Sujet

The London Scottish Volunteers, 1862. Creator: W Thomas.

Légende

The London Scottish Volunteers, 1862. 'Mr. James M'Kissock, of Bread-street, Cheapside, writes complaining that in the article on the rise and progress of the London Scottish Volunteers in our last Number no mention was made of the important services which he has rendered to the corps. He states that, after the failure of the movement on the part of the Highland and Caledonian Societies to form a Scottish corps in the metropolis, he put his shoulder to the wheel, unknown to, and unaided by, either of these societies and formed a band from amongst the young Scots of the City. He breathed the breath of life into the corps by presenting Lord Elcho with a list of the names of young Scotchmen engaged in the wholesale warehouses in the City who were ready to join the volunteer movement and become members of a London Scottish Corps. This, he says, gave practical shape to the scheme and set matters in a train of active operations. Nor were his exertions confined to the management of the corps and the recruiting its ranks for he was the first man chosen to drill a squad of the London Scottish, which he continued to do so long as he remained in connection with the corps'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM24A08_372

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,4Mo (5,4Mo) / 45,0cm x 30,3cm / 5319 x 3573 (300dpi)

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