History of the Scottish Regiments in the British Army

chapter introduces us to more stirring times.

CHAPTER III.

“O Fame, stern prompter of most glorious deeds, What numerous votaries attend thy call! For thee the poet sings, the hero bleeds, And warlike kings bid empires rise or fall.”

THE REVOLUTIONARY AND CRIMEAN WARS—1793–1862.

In 1793 the restless and aggressive spirit which sorely troubled France, developed in t...