Author: John Percy Groves
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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History of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders
Author: John Percy Groves
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Author: Trevor Royle
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Author: William McElwee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780967683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780967683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
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.
Scottish Military Disasters
Author: Paul Cowan
Publisher: Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A compilation of Scotland's failures on the battlefields of the world from Mons Graupius to Korea.
Publisher: Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A compilation of Scotland's failures on the battlefields of the world from Mons Graupius to Korea.
A Bibliography of Regimental Histories of the British Army
Author: Arthur S. White
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178150539X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178150539X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This is one of the most valuable books in the armoury of the serious student of British Military history. It is a new and revised edition of Arthur White's much sought-after bibliography of regimental, battalion and other histories of all regiments and Corps that have ever existed in the British Army. This new edition includes an enlarged addendum to that given in the 1988 reprint. It is, quite simply, indispensible.
A History of the Scottish Highlands
Author: Sir John Scott Keltie
Publisher:
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Category : Clans
Languages : en
Pages : 1196
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clans
Languages : en
Pages : 1196
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Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59
Author: William Forbes-Mitchell
Publisher:
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 318
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Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902
Author: Edward M. Spiers
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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 Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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