The Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments, Volume 2 (of 2)

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Hey, I just finished this deep dive into Scottish history, and it's not your typical dry textbook. The second volume of this work picks up where the first left off, tracking how the old clan system—with its fierce loyalties and bloody feuds—collided head-on with the modern world. It follows the clans through the Jacobite uprisings, the brutal aftermath of Culloden, and their incredible transformation into the legendary Highland regiments of the British Army. The real mystery here isn't just what happened, but how a culture of independence became a backbone of military discipline. It's a story of survival, adaptation, and identity that reads like an epic family saga, but for an entire people.
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to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Title: The Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments, Volume II (of 2) Editor: Sir John Scott Keltie Release Date: May 18, 2019 [eBook #59469] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 ***START OF THE Public Domain Archive EBOOK THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, HIGHLAND CLANS AND HIGHLAND REGIMENTS, VOLUME II (OF 2)*** E-text prepared by Brian Coe, John Campbell, Jane Robins, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) Note: Public Domain Archive also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations and also some music recordings. See 59469-h.htm or 59469-h.zip: (http://www.Public Domain Archive.org/files/59469/59469-h/59469-h.htm) or (http://www.Public Domain Archive.org/files/59469/59469-h.zip) This volume originally was printed as four separate books (see transcriber's note below). Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. Book 5, pages 1-192: https://archive.org/details/historyofscottis005kelt Book 6, pages 193-384: https://archive.org/details/historyofscottis006kelt Book 7, pages 385-592: https://archive.org/details/historyofscottis007kelt Book 8, pages 593-818: https://archive.org/details/historyofscottis008kelt Transcriber’s note This is Volume II of a two-volume set. The first volume can be found at: http://www.Public Domain Archive.org/ebooks/59468. This 1875 edition originally was published in eight separate books as a subscription publication. The Preface, Title pages, Tables of Contents and Lists of Illustrations (the Front Matter) were published in the final eighth book, and referenced books 1-4 as Volume I, and books 5-8 as Volume II. This etext follows the same two-volume structure. The relevant Front Matter has been moved to the front of each volume, and some illustrations have been moved to where the two Lists of Illustrations indicate they should be. No text was added or changed when the books were seamlessly joined to make Volume I and Volume II. Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been placed at the end of each chapter. A caret character is used to denote superscription. A single character following the caret is superscripted (example: C^o). Multiple superscripted characters are enclosed by curly brackets (example: 42^{nd}). Basic fractions are displayed as ½ ⅓ ¼ etc; other fractions are shown in the form a/b, for example 1/12 or 1/16. Regimental designations of the form a/b are unchanged, for example ‘1/4th Native Infantry’. In Chapter XLV the English translation of Gaelic text was usually positioned side by side with that text in the original book. In this etext the translation is positioned after the Gaelic passage. Several of these passages are quite long. Many tables in the original book (between pages 562 and 802) had } or { bracketing in some cells. These brackets are not helpful in the etext tables and have been removed to improve readability and save table space. The two tables on page 755 were very large in width and each has been split into two parts; the left-side ‘Names’ column has been duplicated in the second part. Many other minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. [Illustration: MAP SHOWING THE DISTRICTS OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS OF SCOTLAND.] A HISTORY OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS HIGHLAND CLANS AND HIGHLAND REGIMENTS WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE GAELIC LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND MUSIC BY THE REV. THOMAS MACLAUCHLAN, LL.D., F.S.A. SCOT. AND AN ESSAY ON HIGHLAND SCENERY BY THE LATE PROFESSOR JOHN WILSON EDITED BY JOHN S. KELTIE, F.S.A. SCOT. Illustrated WITH A SERIES OF PORTRAITS, VIEWS, MAPS, ETC., ENGRAVED ON STEEL, CLAN TARTANS, AND UPWARDS OF TWO HUNDRED WOODCUTS, INCLUDING ARMORIAL BEARINGS VOL. II. A. FULLARTON & CO. EDINBURGH AND LONDON 1875 CONTENTS OF VOLUME II....

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This book picks up the sweeping story of the Scottish Highlands after the initial foundations are laid. It's a direct continuation, so you're thrown right into the action.

The Story

It chronicles the 18th and 19th centuries, a period of massive upheaval. We see the failed Jacobite rebellions, climaxing with the disaster at Culloden in 1746. The book details the harsh crackdown that followed—the disarming acts, the banning of tartan, the efforts to break the clan chiefs' power. Then, it makes a fascinating turn. It shows how that same martial spirit, once aimed at resisting the crown, was channeled into forming the famous Highland regiments. These units, like the Black Watch, became pillars of the British Empire, fighting everywhere from North America to India. The story is about a culture being dismantled and then rebuilding its pride in a completely new, unexpected way.

Why You Should Read It

What grabbed me was the human element behind the history. This isn't just about laws and battles; it's about people making impossible choices. Do you cling to the old ways and face ruin, or adapt to survive? The book gives you a sense of the clans as real communities, not just romantic symbols. You get a clear picture of why the Highlands hold such a powerful place in Scotland's heart. The transition from clan warriors to disciplined soldiers is a powerful lesson in how traditions can evolve without disappearing.

Final Verdict

Perfect for anyone with Scottish roots, military history fans, or readers who love stories about cultural resilience. If you enjoy family sagas but wish they were on a grand, historical scale, this is for you. It provides the crucial 'what happened next' to the more commonly told tales of rebellion. Just be sure to read Volume 1 first, as this one jumps right in.



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