Sangster Clan

[Polwarth]

Hmmmmm, ah wunner whae teks efter him?

My Dad, Uncles and cousins aw A&SH.

[aNonnyMoose]

He was a bit of a fan of the Mad Mitch approach to problems... "Piper to the front, shoot anything that moves!"...

So there may be a few vague similarities

[Polwarth]

I'm gonnae PM you aboot this!

[Hugh2]

Originally Posted by aNonnyMoose

He was a bit of a fan of the Mad Mitch approach to problems... "Piper to the front, shoot anything that moves!"...

So there may be a few vague similarities

Yes - that just about sums up that regiment which should never have been created in the first place as a result of the Cardwell (an Englishman) Reforms in 1881. i.e. the daft amalgamation between the 91st and 93rd regiments of foot.

The 91st (Argyleshire) Highlanders - who, incidentally recruited the greatest Argyll of all - Edward Dwelly, an Englishman with no Scottish connections whatsoever who nonetheless produced the splendid Dwelly Gaelic dictionary. And, absurdly, the 93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders, formed in 1799, geographically separated from the 91st by two counties, fought bravely for the imperial cause only to discover that their parents` houses had been burned over their heads in the Sutherland clearances as a reward. Few, thereafter, volunteered.

Imperialists in Edinburgh and London were focused only on the recruitment of cannon fodder.

Sutherland men never served with the A & S H. And, ever since National Service ended in the early `60s only about 1% of the battalion have been born in Argyll and virtually all of these few were the sons of monoglot English-speaking lowlanders who had settled in the backstreets of Oban, Lochgilphead and Campbelltown.

Gaelic-speaking Highland soldiers (pre-1850) behaved impeccably off duty. Contrast the behaviour of the present virtually all lowland representatives of the A & S H at their base at Canterbury! Note also, the personality of the poster who calls herself Polwarth who has posted more posts than is healthy in mind to these forums, someone who admits to being a member of a family who claim to be authentic Argyll and Sutherlands - yet someone who stubbornly refuses to learn or even to recognise Gaelic as being the original Argyll-Scots language.

General Jackson, another Englishman, was right. He finally took the necessary action to absorb the A & S H into one North British regiment where they belong.

[Polwarth]

Awaaay and stop talking pish. You aren't Scots. None of us belive that for a minute.

[Hugh2]

Originally Posted by Polwarth

Awaaay and stop talking pish. You aren't Scots. None of us belive that for a minute.

Define a non-anglicised Scot, if you can?

By the way, my father, Hugh - an Argyll man - served with the Argylls and was badly wounded in a major war. He was not allowed officially to speak Gaelic to his Argyll-Scots speaking comrades in the ranks. Instead, shamefully, they spoke in whispers out of earshot of officers and NCOs. How do I know? He told me!

My cousin, Iain, also served (as a National serviceman) in the Argylls. He also told me his dismal story. Most Argyll men, as a consequence, tried their best to get into the Air Force, the Navy and other units of the British Army.

A career soldier, a Pipe Major Major in the A & S H disapproved of the "Mad" Mitch mindset. How do I know? He told me!

[aNonnyMoose]

Got any evidence to back up these claims, other than what appears to be hearsay?

You claim to be a highland "gentleman", yet your behaviour towards a lady leaves rather a lot to be desired. Personally, I think you are anything but a gentleman - just a non-Gaidhlig speaking troll with delusions of adequacy...