Category Archives: Military history

SERGEANT McLEOD AND THE MEN IN THE RANKS

Posted on March 18, 2019 by malcolmarchibald

British history books are filled with accounts of wars and great commanders. The names of generals such as Marlborough, Wellington, Montgomery, Slim, Havelock, Clive and Wolfe spring from the pages, faces that peer from the powder-smoke and reap the rewards … Continue reading →

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THE BOSTONIAN AND THE GURKHAS

Posted on February 26, 2019 by malcolmarchibald

The British Empire threw up an amazing array of colourful characters and none more so than David Ochterlony. With such a name it is obvious that he has a Scottish background. His father came from Forfarshire, now Angus, north of … Continue reading →

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This crazy ideas about nationality

Posted on July 19, 2017 by malcolmarchibald

People fight wars over national boundaries. One set of people kill and maim another set of people because of some silly line drawn on a map by some politician or king or other jumped up self-important yahoo. How crazy is … Continue reading →

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December in Scottish History

Posted on December 14, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

DECEMBER IN SCOTTISH HISTORY 01 December 1768: The first volume of Encyclopedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh, edited by William Smellie. 1787: The lighthouse at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh began operations.  It was built by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson. 02 … Continue reading →

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November in Scottish History

Posted on November 7, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

01 November 1889: A Belgian named Professor Albert attempted to become the first man to swim the Firth of Forth. Setting off from the shore of Fife, he reached about half way to Inchkeith before he gave up, disappointing the … Continue reading →

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AUGUST IN SCOTTISH HISTORY

Posted on August 1, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

01 August 1798: Battle of the Nile:  ‘There were some of the women wounded, and one woman belonging to Leith died of her wounds, and was buried on a small island in the bay. One woman bore a son in … Continue reading →

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Journal from a neglected war

Posted on June 22, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

Concentration camps, barbed wire, machine-guns, guerrilla warfare, scorched earth tactics. The words could come from any journal of the Second World War. The names of some of the participants are also familiar: Winston Churchill, Kitchener, Sir John French, Mahatma Gandhi. … Continue reading →

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This week in Scottish History

Posted on June 1, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

01 June 1831:  While accompanying his uncle, John Ross, on an expedition to find the North West Passage, Sir James Clark Ross sledged across the Arctic ice and on this day he found the magnetic North Pole and claimed it for … Continue reading →

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This week in Scottish history

Posted on May 2, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

01 May 1455 Battle of Arkinholm, near Langholm, Dumfriesshire: The Laird of Johnstone led a royal to victory over the rebellious Douglases. Johnstone sent the severed head of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Moray as a trophy to the king. 01 … Continue reading →

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Our land of Palestine

Posted on April 28, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

This is a very short blog to announce that theKindle version of my latest Creativia book, Our Land of Palestine is on sale price of 99 pence or 99 cents for the next few days.   It’s the year 1915, … Continue reading →

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