Which Scotsman Fought for George Washington AND Bonnie Prince Charlie
Vložit
- čas přidán 11. 01. 2021
- Who was the Scotsman who Bonnie Prince Charlie and George Washington? From Culloden to Princeton, he was a hero of Scottish American History. Brigadier General Hugh Mercer was a Jacobite and a Scottish American. Scottish history tour guide Bruce Fummey tells the story of one of the American Scots who fought twice against Hanoverian Britain
Buy Scotland History Tour merchandise at teespring.com/stores/scotland...
Buy The Life of General Hugh Mercer on Amazon amzn.to/3bnjpHD
Three ways to support Scotland History Tours video productions at www.scotlandhistorytours.co.u...
...or just buy me coffee here
www.buymeacoffee.com/Scottish...
Here's a video explaining the three ways to help me make more videos • Crowdfunding Options t...
Join The National Trust of Scotland and experience Scottish history in lots of many National Trust properties worth visiting. You can find out about National Trust for Scotland, it's properties and how to join here tidd.ly/3kuyDg3
Join the mailing list at
mailchi.mp/d2eab373c1fd/82lr7...
Scotland History Tours is here for people who want to learn about Scottish history and get ideas for Scottish history tours. I try to make videos which tell you tales from Scotland's past and give you information about key dates in Scottish history and historical places to visit in Scotland. Not all videos are tales from Scotland's history, some of them are about men from Scotland's past or women from Scotland's past. Basically the people who made Scotland. From April 2020 onward I've tried to give ideas for historic days out in Scotland. Essentially these are days out in Scotland for adults who are interested in historical places to visit in Scotland.
... buy me coffee at www.buymeacoffee.com/ScottishBruce
Coffees bought
You are a kind and gracious man sir
@@ScotlandHistoryTours People could not buy your timing, It's amazing. Hv a good day.
@@ScotlandHistoryTours I really wish I was. You got a PayPal? Andrew de Moray, video was awesome. Wish their was more known about his time on the Continent,
@Jaden Soren a tip, don't offer a tip, unless you tip. #JustSaying
I used to work in Princeton a few years back. Once in a while I'd have lunch on the battlefield. Knew Mercer was a Scot but didn't realize there was a connection to Culloden.
This guy is charming!
Fantastic story, mate! My ancestors were Jacobites who fled to America after Culloden, part of the alliance to rid Britain of the German Hanover lineage. A small group of committed men truly created a major inflection point in history, led by a stubborn Scot, who literally refused to die. Unknown turning points like these brought about the birth of America.
Bruce, you are quite the story teller! Enjoying them all. 👍
Thank you kindly Ruby
Here's one for you. My 5th great uncle, Thomas McKean was a Scotsman who signed the Declaration of Independence for Delaware and was the 2nd governor of Pennsylvania. His father, William McKean, fled Scotland after the Jacobite rebellion. And his brother, my 5th great grandfather, James McKean, fought with Washington.
Good old Wullie
@@ScotlandHistoryTours love your content. I am a sponge for learning about my ancestry. You have been a great help. Thank you so much!!
Oh my gosh! Thomas McKeen! He's one of my favorite characters in the musical 1776.
Throw of the dice, a certain personality at a certain time, history is made, and the world is set on its course. Great story telling and a great perspective. Thanks.
As always, thank you for this lesson. Something interesting I've discovered recently is that BG Hugh Mercer was the 3xG Grandfather of General George S Patton Jr through his daughter, Ann Gordon Mercer.
Wee Yon Lairdie German Geordie dinna wipe out the Jacobites, he spread 'em out.
I did think about including that, but sometimes story structure is more important than adding factoids
Brilliant!
So I knew about Hugh Mercer, but had NO idea he was the ancestor of the great General George Patton! Stunned.
After the fiasco at New York, Trenton and Princeton were crucial. Thank you for bringing our rebellion back to the old country. You're great.
You're welcome
I went to High School in Hightstown, NJ, part of Mercer County. All these years later, I finally learn from a Scot who Mercer was! Great story, you've got a new subscriber.
My 5th Great Grandfather, Robert Gillespie came from Scotland and fought under General George Washington for America!
My fifth gt grand uncle fought in the 31st regt of foot against the American rebels.
Did he aye?
There are a whole slew of Gillespies here in North Alabama.. but pretty sure they are Ulster Scot.
@@irishboer7124 🤣😅
You would,in all probability,struggle to find a scotsman( on his own )not fighting for washington.
It would be looked upon as an extension of the " auld habbits ".
Thank you. I live in Savannah, Ga USA. Lots of Scotts history here. A dozen or so Jacobite prisoners from the 16 were sold to the colony of South Carolina to be to be used as soldiers. They became Carolina Rangers, patrolling down to Spanish St. Augustine, Florida. Gen. Oglethorpe brought a boat load of Highlanders to occupy Darien, Ga. They became the Georgia Highland Rangers. These Highlanders served well at the battle of bloody marsh on St. Simonds Isl. The Spanish retreated to St.. Augustine. One of the Darien Highlanders became a general in the Revolution. MacIntosh.
Lots more later.
That sounds interesting. Can you drop me an email at requests@scotlandhistorytours.co.uk so that I can keep that on my list of interesting topics?
Lewis..... Thats really cool. I live in Jacksonville and never knew about this group of Highlanders. My ancestor, Captain Mark Carr, also came over with Oglethorpe but in 1738. He was a British officer and close friends with Oglethorpe. Mark Carr is considered the founder of Brunswick Ga and is a descendant of the Herons, Selbys and Grays of the English East March and presumably of the Kerr Clan (It is believed that the Carrs in the borderlands were from the Kerrs) along with several smaller borderland Clans/Families. His grandfather, Wiiliam Carr, gained the Eschott estate from the Herons when he married Jane Heron. Mark was born in Eschott Hall (in Morpeth) but like many other Scots and Englishman, because of inheritence laws, became a military man and eventually immigrated to America. There are multiple historical markers in Brunswick and Sunbury GA about him and his contributions to the settlement of GA. Mark was in control of a garrison of soldiers that helped fight against and protected Fort Fredericka on St. Simons Island and other military outposts from the Spanish. He may have technically been considered an Englishman, not a Scot, but Scot blood from both sides of the borderlands still ran deep in his veins. Somewhere we have a copy of a letter written in the 60's (?) by a distant cousin of my grandfather who still lived on the original property Mark Carr had his tabacco plantation on in Sunbury Ga, just south of Savannah. (This is from my mothers line which also includes Calders, Bains and a few other small Scottish Clans)
My fathers line comes from Scottish Highlanders who ended up in North Carolina. Some who immigrated straight to NC and others who migrated south from VA. This includudes Campbells, Kings, Johnsons/Johnstons, Lamons, Downie, McCalls and others. Although every bit of his fathers side came to America before 1800, and his mom was English and Irish, he still shows up over 50% Scottish with Scottish Higlands, specifically Argyll and Bute showing up. This passed to my sister, brother and a nephew. We may be American but our Scottish roots run deep.
Bruce....Thank you for all the amazing videos you make. You are a wonderful story teller!
Hey that was were my family came from, I can trace my ancestors to the mid to late 1700s but not to the highlands from there. But as a Grant we know we migrated north and ended in the Kentucky mountains were our family was pulled into the civil war, then migrated to Michigan in the early 1960's.
Nice to find some info on the Highlanders from the slave ships.
No doubt the tradition of the colonial rangers gave birth to the US Army Rangers.
Be careful. They could be creek (muscogee) indian that are called scotts-men due to who they fought for.
Thank you for the great story of a true American hero!
You're welcome
Thank you Bruce for again giving us a story of one man who changed everything for his cause
Bruce, Thank you for this tribute to General Hugh Mercer! I have seen his monument in Fredericksburg, VA. I am half Scot which I owe to my mother's side of the family. My maternal grandmother was born in Edinburgh (surname Stuart) and my maternal grandfather's parents (surname Cameron)were Scotch-Irish having emigrated from Northern Ireland. My younger brother's name is Cameron Stuart Jackson and my daughter is Cameron R. Jackson. My paternal side of the family emigrated to Virginia in the 1630's and moved north to the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the 1660's. I have watched a great number of your videos and found them all excellent! Your experience as a teacher is very evident in your ability to bring history to life!
Sir, thank you for making this piece of U.S. and World History come alive through your storytelling.
Thanks for listening
As a US veteran of the Army and Navy both I think the name John Paul Jones rings a bell. :)
Bass player of Led Zep..lol😅
Beautiful account of a brave, courageous indomitable man I wish I'd learned more of later now.
God Bless Hugh Mercer,
Hugh mercer, an amazing hero and man.
Mercer's 19th-Century descendants included Virginia Acting-Governor John Mercer Patton as well as Confederate officers General Hugh Weedon Mercer, Colonel George Smith Patton and Lieutenant Colonel Waller Tazewell Patton.
Mercer's 20th-Century descendants included WW2 General George Smith Patton, III, and lyricist and four-time Oscar-winner Johnny Mercer.
As an American im ashamed to have never heard of this amazing man before. Hugh Mercer. I must know more. I have Mercers in my family 🤔
Bruce, really enjoyed this episode. It has been a bit difficult to be proud to be an American these days, but Dr. Mercer truly made me rethink this tonight. I never knew of his jacobite connection until now. Thank you for sharing this with us, Scottish-Americans. Love your channel. All the best!
Aye, you're living in crazy times. I'd love to have a time machine look back on this 100 years from now
Aye, 'tis good to be proud of being a Scottish-American. (The Norwegian surname was from my father's stepdad. The grandfather I knew was the real one.)
nothing tough about being a Proud American. Admitting your own flaws and addressing them and moving forward is apart of the core of being an American "...in order to form a more perfect union". its in the root document.
Brilliant narration. I'm from Rosehearty (Old town name is Pitsligo) as are my mothers ancestors who would have known both Lord Pitsligo & Hugh Mercer. My maternal Grandmother told me a story of our ancestors hiding Lord Pitsligo in a bedroom whilst Redcoats were looking for him. He was never betrayed & died an old man at his sons house a few miles away.
Bruce, you forgot about Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, which is also named for this hero.
When I was wee the Mercer Oak was still standing. There’s a new oak (from an acorn of the tree) beside it. I’ll try to snap a photos and post it the next time I’m up that way. Hugh Mercer was an amazing man. For the record, I am proud to be American.
I like the Outlander Series but kinda wish they would do series on real people some times. Hugh Mercer's story and character ark from Rebel to Loyalist to Rebel again would make a great series... and with a dramatic/shocking ending for those who haven't seen this video! haha
I live not twenty minutes from Laurel Hill... I've even visited once. In it's great expanse, I cannot believe it possible that I had passed this hero's grave... I'll make it a point to visit, next time I'm in that part of town.
I'm not Scott but I truly appreciate your stories. Please keep doing what you do. I really need to save money so that I can visit your beautiful country. Thank you
Can't believe it took me so long to watch this. As a Pittsburgher (We fought long and hard to retain that Scottish H, even if we don't say it correctly), the lack of appreciation for the F&I War in this area is a real pity. Ft. Necessity, Jumonville Glen, Braddock's Landing, Fort Pitt, the entire National Pike... A world war kicked off here when young Major Washington ambushed a group of Frenchmen and we barely talk about it. Even less well known is Pontiac's Rebellion, which took place a few years later. The last serious attempt to push European settlers back East of the mountains, it was a brilliantly-coordinated assault on settlements all along the frontier. At Bushy Run, three Scottish regiments fought a desperate two-day battle against Native forces that is still studied by tacticians today.
Thank you for making this video.
I hadn't realized Mercer was a Scot, but I can't say I'm surprised. I live about an hour's drive north of the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton and have helped out with the yearly reenactments of the battle of Trenton and Washington's crossing (on Christmas Eve, AND it was snowing) for almost 15 years now. If you ever find yourself in the area, you should definitely check it out.
A relative on my mother's side fought at Bunker Hill for the British. James Stewart was press ganged into the 42nd Highland Watch Regiment. He ended up staying in America and marrying a Scottish American woman, Margaret Brown Stewart. Their story afterwards is one of epic adventure and tragedy, perhaps worth a look, especially at Margaret and her sons.
My people were Appin Stewarts, Ardshiel Stewart who led the Appin regiment, with Alexander Stewart are my paternal ancestors. Alexander miracuously escaped Culloden without a scratch and hid out up north in Caithness until he passed.
@@ardshielcomplex8917 I’m trying to research my great great grandfather Alexander Mcgregor Stewart who I believe came to America in 1790 and they were all Jacobites. He married into an older American family the Flowers (Lamrock decedents) and they were farmers in Delhi, NY and left for Illinois during the anti rent wars in 1844. Wish I knew the scottish history...
Thank you so much for this video! As a North Carolina self-taught historian, I am constantly amazed at how little we are taught about our country's history in grade school. This man and so many others should be much more well-known in this country (including my great-uncle, Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress). Much of what I know has come from my own initiative and curiosity over the years. And, now, you've added another person I need to learn more about. Once again, thank you. I always enjoy your videos.
I just went to see his grave in March 2021. It is a great tribute to a Great Man
Absolutely fantastic.
Growing up in New Jersey I took state history for granted. Mercer is the county where Trenton the state capital is located. Never knew the Scottish connections. After doing 23andMe I found out I have blood ties to Scotland Glasgow and Doncaster, Eng? Or should it be Scotland? (saw your Doncaster video by the way)
The winters in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and in Morristown, New Jersey were brutal. Patriot troops did have to march barefoot or with falling apart shoes. After hearing about Mercer, I feel proud being a Jerseyan and Scottish American (I was adopted and my parents didn't know my ancestry).
The Gall, to teach Me, a history-buff Yank, American history, and to do it so well. New one on me! Thank you!
😂 But its Scottish history Jason. Here's one for you czcams.com/video/vVA1anVLTHc/video.html
Fought at Culloden and lived, fought for the British and then fought against them again.
I’m thinking of the lead up to Culloden then the battle itself the aftermath and the trip across the pond
leaving all that Hugh knew behind.
Then fighting for the British ( after being at Culloden) and the following carnage .
Then at it again against the auld enemy, this time with success!!
I’m trying very hard to get my head around all that .
It evokes wonderment , it really does.
Cheers Bruce, that was a corker.
"Me und ma hoose" love that accent, reminds me of my uncle, but after a few Whiskey's nobody could understand him.
Thing is if you listen with an accent it'll cause problems
@@ScotlandHistoryTours takes me days to recover, even then I'm looking everywhere for my tam!
Found Mercer's gave at Mt Laurel cemetery in Philadelphia AND Mercer elementary school in Fredericksburg ... all within the same week!
I love these stories. There is a great film The Crossing, about Washington crossing the Delaware. Hugh Mercer was a huge part of history. Film is great. I never knew he was at Culloden. My grandfather used to tell me stories like the fifteen mile march from Inverness to Drumossie Moor, Culloden. He was William Frazier Mather Ross from Eribol. I miss his stories.
I was wondering who you were going to say. Was Dr. Mercer a general. He was a hero
A truly great story! I never knew about this man. I’m glad I now know his story. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
My family moved from Glasgow to Pittsburgh in 1846. Son and father served for the Union at Gettysburg and both made it. My grandfather was born in Pittsburgh as well.
I did have a personal question about Scots. After the civil war My ancestor had mixed feelings of moving back to Scotland and was buried alone. Any thoughts as to why?
Very fascinating to me. Discovered an ancestor on a list of scots banished to the american plantations. He arrived in 1747. Not often I can find an ancestor and tie his american arrival to one day and one moment in history, but this one I could. We had a trip planned to the UK before Covid broke out, and someday I'll get to take it. Culloden is one place I plan to visit. Thanks for the information.
I'm finding that I'm relatives with some of the people that have been mentioned. Pretty cool. Thank you for sharing their stories.
Hey Bruce, I’m 48 years old, but will you adopt me and tell me stories of Scottish history the rest of my life? I come with my own military pension! Much love to you from America.
😂😂😂
A Jacobean American, absolutely fascinating insight into Dr. Mercer but what a painfully tragic end.
Physically Dr Mercer may have been in pain but psychologically he wasn't. This time the British were beaten and he personally played a large part.
Ah, my friend - where have ye been all me life?!? So ok, I'm an 83-year-old American, who loves history. 'Tis sad, but often we wait until WE are virtual history before we're interested in it - but that doesn't cool me down!! I would love to be able to sit and listen to your historical tales. Every person should have YOU as a history teacher!! Nobody would EVER fall alseep in your sessions. Keep up the good work, and thanks for introducing us to our American Jacobite. I live in Virginia, my grandmother was German and very proud of her Scotch/Irish lineage. Incidentally, our Moutain Music in Virginia and West Virginia is rooted in Scotch/Irish settlers.
You have a long time still to enjoy Scottish history Robert and I'll be here to take you to places of interest
My ancestors were the Haynes and MacDonalds who fought for the American Colonies and were given land grants in the Ohio Territory for payment since George Washington had no money to pay them. What I found out is that there's a city in West Virginia named Culloden. Wonder where that name comes from?
Can we all just share links of Bruce’s videos on social media platforms? Love his videos and have shared links with my friends and family. Love to see him be a huge success!
Quite right
Great channel. I’m a Western PA native and learning about the 45 rebellion has been very fascinating to understand the conflict that was fresh in the soldier’s minds as they traveled through the frontier that I call home. Near my hometown there is a small redoubt called Fort Duart that’s namesake is Castle Duart. It is along General Forbes’ road. I’ve visited the site before and it’s amazing to see the earthworks that were made by men who lived so long ago and came from so far away. Being an American, historic sites this old are the most fascinating because they predate the country. Subscribed and looking forward to keeping up with the channel
What a memorable and moving video about our shared history.
Amazing how some of the veterans of Culloden ended up in North America and fought in our rebellion.
History is an intriguing thing
Scots in America fought on both sides, but it is estimated that probably a majority fought against your rebellion, even those previously Jacobite rebels. The vast number of loyalists who had to flee as refugees to Canada from the brutality post-war reprisals in the new republic were Scots. The British Act of indemnity of 1747 showed some clemency to Culloden rebels and the British Army allowed the military tradition of Highland culture to continue despite proscription of the kilt and bagpipes for those not in the army. Even Flora MacDonald who famously helped the Young Pretender Charles Edward Stuart escape, married a Scots/British officer and served the loyalist cause in America. One man’s patriot is clearly another man’s traitor in the tragedy between brothers that was the American Revolution.
Most Jacobites that weren't put to death were being sent to the "American Colonies", New England in America for thr astute historians. They were being shipped here since Cromwell's treachery and the regicide of Charles I.
@@David-ho6mu makes me at least a tad proud my family only came to North America in 1890. They weren't running from anyone. Before he passed my dad said our family ventured more into piracy than anything else.
@@sterlinwalker4279 Jacobite prisoners were sent to the plantations in Georgia and the Carolinas. Many were given pardon after a period and fought against the Continental Army in the revolution as loyalists.
The house where he was born is still standing beside Pitsligo Castle Rosehearty although in a state of ruin.
Just finished reading 1776 by david McCullough brilliant read. Once again top class Bruce
I wish I had more time and was a faster reader. There's just too much to discover
Great episode!! Reminds me of what most historians call the' famous four minutes' in the battle of Midway on 4 June 1942. At approximately 10:40AM, after a series of odd, seemingly curious chain of events American SBD Dauntless dive bombers from USS Enterprise (CV-5) and USS Yorktown (CV-6) suddenly appeared over IJN Kido Butai fast carrier force to sink Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu. Two hours later these same naval aviators would return to sink the last remaining IJN carrier Hiryu. It was truly David slaying Goliath..
I love you historical storytelling. Fantastic!
Damn, that's another great tale well told!
Well that was an eye-opener. I've visited Fredericksburg a few times but never been in the part of the town where Mercer's statue is (focused more on the Civil War battlefields there and in the general area and Washington's connection to the city). If you ever get the chance, it's not a bad place to stopover.
Bruce,
Brilliant video as always. I live 45 minutes from Fredericksburg and have taken photos of the monument. There is also the Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop on Caroline Street. Hugh Mercer had distinguished descendants; among them John Mercer Patton, former governor of Virginia, Johnny Mercer, who wrote Moon River and (most surprising to me) General George S. Patton, Jr.
Tapadh bleat. Siochain.
Family legend says an ancestor named Jackinias Towler stowed away on a boat to America, fought under Washington and took land in Virginia where he settled after the Revolution. Said to have come from Glasgow. Very much enjoyed this video.
@Larry Reese There are only 5 official records of Towler’s in Scotland between 1513 and 2022 so quite a rare surname. Only one is male (women obv losing their name on marriage), but he was born too late (1851), that’s not to say all all early church records were captured.
@@knicholson6003 thank you.
@@knicholson6003 I very much appreciate your reply. Family stories are only stories unless there is some basis. Perhaps the story is true. Perhaps there is some truth to it but the facts got mixed up over the years or Perhaps it was just a good story. But you information helps. Thanks again.
Had mo.ides about mercer. Thanks so much- so many of our heroes seemed to appear out of no where- a sad fact of American history. This back ground was outstanding!
You are a brilliant story teller 🌞
"The Blood is Strong" they robbed us of our beloved Highlands then scattered us yet we thrived.
The musical Hamilton references his death in the opening lines of the song "The Room Where It Happens"
General Hugh Mercer had a famous decidant, George S. Patton.
I luv this Scot!
Me too
Makes you think of Winston Churchill's tribute to the RAF after the Battle of Britain : "Never before, in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few". Looks like Churchill wasn't quite accurate.
I you decide to make a video on Darien, remember to include the story of Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia as it was founded from survivors of the Darien Adventure who chose to stay in the Americas.
another great story! I look forward to tracking you down next time I am in Scotland
Sounds good!
Rev David Stuart is My 8th gg he came over in round 1720 his mother was Lucy Erskine he became an Anglican Priest in Virginia.
Another Great Video of Scottish heroes. Im currently trying to track down my ancestroy and how I'm a descendant of the Bruce's. I live in Va and supposedly a Alexander Bruce came to Virginia as a Jocobite in 1715, trying to learn more about this.
Proud descendant of Hugh Mercer, thank you for the video.
You are more than welcome
Hi Bruce. I enjoy your channel and have learned a lot from it. So I am going to suggest a Scot (born in Ceres, Fife) to profile that was hugely influential in the American Revolution and the forming of the American Constitution. His name was James Wilson. He has been forgotten here in the States, and certainly in Scotland. And he deserves to be better remembered. Be prepared to be amazed!
Thanks Julie, I'll add him to the list
If theres one thing ive learned from this channel its that Scots are some hardy, brave, long living, gentle giants lol aka theyre badass.
40 seconds in, I knew that you were speaking about Gen Mercer from my rural western Pennsylvania area. A great friend to Gen & President Washington. It was his idea to cross the Delaware in winter & surprise Gen Corwallis & capturing the Hessians, they surrendered in droves.
Mate, I love your Humour.
Fascinating! I'm from Philadelphia, PA and I grew up in the neighborhood that borders Laurel Hill Cemetery. Yet I'm ashamed to say I've never visited it. for an American city, Philadelphia is rather old (not as old as St. Augustine but still) and because we've been blessed to have never had a great fire, many of our Colonial Era buildings are still standing. Of course as a child my mother took us to Independence Hall and Betsy Ross' House. And my elementary school took us to Valley Forge to see the soldiers' cabins, etc. I shall have to make a special effort to visit the cemetery. How odd that something that I used to drive by every single day of my life for nearly 5 years escaped my notice...
You're welcome here in Virginia anytime 👍
I'm on the way to the airport. 😁
Been catching up on your videos Bruce, this one finally brought a tear to my eye. Thank you sir and as soon as I begin my new job I'll be buying you a beverage.
My story is that I am Australian, with mostly English and Irish genetics with a dash of Scandinavian. However my proudest day was when I realised that Scottish heritage comes down to me in a direct female line originating in Paisley.
Yay!
You might be surprised then to find out that many of us have both Scot-Pict and Norse from Scotland and the Isles!
Hello Bruce - very much enjoying your videos about Scottish history, am glad to have found you, very engaging and interesting to watch and listen to...you're a great storyteller and the drone footage adds so much, really enjoying as I try to learn and understand. Thank you again
I love your videos!!! Thank you sooo much!!!
You are so welcome!
thank you for giving us all of this info. absolutely love how you present it. please keep on keeping on.
Cheers Bob
Again, your story telling is so touching…damn allergies, the keyboard is a little blurry….❤️👍🏼🏴😊
😊 thank you
I have been to Fredericksburg VA, used to live near by. Never knew about this American war hero.
Every day's a schoolday
@@ScotlandHistoryTours I really am enjoying the videos you have made. I have learned about my border reiving ancestors from you. Beware of clan Hall! We will steel your car and ransom it back to you! :)
Ayi, I read somewhere the majority of Highland Scots backed the Crown during the American Revolution. But there was a sizable minority who dinnae. I do have a romantic notion of many a man who was slain at Culloden having thier bairns and wains migrate to America and avenging their Father's shed blood on the Battlefields of Saratoga & Yorktown. Alba Gu Brah. God bless America. No Kings here save the one in Heaven. God I love being a Scottish American. Cheers man.
Fantastic story Pal !
Glad you enjoyed it
Dear Bruce, it’s only treason if you lose
History turns on moments - good word!
😎😎😎
Another one well Done!!!!!!!!!! Thank you! 😁
John Paul Jones? You forgot to mention that he is also a multi talented musician and composer and former bass player for Led Zeppelin!
No I didn't. See this video. I'd already done that gag czcams.com/video/H3rMtMJfewU/video.html
Fascinating, as always.
Thanks again!
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Always my pleasure. You are a gem.
Thank you for a very interesting segment.
You're welcome
This is so great!! I'll gladly buy you a cup of coffee. Well done!
Thanks man
Thanks!
Yay!Thanks, you're a star
Hugh Mercer is my hero.
Quite a chap
You do a great job with camera transition and lighting on this one. Gives it a story around the hearth fire feel.
That's what I'd hoped for. Going to the location was beyond the budget😂
'Beautifully told story, 'but the gallant Hugh Mercer's legacy goes on thru his family. His daughter married into the Patton family. His grandson became a governor of Va. and father of Confederate officers and yes. another great descendant, General George Smith Patton, Jr. Yes, the Patton family had some of that fighting Mercer blood. What a legacy !
I know, but that's a story for another day
This Pittsburgh says thanks for the story.
Took 9 days to die of those wounds,he must of been one gnarly tough dude thats for sure.
Horrific