This definitely makes me proud of my Scottish heritage. I'm a Kennedy - the first Kennedy was married to the daughter of King Robert the Bruce. My ancestors came to the Carolinas in time to fight in the American Revolution. Another branch of the clan allowed the English to chase them into Ireland. We know who some of their descendents are.
Anyhow, because of their kilts and their ferocity in battle, Scottish warriors have been called "ladies from Hell".
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Ladies from Hell
It is not generally known that, during conflicts involving British Commonwealth nations, men playing tunes on the bagpipes often join the regular soldiers in battle. They are unarmed, their only weapon sheer courage. These are military pipers, and they are a tradition among nations with strong Scottish (or Irish) heritage. Of course, the foremost nation to make use of military pipers is Great Britain, with her lands emcompassing Scotland itself. In the UK, the Highland regiment tradition reaches back to the middle ages and even to Roman times, and includes the names of many large scale battles-- Culloden Moor, Waterloo, Balaclava, the Somme, Jerusalem, Dunkirk, El Alamein, Liri Valley, Gold and Sword Beaches, Singapore, and even up to the Falklands war and Desert Storm. Commonwealth nations, notably Canada, make use of military pipers. The Canadian tradition reaches back to the Boer War, and is marked with great battles well known to Canadians--Ypres 1915, Vimy Ridge 1917, Mons 1918, Dieppe 1942, Ortona 1943, Juno Beach 1944, and a slew of others. The other major Commonwealth nations, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and India have all heard the sounds of the pipes in battle, at places like Gallipoli, New Guinea , Tripoli and Benghazi.
During the harsh trench warfare of the Great War, the pipers suffered horrendous losses, but the Highland regiments of the UK, Canada, and other Commonwealth nations were feared by the Germans, who called them "Ladies from Hell", referring to their kilts. It is interesting to note the variety of armies who have been at the recieving end of a Highlander attack and have heard the pipes droning. During this century alone, the pipes have signalled the approach of a hostile army to the Germans, Italians, Turks, Japanese, Chinese, Boers, Iraqis, Argentinians, Russians and various others.
More than 600 bagpipers were killed in the First World War, Second World War figures were similar. It is because of these men that the great Highland tradition remains in the armies of the British Commonwealth. Lest We Forget.