Historical Geography of the Clans of ScotlandW. & A. K. Johnston, 1899 - 179 pàgines |
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Aberdeen Aberdeenshire appointed Argyll Arms army Atholl attack Authority aforesaid Baillie battle BATTLE OF CULLODEN body called Camerons Campbell Castle cavalry Chief Chieften Clan Clanranald Colonel commanded Covenanters Covenanting Crown Culloden Cumberland Disarming DISARMING ACT dragoons Drummond Duke of Perth Dundee Earl Edinburgh enemy England English Estate Falkirk fire foot Forbes force garrison gentlemen Glengarry Glenmoriston Gordon Government guns Highlanders horse Inverness Irish Jacobite James joined Justices Keppoch killed King Kingsburgh Laird lands Loch Lochaber Lochiel Lord George Murray Lowlands Macdonald MacIntosh Mackay Macleod Majesty Majesty's Majesty's Government marched Master of Sinclair miles Montrose Montrose's morning Mountains Nairn night officers Ogilvie Parliament party Peace Person or Persons Preston Prince's prisoners raise reached Rebellion Rebels regiment retreat Royal Highness says Scotland Scots Scottish Seaforth sent Shire soldiers Stewart Stirling Stuart Summons sword took town troops Tullibardine wounded
Passatges populars
Pàgina 96 - There's some say that we wan, Some say that they wan, Some say that nane wan at a', man ; But ae thing I'm sure, That at Sheriffmuir A battle there was which I saw, man ; And we ran, and they ran, And they ran, and we ran, And we ran, and they ran awa', man.
Pàgina 116 - come over to claim the crown of his ancestors, to win it, or to perish in the attempt. Lochici, who my father has often told me was our firmest friend, may stay at home and learn from the newspapers the fate of his Prince.
Pàgina 50 - by the great name of the Lord our God, to continue in the profession and obedience of the said religion ; and that we shall defend the same and resist all those contrary errors and corruptions, according to our vocation, and to the utmost of that power which God hath put into our hands all the days of our life.
Pàgina 116 - answered that he was determined to put all to the hazard. "In a few days," said he, "with the few friends I have, I will erect the royal standard, and proclaim to the people of Britain that Charles Stuart
Pàgina 96 - us soldiers, or to see us handle our arms or do our exercise. Some said the circumstances he found us in dejected him ; I am sure the figure he made dejected us ; and had he sent us but 5000 men of good troops, and never himself come among us, we had done other things than we have now done.
Pàgina 122 - if any opposition be made to us we cannot answer for the consequences, being firmly resolved at any rate to enter the city, and in that case if any of the inhabitants are found in arms against us, they must not expect to be treated as prisoners of war.
Pàgina 131 - yellow-haired laddie.' The populace at first did not interrupt him, conceiving our army to be near the town ; but as soon as they knew that it would not arrive till the evening, they surrounded him in a tumultuous manner, with the intention of taking him prisoner, alive or dead. Dickson presented his blunderbuss, which was charged
Pàgina 116 - least to wait upon him and give my reasons for declining to join him, which admit of no reply." " Brother," said Fassefern, " I know you better than you know yourself. If this Prince once sets his eyes upon you he will make you do whatever he pleases.
Pàgina 124 - their stern countenances and bushy, uncombed hair gave them a fierce, barbarous, and imposing aspect. As to their arms," he said, " that they had no cannon or artillery of any sort but one small iron gun, which he had seen without a carriage, lying upon a cart drawn by a little Highland horse. That about 1400
Pàgina 92 - were People of desperate Fortunes ; and that he had been a Soldier himself, and knew what it was to be a Prisoner at Discretion : Upon which I said, Go back to your People again, and I will attack the Town ; and the Consequence will be, I will not spare one Man of you. Macintosh went