and relates the early development of the steamship, the impact of emigration, the involvement with exploration and the development of trade routes, and the final flowering of the world's last great iron sailing ships. And the evidence is still here, in the Cutty Sark, the Denny test tank at Dumbarton, and the Burrell Collection at Pollock, all reminders of a remarkable story.As seen in Scottish Memories Magazine.

Author : William Jerdan,William Ring Workman,Frederick Arnold,John Morley,Charles Wycliffe Goodwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1824
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015033904775

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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc by William Jerdan,William Ring Workman,Frederick Arnold,John Morley,Charles Wycliffe Goodwin Pdf

Author : Peter Handyside Mackerlie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Great Britain. Army
ISBN : HARVARD:HNZSX5

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An Account of the Scottish Regiments, with the Statistics of Each, from 1808 to March 1861 by Peter Handyside Mackerlie Pdf

Author : Walter Sir Scott, 1771-1832,Walter Sir Scott, 1771-1832 Ed
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 1371864977

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LORD OF THE ISLES THE FIELD OF by Walter Sir Scott, 1771-1832,Walter Sir Scott, 1771-1832 Ed Pdf

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