Highland Regiments - A Highland Perspective

[Duthill]

Just how thick can it get ?

[ScotSites]

Originally Posted by Duthill

Just how thick can it get ?

The OP is a troll and they can be incredibly thick!

[wullie m]

MacLeod's Highlanders raised in 1770, of the 1100 men in the first batalion, only 840 were Highlanders, the rest came from elsewhere, incl' England & Ireland, possibly even Peter's Yorkshire! wullie.

[Duthill]

Aye , thats right Wullie .
Our Grant Strathspey Fencible Regiment of 1793 was much the same .
Out of the 1,000 or so in the muster , about forty were from the Lowlands , three or four from England and and a couple from Ireland .
Apparently there were another 70-80 men on standby .

It may be that all or most were Grant connected men , no matter where they were born and raised , but the point still stands .
Not all Highland Regimental Soldiers were born and recruited in the highlands .


Just like today eh

[Lachlan09]

Originally Posted by PeterSandy

Why don't you start a new thread in the Language forum seeking answers to your questions about the authentic Celts?

The following thread found in the appropriate Language forum may be of interest:
What about the term Celtic...

With the greatest respect, I mentioned that here as you previously mentioned a definition of Scot-Celt in this very thread.

[Lachlan09]

Originally Posted by Lachlan09

With the greatest respect, I mentioned that here as you previously mentioned a definition of Scot-Celt in this very thread.

and me, as you say, not knowing a single word of Gaelic, it felt appropriate to bring it up in passing.