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Built in the first half of the 18th century, Leanach cottage sits on one corner of the Culloden battlefield, the last major battle on British soil. It is built of stone and turf and roofed with thatch made from heather. There used to be another building adjoined to it but it was destroyed when Government troops deliberately set fire to it to burn alive 32 injured Jacobite fighters inside.
Having lived in Scotland before, I'm now taking the opportunity to visit places I never managed to get to before. And now that I live in the heart of Bonnie Prince Charlie land around Moidart, I'm keen to get my history correct for the benefit of guests to our B&B.
I've been reading up so much history put together by the Moidart History Group in Glenuig. Their research put rather a different slant on the otherwise romantic idea of BPC reclaiming the throne for a British King from the German Hanovarian incumbent. (An 18th century Brexit jaunt).It seems BPC (Bonnie Prince Charlie) was not that popular hanging around the courts of Europe, and even his own father disapproved strongly with the Prince's plan to take the throne back for his family. But with the enthusiasm only a Scottish football fan can have he set off with virtually no support, but with a sense of optimism like that that drove Ally McLeod at the head of his tartan army all the way to Argentina for the 1978 World Cup that they were definitely going to win. Of course that venture all ended up in tears as did the Scottish Jacobite rebellion of 1745, at Culloden.
Having fought and beaten every English Government force they met, the Jacobite army battled their way down through England, as far as Derby, with the capital London in their sights. There, things started to fall apart, a bit like Ally's army when some of the team tested positive for drugs, and they retreated north, harried by Government forces all the way, until they arrived back in the Highlands at Culloden on 16th April 1746.
The battle only lasted about an hour. The Government forces had been well rested, and outnumbered and out gunned the Jacobites, who stood on a tactically inferior position. The Jacobites lost 1500-2000 men in that hour, the Government forces only about 300. Many Jacobite prisoners were summarily executed earning the Government commander, The Duke of Cumberland, the title of The Butcher. The Jacobite survivors dispersed whilst BPC fled and hid in the Highlands, often dressed as a woman before returning to France.
It's a history that is hard for me. With an English father, an army officer, and a Scots mother I cannot call myself either English or Scots. I can only be British. But my genes are infused with Highlander DNA and my heart is Scottish, but my head, English.
I've grown up with Scots chanting about Bannockburn, the Scots victory over the English in 1314, William Wallace and Mel Gibson and all that BS of a crap film shot in Ireland. In contrast the English don't seem to boast about Culloden, and the Scots remain tightlipped about it. But even as I drove towards a visit to Culloden near Inverness, the local radio mentioned a first meeting in Fort William this coming Friday for a new Scottish Independence rally. I cannot support it. Oh, by the way I discovered the battlefield is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays! A battlefield closed? I hope they mention that to Putin. You can't invade Ukraine on a Monday or Tuesday. It's closed.
No, coming back to England V Scotland....fighting each other has not been good for either side. And that's what the SNP independence drive makes us do. Fight each other. But even worse, it makes Scot fight against Scot for what they deem to be their nation and their independence.
There were large numbers of Scots on both sides at Culloden. You can see the humps in the ground where the mass graves are, in between the Government and Jacobite lines, in no man's land. We should learn that fighting each other does no good!
Split rail fencing at Pea Ridge Battlefield..
Pea Ridge Natl. Military Park.
Pea Ridge Arkansas.
10th Anniversary Trip
Sony SLT-A77MkII.
Rebuilt EMD GP40FH-2 1786 was leading the 3PM excursion out of Gettysburg at the Observation tower overlooking Civil War battlefields on former Reading Lines trackage.
It was built as New York Central GP40 3070 in 1967. After passing to Penn Central and Conrail, it was rebuilt for NJ Transit and then would go all over the place as part of Iowa Pacific's house of cards.
It no longer hauls freight or Jersey commuters or Iowa Pacific's attempt to better Amtrak, but leaf-peepers and Civil War buffs on hallowed ground in Gettysburg.
5dmkII + 300mm 2.8 L + 2x
for an effective 600mm at 5.6
No it is not a battlefield even though it looks like one.
Shot in La Push during this weekend. there's a lot of dead wood on the beach which add to the strangeness of the background shapes. actually some of these trunks are insanely big and epic.
a few photographers were trying to get a good sunset shot with the islands. i guess i was trying to get a good shot of ... the photographers!
A view of a stretch of Highway 15 as it passes by the Peach Orchard on the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania.
The sun was just beginning to set as I arrived at Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia last June. It was my first evening visiting the Appletons in Loudoun County and I was looking for spot to shoot within driving distance and it was imperative that I arrived there before the sun was down. Terry suggested Manassas Battlefield, and I took off hoping that I would arrive before all the light had gone from the sky.
When I arrived, I spent the first 20 minutes or so trying to get a silhouette of a cannon or the split rail fencing and farm houses in the distance. But as the sky continued to light up, I suddenly remembered the statue of Stonewall Jackson back at the top of the hill, and sprinted back up for this shot before the color was gone.
As I was taking the shot, it occurred to me that Stonewall Jackson looked deep in thought as he gazed over this battlefield where so many Americans lost their lives on both sides. The Civil War remains a terrible but necessary tragedy with over 618,000 casualties. You just had to stop and wonder how many households were torn apart during those four horrible years.
It was hard to imagine the violence that erupted here at the First Battle Of Bull Run in 1861 where almost 5000 lost their lives at the beginning of the war. As I continued to shoot with another photographer nearby, deer casually strolled out of the woods behind us and for quite a while, all you could hear were two shutters clicking. I was the last to leave that night, but before I headed back to the car, I took one more look back at Stonewall Jackson who was keeping his silent vigil into the night.
This is a path next to the Old Stone Bridge in Manassas Battlefield Park. I went out to scout the bridge for future photo opportunities, but with the weather being 95 degrees, the wind blowing 20 miles per hour and not a cloud in the sky, I didn't get a chance to stay long.
I was originally going to do an HDR and tonemapped version of this composition to include some of the sky in between the trees, but after processing all of the images, this exposure seemed to exemplify the image as I saw it the most, so here you go.
Let me know what you think.
Colas 70809 working hard up the bank through Battlefield, Shrewsbury with an engineers working from Cardiff to Crewe Basford Hall, Saturday 28.3.15
My first attempt at a French soldier... Torso and legs could be better I know but I worked with what I had! :)
56094 with twelve oil tankers originating from storage at Long Marston Depot in Warwickshire heading for Carlisle, leave Shrewsury and passing Battlefield, to the north of the town on a cloud-laden early evening, Tuesday 4.5.21. Thanks to Rob C. for the gen!
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Description • Changed the bokeh texture because Valentine's Day and all that.
This abandoned American tank is a remnant of the past and bears witness to the passing of time. As the sun sets in an apocalyptic display, each rusted feature tells tales of days gone by. Amidst this stillness and decay looms shadows that twirl with memories.
Recent heavy rainfall opened up an opportunity for a different shot at Battlefield. A cloud sweeping across the scene called for a bit of late improvisation too.
66623 'Bill Bolsover' is pictured with 4M42 1225 Margam T.C. - Crewe B.H, on 2-5-18.
Pannier No. 1369 and Fred rests at the end of the first day of the Winter Gala at Battlefield Line on 11 January 2025.
A tranquil view along the River Trent towards the site of the little known Battle of Stoke Field (1487), Nottinghamshire, UK.
Considered the last major engagement of the Wars of the Roses, the battle was a decisive Lancastrian Victory. 20,000 men are thought to have fought in the battle, which resulted in the deaths of anywhere up to 7,000. It was probably a larger, bloodier battle than the more famous Bosworth Field, which occurred two years earlier and failed, contrary to popular belief, to end Yorkist ambitions for the Throne.
Armies were led by King Henry VII (Henry Tudor) and the Earl of Lincoln, the latter hoping to depose Henry, and put a random ten-year-old boy on the throne. Lincoln claimed that the boy, Lambert Simnel, was actually the nephew of Richard III, and a legitimate Yorkist heir. The look-a-like child had been crowned King in Dublin, before arriving in England with a large army of largely Irish and Flemish troops.
They were defeated here, by the banks of the Trent just a few miles from the royal fortress of Newark Castle. The Earl of Lincoln died in the Battle, but the would-be usurper, Simnel was captured, pardoned by the King and employed as a servant in the Royal Household.