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Culloden battle finds could be unearthed by school build

Started by Imperial Dave, February 01, 2022, 07:07:07 AM

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Jim Webster

Quote from: DougM on February 02, 2022, 01:17:05 AM
Quote from: Mark G on February 01, 2022, 08:00:51 PM
Less a case of history being written by the victors, than history being bitched about by the victims.

If that's a reference to Culloden, I find that incredibly offensive. My own (unverified) family history includes two supposedly killed after the battle.

If you read the accounts of local historians etc who lived through and described the behaviour of the armies of the '15 and the '45 as they passed through what is now Cumbria you'd realise that there were other opinions at the time  :)

DougM

I hadn't been aware of episodes where the Jacobites hunted down and killed wounded opponents in numbers?
"Let the great gods Mithra and Ahura help us, when the swords are loudly clashing, when the nostrils of the horses are a tremble,...  when the strings of the bows are whistling and sending off sharp arrows."  http://aleadodyssey.blogspot.com/

Jim Webster

Quote from: DougM on February 02, 2022, 08:00:02 PM
I hadn't been aware of episodes where the Jacobites hunted down and killed wounded opponents in numbers?

Side effect of now winning. They missed out on the full range of 18th century warfare

Erpingham

Talking of 18th century warfare, we are suffering a bit of scope creep with this topic.  We do need post-medieval stuff to link back to lessons about ancient and medieval warfare ideally.  Just a hint.  Anyway, back to pounding the beat.

DougM

Quote from: Jim Webster on February 03, 2022, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: DougM on February 02, 2022, 08:00:02 PM
I hadn't been aware of episodes where the Jacobites hunted down and killed wounded opponents in numbers?

Side effect of now winning. They missed out on the full range of 18th century warfare

Now winning, presumably 'Not winning' - Falkirk Muir and Prestonpans?  - anyway - back to AncMed subjects.
"Let the great gods Mithra and Ahura help us, when the swords are loudly clashing, when the nostrils of the horses are a tremble,...  when the strings of the bows are whistling and sending off sharp arrows."  http://aleadodyssey.blogspot.com/