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Lt Col MacLeod’s Battalion Orders previous to disembarking in Calabria, 29 June 1806
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Accession Number

NAM.2018-09-2-1-1

Description

Manuscript: Lt Col MacLeod’s Battalion Orders previous to disembarking in Calabria, 29 June 1806. Relating to the 2nd Battalion, Ross-shire Buffs, prior to the Battle of Maida, Italy, 1806. Probably a contemporary copied out version. Describes the need for obedience to orders, keeping the Battalions and Companies together and compact, and being careful not to waste ammunition. Lt Col Patrick Macleod also encourages his men to display the characteristics of a ‘genuine highland soldier’, and to claim their ‘fame in the field’. Lt Col MacLeod commanded the 2nd Bn 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) during the battle. He was killed in action the following year at the battle of Al Hamed, Egypt. (Transcript available). Associated with the Battle of Maida, Napoleonic Wars, Italy (1806) 1806.

Events

Maida, Battle of, 1806 (Napoleonic Wars, Italy 1806)

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