In the footsteps of the Culloden night raiders

TimesOnline ^ | 4/17/2009 | Mike Wade

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It was the dead of night and in a deep, dark forest six miles from the site of the Duke of Cumberland’s camp at Nairn a squad of fearsome men dressed in plaids and carrying muskets gathered around an officer.

Captain Ian Deveney’s voice rang out: “Help yourselves lads. My sporran’s full of Maltesers.” A huge bearded man appeared out the darkness. “Why not? They’ll keep the blood sugar up,” said Callum Mitchell in a cheerful, sing-song voice.

This ragged band of 20 men had set out to recreate one of the most fateful events in Scottish history, an abortive attack by 4,000 Jacobites on April 15, 1746, the eve of the Battle of Culloden.

The Jacobites’ aim was to surprise the Duke of Cumberland’s men and slaughter them in their sleep ...

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[ReneeLynn]

The only reason I know about Culloden is from the Diana Gabaldon ‘Outlander’ books.

Thanks for posting this.

[sionnsar]

I toured Culloden Moor back in '96. A very grim place.

(But got a really great deal on a Dwelly's Gaelic-English dictionary at the gift shop there. *\;-)

[montomike]

Those were sure good books. I couldn’t put them down until I’d read them all.

I guess I wanted to be like Jamie!

[ReneeLynn]

Well, you got to full rig out kilt and all first. :) Love those books. There’s another coming out in September.

And the author pegs herself as a Libertarian, but you should have read a recent reply on her blog to a whiney liberal who was berating her for saying that she prefers FOX news and agreed with O’Rielly that Ted Kennedy is a pinhead. And disliked the way CNN teats Obama like ‘the newborn king’. She politely put the smackdown on her. She’s got me for a fan for life.

[ReneeLynn]

I’ve always wanted to see Scotland. I would ‘have’ to go to Culloden. Grim as it is.

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Thanks to SunkenCiv. I love all his stuff:)

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[sionnsar]

I’ve always wanted to see Scotland. I would ‘have’ to go to Culloden. Grim as it is.

I want to go back. We didn't have time for Inverness and more of the Gaidhealtachd (Gaelic-speaking regions).

[Beowulf9]

Thanks!!!

Granfather’s name was Carrigan, and we did have a family ancestor who was part of the Black Watch.

[ottbmare]

Gabaldon is not only amazingly talented, but full of humor, kindness, and patience. She is beautiful, too, and has managed to keep a tall handsome Scottish-American husband happy for many years. My hat is off to her. To learn that she is a libertarian with conservative leanings is frosting on the cake.

I can hardly wait for September.

[ReneeLynn]

I love to read her acknowledgements in the books. There is always some great comedy in there, especially with things her husband says.

Her books are just riveting and hilarious as well. First books I’ve read where I did laugh out loud.

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[driftless2]

"Culloden"

Was there about three years ago. It was a very nice day, and I did not get a grim feeling. Maybe because I was following a Scottish schoolteacher and his young charges. The schoolteacher was reliving the battle with his students as the soldiers. His rendition was humorous and entertaining.

[Tax-chick]

My mother and her friends (all in their 60’s, at the time) did three weeks in Scotland, the Borders, and the Isles about ten years ago, and they loved it. Go in HIGH summer, late July/August, when it’s blazing hot in the U.S.!

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[kalee]

Did you stop at the first book or have you read on?

[sionnsar]

Go in HIGH summer, late July/August, when it’s blazing hot in the U.S.!

We were there in early October, when it was grey, cool, overcast and drizzling.

Every B&B we went to apologized for the weather. We just assured them, "Hey, we're from Seattle and it's just like home!" And then turned the bedroom heat back down.

Also: October begins "off-season" -- it's much less expensive then. *\;-)

[6323cd]

Thanks for the Ping! Love the “Outlander” books too.