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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=539650" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Battle of Sheriffmuir</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Twas in the year 1715, and on the 10th of November,<br>Which the people of Scotland have cause to remember;<br>On that day the Earl of Mar left Perth bound for Sheriffmuir,<br>At the same time leaving behind a garrison under Colonel Balfour. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Besides leaving a force of about three thousand men quartered in different parts of Fife,<br>To protect the people's property, and quell party strife,<br>The army along with him amounted to three thousand foot and twelve hundred cavalry,<br>All in the best of order, a most pleasant sight to see. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The two armies bivouacked near Sheriffmuir during the night,<br>And around their camp-fires they talked concerning the coming fight.<br>The Duke of Argyle's English army numbered eight thousand strong,<br>Besides four hundred horse, posted in the rear all along. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And the centre of the first line was composed of ten battalions of foot,<br>Consisting of about four thousand, under the command of Clanranald and Glengarry to boot;<br>And at the head of these battalions Sir John Maclean and Brigadier Ogilvie,<br>And the two brothers of Sir Donald Macdonald of Sleat, all in high glee. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Marquis of Huntly's squadron of horse was also there;<br>Likewise the Stirling squadron, carrying the Chevalier's standard, I do declare;<br>And the Perthshire squadron formed the left wing,<br>And with their boisterous shouts they made the welkin ring. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The centre of the second line consisted of eight battalions of infantry,<br>And three of the Earl of Seaforth's foot, famous for their bravery;<br>There were also two battalions of the Marquis of Huntly,<br>Besides the Earl of Panmure's battalion, all men of high degree. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And those of the Marquis of Tullibardine, commanded by the Viscount of Strathallan,<br>And of Logie Almond, and likewise Robertson of Strowan;<br>Besides two squadrons of horse under the Earl Marischal,<br>And the Angus squadron was on the left: these include them all. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">During this formation, the Duke of Argyle was watching all the time,<br>But owing to the ground occupied by them he couldn't see their line,<br>Which was unfortunately obstructed by the brow of a hill,<br>At the thought thereof the Duke's heart with fear did fill. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The hill was occupied by a party of Earl Mar's troops looking towards Dunblane,<br>Which the Earl of Mar no doubt resolved to maintain;<br>Then the Duke returned to the army, and ordered the drums to beat,<br>But an hour elapsed before his army were ready Mar's to meet. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">As soon as the Earl of Mar perceived Argyle's line was partially formed,<br>He gave orders that Argyle's army should be instantly stormed.<br>Then Mar placed himself at the head of the clans, and led forward his men,<br>As a noble hero would do, which no one can condemn. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then he pulled off his hat, which he waved in his right hand,<br>And when he arrived within pistol-shot the Highlanders made·a bold stand,<br>And they poured in a volley upon the English infantry,<br>And to the dismay of the Highlanders the English returned fire instantly. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And to the horror of the Highlanders Alan Muidartach was wounded mortally,<br>Then he was carried off the field, a most pitiful sight to see;<br>And as his men clustered around him they stood aghast,<br>And before he died he told them to hold their posts fast. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">While lamenting the death of the Captain of Clanranald most pitifully,<br>Glengarry at this juncture sprang forward right manfully,<br>And throwing his bonnet into the air, he cried, heroically,<br>Revenge! revenge! revenge to-day ! and mourning to-morrow ye shall see! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">No sooner had he pronounced these words than the Highlanders rushed forward, sword in hand,<br>Upon the royal battalions with the utmost fury, which they could not withstand,<br>And with their broadswords among the enemy they spread death and dismay,<br>Until the three battalions of Argyle's left wing instantly gave way. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then a complete rout ensued, and the Earl of Mar pursued them half-a-mile;<br>Then he ordered his men to halt and rest a while,<br>Until he should put them into order right speedily,<br>Then follow the enemy at the double-march and complete the victory. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the Highlanders chased them and poured in a volley,<br>Besides they hewed them down with their broadswords mercilessly;<br>But somehow both armies got mixed together, and a general rout ensued,<br>While the Highlanders eagerly the English army hotly pursued. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The success on either side is doubtful to this day,<br>And all that can be said is, both armies ran away;<br>And on whichsoever side success lay it was toward the Government,<br>And to allay all doubts about which party won, we must feel content.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Topaz+McGonagall">William Topaz McGonagall</a><div class=q>
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