Glenfinnan to Prestonpans 1745

[TheTraumarama2]

"Up and sell your sour milk"?

[hitmann2300]

@TheTraumarama2 Yes, a colorful way of saying basically "kick their arse"

[TheTraumarama2]

@hitmann2300

Ah, so it's like saying "Open a can of whoop-ass milk"?

[BillDFC]

5.000 or so Highlanders against the British army? Now let me see.how would that end up?

[hitmann2300]

You know, I wish people would read my main page and understand my vids are not done for your bloody politics. I was born in Scotland, but I am British, my Father was English. His dad fought in WW1 and was at the Somme 1916. Jacobiker, get your damn History straight, Britain went to war in 1914 because Germany invaded Belgium, an ally. Would Britain have gotten involved without that? Im sure she would have been pulled in eventually. The other nations were building empires too. So you dont blame 1

[jacobiker]

British Empire Brutality is responsible for the tragic loss of life at the Somme, it was a slaughter without just cause, baring that of imperialist veiwpoints of the respective leaders and goverments. Men who fell at the Somme, including my own ancestors had no choice but to be there to be shot for cowardice the only alternative. I despise all things British because of that, British imperialisim has cost countless loss of life. At least the men fighting at Prestonpans had chosen to be there.

[witchhunter32]

i blame britain and france they started the war but i dont hate britain for things of the past except culloden they took that way too far mate :)

[hitmann2300]

How do you come to that Witchhunter? Let's see, Serbs kill archduke of Austria. Austria declares war on Serbia, Russia sides with serbs and declares war on Austria. Austria begs for german help, germany reluctantly sides with austria which brought France into the war but germany then decides it must use belgium to invade France which pulls Britain into WW1 because of her 1839 agreement that britian would protect belgium.

On Culloden, Agreed, Cumberland was truely a Butcher.

[witchhunter32]

so what u saying is its serbs black hand gangs fault if so im with u there

[stuartsob]

Germany reluctant? Get a grip!!!

[Chuckles2979]

We are talking WW1, not WW2. Germany did try to talk Austria into letting up on her terms with Austria. Once they did throw in their lot with Austria, they went full bore, just like everyone else.

[robertgeorg]

Prestonpans was not the biggest slaugther in british history or even on the british Islands. The Battle of Towton in 1461 takes 1st place on the british isles with dead range from 13000 to 32000 depending on which sources you use (i use wikipedia) and Battle of Somme 1916 takes overall 1st Place in "slaughter" in british history.

[witchhunter32]

fair point

[witchhunter32]

still a hell of a slaughter though

[witchhunter32]

u see when i said biggest i didnt mean it like that i just meant that it was a big slaughter

[witchhunter32]

i wouldnt trust wikipedia people can change what ever they want on that thing , btw the somme wasnt on british soil

[hitmann2300]

Who said the Somme was on British soil?

[witchhunter32]

robertgeorg his comments r a couople of pages back

[mugencart]

Read the post again,,,,He didn't mean that it was.

[yukonnahanni]

@robertgeorg , thanks , robertgeorge ,,

The Somme was a terrible Slaughter, but , just , not for the British Troops, also for the Canadian Troops ...

[witchhunter32]

prestonpans biggest slaughter in british history

2000 dead and wounded redcoats

40 dead or wounded jacobites

yay

[Weinglasarien]

Wrong swords at 1:07! *shriek*

[Jaco009898]

Actually that is a reproduction of the Royal Sword of Scotland, being carried behind the Prince, a ceremonial sword.

[Weinglasarien]

I'm sorry, my bad. I was thinking of the battlefield aspect only, forgetting the ceremonial side included. I'm just touchy because I've seen to many bad reenactors trying to be an ordinary Highlander on the battlefield with a claidheamh da laimh, which wouldn't have been used any more at that time.

But out of curiousity: Was it wise to take ceremonial objects on a march where you risked losing them as a important symbol to the enemy (as you could never ever be entirely sure of your success)?

[Cadbren]

Ceremonial objects were of great importance for morale. All the standards carried by both sides would have had enormous honour attached to them and to lose them would be considered a disgrace.

What's the point of having a ceremonial sword if no one can see it when its presence is needed the most such as during a battle. Such things were viewed as having their own spirit and could impart good luck so leaving them behind would have been unthinkable.

[Ascanius45]

Do you practice the reenacting ?

[Ascanius45]

Great reenactment !

What is the tittle of the song please ?

[witchhunter32]

up an waur them a wullie

[rehtged]

nice video, great re-enactment by the looks of it and awesome music!