[Fiji Hill]

In main force engagements, however, the Scots were one trick ponies. Like so many other “barbarian” armies over the centuries, they relied on a wild charge to break an opponent’s formation, and if that failed, they were overmatched.

The wild charge by the claymore-waving Scottish Jacobites at Culloden in 1746 actually took some of the government troops down, but the muskets with bayonets and artillery of the government force eventually won the day.

[sphinx]

Yes, my cousin Gillies MacBean carved his way into legend that day. Didn’t survive to enjoy it, unfortunately.