Good digs, greeneyes & texokie!
Also research the Highland Clearances.
And what happened to the Highlanders after the ‘45.
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WildHighlander57 to TEXOKIE; greeneyes
Good digs, greeneyes & texokie!
Also research the Highland Clearances.
And what happened to the Highlanders after the ‘45.
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That does tie in with the topic, doesn’t it?
I believe there was a huge removal of men the Crown did not want to have in the British Isles after the Battle of Culloden. But there were probably more than just that. The British Crown had the view that it was getting rid of malcontents. And it was. Very draconian. Such a sad period of history.
From Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Culloden
...Although most of those who did stand trial were sentenced to death, almost all of these had their sentences commuted to penal transportation to the British colonies for life by the Traitors Transported Act 1746 (20 Geo. II, c. 46).[77] In all, 936 men were thus transported, and 222 more were banished. Even so, 905 prisoners were actually released under the Act of Indemnity which was passed in June 1747. Another 382 obtained their freedom by being exchanged for prisoners of war who were held by France. Of the total 3,471 prisoners recorded, nothing is known of the fate of 648.[78] The high ranking “rebel lords” were executed on Tower Hill in London....
I know there is much more to the topic you raise, but there definitely was this action by the Crown to remove whomever it considered to be its enemies.
The Americas were not the only beneficiary of the ones sent away in chains from the Highlands. Australia was a penal colony and for quite a while, the enemies were also sent there over a number of decades.
Here is the specific info about the “Highland Clearances” you reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Clearances