Guest Post: The “Scotch War”: Scotophobia and the War of American Independence
Today at the Junto, guest poster Tim Worth discusses Scotophobia in the American...
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Waterloo and Agincourt – Two ‘British’ Victories
Caledonian Mercury, Edinburgh, Monday June 17, 1816
On the 17th May, a highly gratifying military spectacle took place on the plains of Agincourt – these plains, so celebrated for British valour, was the scene chosen to reward the gallantry of those modern heroes, who have again proved on the plains of Waterloo the invincibility of the British spirit.
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