Great kilts in the American colonies

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Just a quck look found the 42nd and the Fraser's in the RevWar. I believe the Fraser's might have been in Wilmington as it was a major port of the time.

You might could claim your targe to be from Culloden, making kyou almost fifty, but chances are, if you were a blacksmith carrying your stuff at culloden, you were probably caught and killed. I don't know how many survived Culloden, but as I understand it, not many!

Lots, and Lots, and Lots of "Loyal" Scots (on the Hannoverian side) survived...

Looking at the conduct of the war (1745-46) I wonder if Prince Charles would have had many "Mechanics" in his train. The Jacobite Army was largely composed of infantry, and on the march his men would have been able to attend to most "fix and mend" chores. If a blacksmith had been needed, it would have been a simple matter to force the local smith to attend to the repair. The same would have been true of the Jacobite cavalry-- simple ferriery-- like re-setting a cast shoe-- would have been carried out along the route of march, anything beyond that would be attended to at the next village or farm.

But then, I suppose, it's the research that separates "dressing up" from reenacting and living history displays, isn't it?

[Dall_Piobaire]

Lots, and Lots, and Lots of "Loyal" Scots (on the Hannoverian side) survived...

Oh I am sure lots of the loyalists survived, after all they did outnumber the Jacobites almost six to one. Well trained, with artillary and a better position. Charles should have listened to Murray much earlier.

[Jock Scot]

Oh I am sure lots of the loyalists survived, after all they did outnumber the Jacobites almost six to one. Well trained, with artillary and a better position. Charles should have listened to Murray much earlier.

Dall, perhaps I am wrong here, but I think that you are short changing the Jacobites, they damn nearly won the war and the Crown, it was only the defeat at Culloden that finished BPC. As to artillery, the first casualty of the battle of Culloden was a British soldier killed by a Jacobite cannon ball, also, the Jacobites were not universally liked in the highlands and many highlanders(dare I say most?) were delighted that BPC was defeated.It is no good harping on about how the Jacobites were out numbered, out trained, out gunned, out General-ed and out fought----- it is a war we are talking about and not a game of monopoly!

Back on topic. A most enlightening historical thread on early American colonial history. Thank you.