Colonel1689 wrote:Thanks
Mackay was from Scourie in Sutherland as far as I'm aware. I also believe that Mackay faught alongside Dundee in Holland.
I had always wondered if large numbers of pikemen would have strenthend the redcoat line in the face of the charge but the few pikemen in each company would have had little impact.
AYE - especially if they are running away at the time
I believe the honour of the first Government Regiment to stand and "face" a "highland" charge without running away falls to the 26th of Foot - "The Cameronians" - notably a fine Presbyterian Covenanting Regiment with no liking for the politics or religion of them damned highlanders. And that was immediately after Killiecrankie in the grounds of Dunkeld Cathedral.(ooops. This would be a good time to duck and call mesell a "Campbell").
Dosn't matter if it is pikes or muskets with new fangled plug bayonets, if yer bottle goes - its time to tak to yer heels before them claymores and lochaber axes reach ye
What do you expect of mainly raw and untrained troops in the face of "highland savages"
Run man, run
Thinredline
"There is no retreat from here, men," Campbell told them as he rode down the line, "you must die where you stand."