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Wellington's Highlanders

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - French Revolutionary War/Napoleonic Wars - British

Last Stocked on 4/29/2023

Product Info

Title
Wellington's Highlanders
Publisher
Category
Author
Stuart Reid
Publish Year
1992
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
928053408
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA253
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA253

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 color plates by Bryan Fosten, Stuart Reid's engaging text examines the uniforms and organization of Wellington's Highlanders.