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18th-Century Highlanders MAA 261 Stuart Reid | ||||||||||||||
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| Publikacja poświęcona klanom górali szkockich (highladerom) w realiach XIX wieku. Autor skupił się w poniższym tytule przede wszystkim na jednostkach służących w ramach armii angielskiej. Zwyczajowo, zgodnie z wymogami serii opisano ich organizację, szlak bojowy, umundurowanie i uzbrojenie. Garść informacji zapodano też na temat ich konfrontacji z klanami przeciwnymi dominacji Anglii sygnalizując szereg tzw. „powstań jakobickich”. Całość wzmacnia krótka bibliografia, indeks rzeczowy oraz ilustracje Mike’a Chappella. jabu On 25 October 1739 Letters of Service were granted to John, Earl of Crawford, for forming a regiment of foot from the six independent companies then making up the Highland Watch, augmented by four additional companies. The new regiment then took precedence as the 43rd Foot. Although strictly speaking the 43rd, now better known as the Black Watch, was not the first highland regiment raised for service in the British Army, those earlier highland regiments were outwardly indistinguishable from the Lowland Scots and English counterparts, with virtually no concessions made to their highland origins. The new 43rd Regiment, by contrast, not only wore bonnets, but had short jackets in place of coats, and belted plaids instead of breeches. In addition to their firelocks and bayonets they were armed with Scots broadswords, pistols and dirks. In the early days a few of them may even have carried circular shields or targets. The British Army was never to be the same again. Stuart Reid explores the history, clothing and equipment of the 18th century Highland regiments, in a text complemented by a multitude of photographs and illustrations, includng eight full page colour plates by Mike Chappell with extensive commentaries. Contents The First Highland Regiments · Expansion, 1757-87 · Clothing and Equipment · Highland Regiments · The Plates | ||||||||||||||