1803—Leipzig, Germany: A writer for theAllgemeine musikalische Zeitungsays, “[The trombone] has spread all over Germany since the days of the French occupation, via the French military bands and the modern German military bands, which are modeled after them, so that, for example, in the vi...
One night, the leader of the Scots marchedW1 his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die.” They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and ...
John Kiszely was commissioned into the Scots Guards from Sandhurst and served in the British army for forty years. His operational service included Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands, Bosnia and Iraq (as deputy coalition commander). He served three tours of duty in the Ministry of Defence, ...
One night, the leader of the Scots marchedW1 his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said, “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win, or we will die.” They were all very tired. So they ate their supper quickly and fe...
Its eclectic approach, (including birth and death dates for Scottish artists), errors (such as the establishment of the Scots Guards in 1642 and a Jacobite rebellion in 1708), and a lack of entries to sustain the Celtic origins of political liberalism makes its less than useful. The choice ...
'We're curing him of it, though,' he laughs. He doesn't explain how, but given his military background (he was an officer in the Scots Guards) I rather like the idea that it involves ordering Bonneville to do a hundred press-ups every time his hands misbehave, though I hear later ...
Visual Identity: History of the British Army Uniform – Redcoats Of redcoats, mad dogs and Englishmen… Scots Guards, Battle of Alma, Crimea 1854 The British Army of early times was a well funded, trained and equipped military force. Attired in sharp looking uniforms considered impracticable by...
“John Ingram Moar, of ‘The Scots Hoose’, Cambridge Circus, London, licensee of ‘The George and 13 Cantos’, better known as ‘The Scots Hoose’ in Soho, who had been a licensee in the West End of London for over 50 years. Net personality £29,566; gross, £30,314.” The ...
reflects the way in which northern territories fluctuated between Scotland and England during troubled times. Henry was no more impressed with Edward II’s choice of male favourite than his father had been nor with the foreign policy and military prowess that saw the Scots raiding deep into ...
Onenight,theleaderoftheScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,”hesaid.“Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwin,orwewilldie.” Theywereallverytired.Sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheywereverytired,too,andonebyone,theyfellasleep. T...