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Wellington's Highlanders

By Bryan Fosten , Stuart Reid

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1992
ISBN
1855322560, 9781855322561
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10812141 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Pages
48\25
Time added
2012-07-07 15:03:25

Description

Ultimately, regiments are judged by their behaviour in battle; and highlanders have always had a reputation as 'stormers', as exemplified by the impetuous charge of the Gordons at Waterloo, intermingled with the Scots greys. This reputation probably resulted at least in part from an unusually close bonding between officers and men, and an assumption that highlanders were natural soldiers, possessed of an impetuous spirit and temperamentally more inclined to use the bayonet. Complemented by many illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Bryan Fosten, Stuart Reid's engaging text examines the uniforms and organisation of Wellington's Highlanders.

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