Scots in the American war of Indenpendence

[Proclaimers]

Alrite Scots and scotland lovers!

I'm 15 fae Edinburgh and huve tae dae a school project on scots in the american war ae independence(aye, over the holidays, ye know that type ae teacher). Could anyone gee me any info on any scots that fought oon the american side and the scots that fought fur the union. Any help is great

cheers

Are ye expectin us tae dae yer homework for ye? Cheeky wee divil.

[heathen]

scots who type in their accent (?) make my blood boil it stereotypes us as morons.

Why? Does one have to speak "proper" English to not be a moron? Personally I find poor spelling, grammar and punctuation more "moronic" than spikkin guid braid Scots.

I have three pieces of advice for you:
1. Get over your cringe.
2. Don't ever go to http://www.firstfoot.com as you may explode with boiling blood.
3. Awa an bile yer heid!

[pearlms]

Lots of information here, laddie. (I apologize if you are a lassie).

http://www.mccordfamilyassn.com/mccords.htm

[ScabbyDouglas]

Regarding the "Morons or Heid-Biling" debate above...

I have taken the liberty of creating a thread in the Language forum..

http://www.scotland.com/forums/showt...threadid=19799

[McMillan-McIntyre]

Scot Student,

I am an American of Scottish descent, whose ansectors arrived from Kintyre, Scotland in 1774. Two years before our American Revolution. My ancestors arrived into Wilmigton, North Carolina and some fought in this war.

You may know that our First President was George Washington - A Scotsman. I believe 61 of our Presidents have been of Scottish descent.

There is a tremendous amount of information available for your research on the internet.

Try "Google" search engine: Scottish Men Who Fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Try:
http://www.nps.gov/thst/battle.htm
http://www.electricscotland.com

Hope this helps!

Cheryl