Wullie ( Polly ) Pipe Sgt 1st Bn Scots Guards

Pipe Sgt Wullie Strachans Fare

Scotland's bloodiest battle and one of the greatest victories in the Wars of Independence, Eight thousand Scots led by Sinclair Fraser and Red Comyn defeated 30,000 invading English. The Scots used their knowledge of the surrounding landscape to pull off the remarkable victory. Roslin is a couple of miles south of Edinburgh.

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The Battle Of Roslin 1303

Granny Tracy's Hornpipe

1st Battalion Scots Guards Farewell To Gort Barracks Dusseldorf Germany

3/4 Quick March

3/4 Quick March

400 MacGregors ambushed a larger number of Colquhouns in the glen. They took no prisoners and 140 Colquhouns were killed. A large number of sheep and cattle were stolen. Two days before he journied to London to assume the title of King of England as well as Scotland, King James VI held a judicial review of the incident. The MacGregor name was banned

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The Battle Of Glenfruin - 1603

2/4 Slow March

My brother Shug who passed recently.

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My Brother Hugh ( Shug ) 2/4 Slow March

6/8 Slow March

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By The Gates Of Mu'askar Al Murqab

4/4 Quick March

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While perhaps not in the same league as many other battles on Scottish soil, the Battle of the Braes got a lot of publicity at the time. It arose as part of the Highland "Clearances" when a group of crofters at Braes, near Portree, refused to allow the Sheriff's Officer deliver a summons. 50 Glasgow policemen were sent to put down the "uprising" and a battle took place at Braes when 100 crofters attacked them. The ensuing court cases received a lot of publicity and helped to highlight the problems being faced by the crofting communities.

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