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zonetrente-trois · 2 years ago
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"Bismark Omit leafage buck bank."
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literarylondonhq · 2 years ago
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Be the next Cameron Macintosh?
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cliozaur · 2 years ago
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Did you know that Ian McKellen was in Les Mis three or four years ago when they were on tour in Newcastle? He was doing a one-man show in the same theatre where Les Mis had their performances. And one night, he joined the cast of Les Mis for drinks and said that he would like to be part of the show. So, they called Cameron Macintosh and asked him about this. He agreed but insisted that it should be announced that Ian McKellen was in the show, and his character should have a name. Thus, he was named Hugo Victor, with a patch on his eye, and he was on the barricade with the students! It’s one of the most hilarious stories I’ve heard about the show!
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scotianostra · 2 months ago
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May 1st 1690 saw the Battle of Cromdale, Jacobites defeated by government troops.
Only five years after he came to the throne, king James VII was becoming increasingly unpopular with his Protestant subjects. He became a Roman Catholic wanted equal rights for Catholics, but the Protestants feared that he wished to force Catholicism onto them.
William of Orange, prince of Holland, the son of James's sister and his wife, James's daughter Mary were jointly offered the throne on conditions set by the London Parliament, which they accepted. James was deposed on 4 April 1689, and a week later, William and Mary were crowned King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland.
John Graham of Claverhouse was a loyal supporter of King James, who in 1688 gave him the title of Viscount Dundee. When the Scottish lords went over to William, 'Bonnie Dundee' started the first Jacobite revolt with the support of many highlanders. He defeated the government forces under General Mackay at Killiecrankie on 27 July 1689, but died of his wounds.
The government forces finally defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Cromdale on 1 May 1690. Bonnie Dundee's title, which had passed by now to his younger son, was forfeited.
The battle took place on the Haughs of Cromdale north of Claggersnich Wood. The 1500 Jacobite soldiers were surprised in their camp at dawn by Sir Thomas Livingston's government force of 17 troops of dragoons and 3 regiments of foot. About 400 Jacobites were killed. The rest escaped.
Over the following years there were several other Jacobite revolts, ending at Culloden, near Inverness, in 1745.
The song below sung by the Corries is taken from The Ettrick Shepherd James Hoggs Jacobite Reliques a two volume collection of songs related to the Jacobite Uprisings. But then an unknown bard, unhappy with the story of a lost battle, added an exaggerated description of Montrose's victory over the Covenanters at Auldearn in 1645. Despite the muddled history and the fact that Montrose had been dead for 40 years before the conflict at Cromdale, the ballad remained popular. Many a Highland regiment has marched to the tune of this song.
Haughs o' Cromdale
As I came in by Auchindoun, A little wee bit frae the toun, When to the Highlands I was bound, To view the haughs of Cromdale, I met a man in tartan trews, I speir'd at him what was the news; Quo' he the Highland army rues, That e'er we came to Cromdale.
We were in bed, sir, every man, When the Engligh host upon us came, A bloody battle then began, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The English horse they were so rude, They bath'd their hooves in Highland blood, But our brave clans, they boldly stood Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
But, alas! We could no longer stay, For o'er the hills we came away, And sore we do lament the day, That e'er we came to Cromdale. Thus the great Montrose did say, Can you direct the nearest way? For I will o'er the hills this day, And view the haughs of Cromdale.
Alas, my lord, you're not so strong, You scarcely have two thousand men, And there's twenty thousand on the plain, Stand rank and file on Cromdale. Thus the great Montrose did say, I say, direct the nearest way, For I will o'er the hills this day, And see the haughs of Cromdale.
They were at dinner, every man, When great Montrose upon them came, A second battle then began, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The Grant, Mackenzie and MacKay, Soon as Montrose they did espy, O then, they fought most valiantly! Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
The Macdonalds they returned again, The Camerons did their standard join, MacIntosh play'd a bloody game, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The MacGregors fought like lions bold, MacPhersons, none could them control, MacLaughlins fought, like loyal souls, Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
MacLeans, MacDougals, and MacNeils, So boldly as they took the field, And make their enemies to yield, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The Gordons boldly did advance, The Frasers fought with sword and lance, The Grahams they made the heads to dance, Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
The loyal Stewarts with Montrose, So boldly set upon their foes, And brought them down with Highland blows, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. Of twenty thousand Cromwell's men, Five hundred fled to Aberdeen The rest of them lie on the plain, Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
Meaning of unusual words:
speir'd at him=asked him
haughs=low lying ground
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Savannah "Fursona" Cameron
Savannah Cameron’s story starts with the death of the Star League.
Her great-grandfather, Richard Cameron, was the final First Lord of that immense interstellar state that had united more of humanity under one banner than any before it. Unfortunately, due to the machinations of one man, Stefan Amaris, all that would be for naught. Amaris, like the rest of his family going back generations, despised the Star League for slights committed against them, justified or not. So they began directing their entire state, their entire family, towards the goal of seizing the Star League for themselves. Stefan was the man who finally did so. On December 27, 2766, Amaris, after years of manipulating Richard into granting more and more power and influence to Stefan and the Rim Worlds Republic which he led, finally struck. His troops, stationed at every major installation across the core worlds of the Star League, overwhelmed Star League troops and took over or destroyed all communications stations across the core worlds. On Terra, in Unity City, just across Puget Sound from Seattle, Amaris, gathered with much of the Cameron family and dynasty in attendance, presented Richard Cameron with a Christmas gift – an ornate laser pistol.
And then Amaris shot Richard though the head.
Most of the Cameron family, gathered together as they were, were quick to follow, but in the chaos, two of Richard’s children, Amanda and Ian Cameron escaped from the massacre in the throne room by the actions of the royal bodyguards of the Royal Black Watch Regiment. One of these officers, Major Ian MacIntosh, would shepherd the pair of children off of Terra aboard the dropship SLS Abyss, which met up with the warship SLS Tripitz on the far side of the Moon. Taking a course out of the Terran system, the SLS Tripitz made it’s way to the Oort Cloud beyond Pluto, where the SLS Abyss parted ways with the surviving Camerons onboard, taking them to an asteroid habitat inhabited by Belters, spacefaring populations who remained largely autonomous from the Star League itself. While the Tripitz would jump out of the Terran system, and eventually find it’s own way into the history books, the surviving Cameron children laid low inside the Oort Cloud and the asteroid belt, the Usurper never knowing they were there the whole time.
Eventually taking the fake surname of Caruso to protect their identity, Amanda and Ian would live out their lives in obscurity. Ian would die in a shuttle accident, but Amanda would go on to marry and have a child of her own, and survive (thanks to the Belter’s incredible medical science and Terran citizens incredible average lifespan of 150) until the early 31st century. Her child would have a child of her own, one Savannah Elizabeth Jocasta Cameron. She lived among the Belters for her teenage years, her rebellious phase partly consisting of getting extensive genetic modification and modification to turn herself into an anthropomorphic wolf woman, one with an even more extended potential lifespan than average for Terran-descended Belters. Eventually finding life hiding in the Belt too boring, especially after countless hours of simulated training to be a MechWarrior, she set out on her own for the Rimward Periphery.
There, in 3021, she settled in the Aurigan Coalition, a small but quite stable Periphery nation. Impressing the commander of the realm’s royal guard, Savannah became an official bodyguard to High Lady Kamea Arano. It was in this position that she would bear witness to a similar betrayal, this time of the Arano family by their cousins, the Espinosas. With Savannah’s mentor killed, Kamea’s fate uncertain after her escape DropShip was shot down, and Savannah’s own ‘Mech damaged beyond repair, she ejected and blacked out.
When she came to, she was onboard the dropship of a small mercenary outfit, Markham’s Marauders. Their commander had come across Savannah’s unconscious body, and brought her aboard for medical attention. As she had nowhere else to go, Savannah accepted an offer to join the unit. By 3 years later, Markham had died in combat, and Savannah, already having risen to second in command based on her incredibly innate skill at piloting and fighting a BattleMech, was by default promoted to unit commander. Using the callsign she had been bestowed due to her anthropomorphic appearance as a badge of honor, Markham’s Marauders thus rebranded, and henceforth were known as Fursona’s Fusiliers. Ordering all ‘Mechs of the unit painted in the same near featureless chrome silver paintjob (a shade of silver that just so happened to match the silver Cameron Star logo of the Star League…). That same year, the Fusiliers were contacted by a mysterious individual claiming to work on behalf of the “Aurigan Restoration”. This mysterious individual turned out to be one High Lady Kamea Arano, who had in fact survived. She gave the Fusiliers the coordinates to a moon upon which lay an abandoned, extremely-advanced Star League era DropShip, the Argo. Clashing with and defeating the pirates who had claimed the vessel, the Fusiliers relaunched, refit, and repaired the Argo over the course of a few weeks, during which time, its extremely impressive nature came to light – it was designed as a colony support vessel, and thus had amenities unheard of on any other DropShip – a rotating ring of articulated gravity pods, and the ability to dock two DropShip to itself and “daisy chain” additional vessels through KF jumps chief among them, as well as the single most advanced and automated MechBay in the Inner Sphere, perhaps ever made anywhere.
Kamea Arano made an offer to the Fusiliers after the repairs to the Argo were complete – assist her in restoring her place on the throne of the Coalition, and in deposing the usurper Espinosas, and she would grant them full possession of the Argo, as well as provide them the means to pay off all their debts. Driven by a mixture of mercenary coin-lust and, in Savannah’s case, devotion to Kamea herself, the offer was accepted – and thus did the Fusiliers become the first and most prominent force to pledge themselves to the Aurigan Restoration. Kamea charged the Fusiliers with building their strength, and so the mercenary unit began recruitment and expansion. Two significant events occurred around this time, which would greatly influence not only the events of the Aurigan Civil War, but ultimately the course of human history.
Firstly, Savannah utilized significant amounts of hidden Cameron dynasty assets and capital to fund a massive materiel spending spree – the centerpiece of which was the acquisition of two ex-SLDF Colossus class military dropships – one of which was the SLS Abyss, the very vessel which shepherded her ancestors off of Terra several centuries earlier. After these and other acquisitions, the Fusiliers now possessed the capability to deploy up to 72 BattleMechs, 72 heavy combat vehicles, 18 Aerospace Fighters, and over 670 infantry troops into a combat zone – instantly catapulting the Fusiliers into the ranks of some of the largest and most capable mercenary forces in the Inner Sphere. However, finding enough ‘Mechs and MechWarriors to pilot them was now a major concern. It was here that the second event occurred.
A group of sixteen mysterious and aloof individuals – all of them speaking in strange ways and possessing both incredible charisma and skill in Mech piloting – approached the Fusiliers. Bringing with them a host of ‘Mechs which were either ancient Star League designs, or else seemingly entirely original designs that no one in the Fusiliers had never seen, these “Totem Warriors” were all, like Savannah, genetically engineered into anthropomorphic animal forms. All of them, however, possessed abilities which seemed much closer to those of super-soldiers than normal humans, and some of them were also impossibly muscular and strong as well. Outright refusing to discuss their origins, these Sixteen were nonetheless eagerly accepted into the Fusiliers, and quickly rose through the ranks to become the core of the mercenary units officer corps. Little did Savannah and the other Spheroids know that they had given shelter to the first Clan warrior to openly visit the Inner Sphere, nor that they were unknowingly the first Spheroids to encounter examples of superior Clan technology. With the recruitment of even more skilled, eclectic, and often downright eccentric personnel, the Fusiliers began their operations for the Restoration in earnest. Over the course of the next two years, the Fusiliers helped the Restoration take back planets, sabotage the newly renamed Aurigan Directorate, and push the Espinosa family to the brink of destruction. In between contracts for the Restoration, however, the Fusiliers ended up in all manner of flashpoints. These included assisting the legendary Morgan Kell in rescuing members of his Kell Hounds mercenary unit; multiple clandestine contracts for the Great Houses and major Periphery realms; acquiring an extremely advanced pseudo-AI from an abandoned Star League installation; and most famously, fighting and winning against the legendary MechWarriors Natasha Kerensky – a Wolf’s Dragoons commander who seemed quite familiar with the Totem Warriots – and the Bounty Hunter. Fighting in a three way battle for control over a derelict WarShip, the Dobrev, and the extremely advanced technology contained within, the spacer’s tales of the battle leave out the important detail that Natasha Kerensky and her Dragoons in fact agreed to fight alongside the Fusiliers, rather than against them. At the conclusion of the battle, the Dragoons were content with wiping what data remained on the Dobrev’s computers, while the ship herself was turned over to the Restoration, and her cargo became exclusive property of the Fusiliers. This included the Bull Shark, a never-before-seen assault ‘Mech which possessed technology which was so advanced as to be beyond even the capabilities of the old Star League. Claiming the ‘Mech for herself, the Bull Shark (unknown to the Spheroids involved, a product of the disgraced Clan Wolverine) would become Savannah’s iconic ‘Mech, which she kept and continues to pilot to the present day.
Forming a close association with several other mercenary units, including the later-famous command of the Neon Knights Mercenary Company, the Fusiliers continued their campaigns for the Restoration, and ultimately in 3026, finally retook the Aurigan capital world of Coromodir. The officers of the Fusiliers were each made Aurigan nobility of varying ranks as tribute for their assistance. Meanwhile, finally acting upon feelings that had growing for the both of them over the course of the campaign, Kamea Arano and Savannah Caruso would marry shortly after the conclusion of the Restoration War.
Never formally joining the armed forces of the Aurigan Coalition, the Fusiliers continued to pursue mercenary contracts of their own volition, though these contracts often aligned with Aurigan interests – helping hunt down Directorate remnants; escorting goodwill missions to the unaligned planets of the Fronc Reaches (and thus assisting in the steady expansion of the Coalition); and assisting the Coalition’s allies in the Magistracy of Canopus. This low-intensity state of affairs would largely persist – with the exception of a contract for the Federated Suns during what would come to be called the Fourth Succession War – until 3049. In that year, the Clans, the descendants of the old Star League’s self-exiled military forces, would finally return to the Inner Sphere – and it was not a peaceful return. Several of the Sixteen, guided (or perhaps misguided) by loyalty to their Clans, would take a leave of absence to assist their Clans. Thus fractured, the remaining Totem Warriors would spend the invasion on Coromodir, far from the fighting, while the bulk of the Fusiliers, Savannah included, would take on contracts to fight against the Clans.
After the Clan Invasion was halted in 3052, Savannah, by now a mother of six with Kamea, would take the Fusiliers into a period of relative calm – though they would take contracts during the FedCom Civil War, the next major period of activity for Savannah and her mercenaries would not come until 3067, and the launch of the Jihad by the fanatical Word of Blake, a religiously fundamentalist splinter of ComStar, the Inner Sphere’s sole interstellar communications organization. Rejoined by the Sixteen to fight as one against the apocalyptic threats of the Word, the Fusiliers would see action throughout the entire conflict under the aegis of Devlin Stone’s Coalition, ultimately fighting in the battle to retake Terra in 3079 – and thus coincidentally ensuring that the Sixteen became the first members of the Clans to place their feet upon the sacred soil of Terra, well before any others. With the end of the Jihad, the Fusiliers would take a rotating garrison contract on Terra under the direction of the newly created Republic of the Sphere.
Often likened to a “retirement” by many who studied the unit, the 51 year span of time between 3081 and 3132 was not in fact a complete stand down for the Fusiliers, but rather a period of extremely low intensity work. Savannah, now facing the prospect of potentially outliving her wife Kamea, spent more and more time with her wife, while the unit largely lived out relatively quiet lives. Kamea passed away from natural causes in 3129, after living to the age of 130, a significant lifespan for any in the Inner Sphere, much less the Periphery she called home. Savannah only had a few years to mourn Kamea before 3132 struck the Inner Sphere with “Gray Monday” – the simultaneous destruction or disabling of some 80 percent of the entire interstellar communications network. This event kicked off what would come to be known informally as “the Dark Age”, a near 20 year period of warfare, betrayals, and machinations which saw Savannah and the Fusiliers fighting to preserve what remained of the Republic of the Sphere.
Ultimately in 3151 the Clans, having pushed further and further into the Inner Sphere, would finally land upon the soil of Terra, and begin a final battle for the fate of the Republic. Fighting with all their forces, including the Sixteen, on the side of the Republic, the Fusiliers would ultimately find themselves on the losing side. Thanks to the efforts of the Sixteen, the Fusiliers avoided the fate of many of the Republic’s armed forces, the indentured servitude of becoming bondsmen to the Clans.
Seeking to determine which of the two Clans who remained on Terra held the true title of ilClan (the most important Clan, to which all others would answer under a reformed Star League), Clans Jade Falcon and Wolf held the ilClan Trial almost immediately following the death of the Republic. This short but extremely violent conflict saw Savannah and most of the Fusiliers, save two (Melissa Hazen and Remus Kerensky, the Totem Warriors for Clans Jade Falcon and Wolf respectively), sit out the hostilities. With the victory of Clan Wolf and its ascension to ilClan, Remus Kerensky was able to petition the new First Lord of the Star League (and ilKhan of the Clans) Alaric Ward to release the Fusiliers from detention. Taking most of her forces with her, Savannah and the Fusiliers would begin taking contracts in the aftermath of the Dark Age. Little did Savannah know that barely two years later, she and her unit would be called back to Terra by Melissa Hazen, now the Commanding General of the newly resurrected Star League Defense Force, for a contract that would ultimately shape the Inner Sphere and beyond in ways yet unseen...
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unimportant-ramblings · 1 year ago
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CAMERON MACINTOSH DO NOT CLOSE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA THE CHILDREN LONG FOR SKULL HEADED EVIL MEN CAMERON NO
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openingnightposts · 1 month ago
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dumbbiidiot · 2 years ago
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To be fair with chess, asides from a few slightly less prominent synths i'd say the 80s sound was mostly retained for the initial west end production, and the shift away when it moved to bway had less to do with making it more homogeneous and moreso trevor nunn's fixation on making everything hyper "cinematic" and "realistic"
Les mis is also kinda the same imo, while it's not quite as grungy as the french concept album/production, the initial west end/bway runs kept a decent amount of the rock/synth stuff until Cameron Macintosh did a Cameron Macintosh with the reorchestrations lol
Often when transitioning from a concept album to a broadway musical, LPs will take a hormone which decreases their disco levels.
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cumbriacrack · 6 years ago
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An electrifying pop culture adaptation from Penrith born composer: The Marriage of Kim K A new adaptation of The Marriage of Figaro, from award-winning musical theatre company leo&hyde, is shedding fresh light on Mozart’s 18th-century romantic comedy Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/11/20/an-electrifying-pop-culture-adaptation-from-penrith-born-composer-the-marriage-of-kim-k/
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judi-daily · 4 years ago
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A Little Night Music, 1995
Photographer: Michael Le Poer Trench
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kevinspaceyarchives · 6 years ago
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What do you think of the V&A Museum defending its decision to exhibit Kevin's portrait?
It was the right thing to do. If people choose to be offended, that’s on them. 
“This display of portraits is an accurate historic record of every professor who has occupied the Cameron Mackintosh Chair of Contemporary Theatre over 27 years at St Catherine’s College, Oxford.
"At the time of his appointment and during his tenure in the chair, there was no public controversy surrounding Mr Spacey.”
Source: the Telegraph
For those of you wondering, Kevin’s portrait was recently hung in the V & A Museum along with the other past Cameron Mackintosh professors at Oxford. 
Photos of Kevin at Oxford in October of 2008.  Read more on Kevin’s appointment as “professor.” 
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silencedminstrel · 1 year ago
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THE COSMIC REASONING - LEADER OF THE INFAMOUS MERCS "DIRTY QUATTRO" JUSTIN CAMERON PLANNING TO VISIT HIS FORMER SECRET SOCIETY
(Gasp) Oh, Justin! You scared me! I've never seen you so worked up before? It's...it's that terrorist cell, right? The Cosmic Reasoning? (Scoff) I always knew that "Professor" isn't
Gonna stay true to his words; I told him to stick to our founder's vision but...! (Sigh) I'm gonna pay that loony Kasparov a visit! This has gone too far! Setting fire to places of
Worship...old man Macintosh probably be rolling in his grave right now! But, aren't you no longer part of that group, Justin? (Sigh) When I went AWOL he rescued me from
Drifting off; I looked up to him, owed him a lot--including some of these parts! But that Lenny...! Please take care of things while I'm gone, Leann? No way, I'm coming with you! And don't forget about us, you two...! (Sigh)
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javerts-truncheon · 4 years ago
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I Watched a Les Mis Parody at my Local Theatre and Now I Can't Stop Guffawing 🎭
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Highlights
Javert and Valjean have a telepathic connection
Victor Hugo, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Cameron Macintosh (in a kilt) all make an appearance
Terrible french accents
Valjean rescues Fantine from the cart
Javert thinking that nobody will be able to recognize him in his 'generic blue face-mask'
Little Cosette = grown ass woman
Les Amis threatens to burn Javert at the stake
Jean Valjean dies by firing squad (A.K.A a nerf gun to the chest)
Lots of LDS jokes
Flamboyantly gay Javert referencing 'don't ask don't tell' at the barricades
Valjean knocks Gavroche out with chloroform
Javert yelling "I'll get you my pretty, and your little Cosette too!" before leaping into the sewer
Valjean sings the Forbidden Broadway parody "Bring it Down"
The Phantom of the Opera makes a brief appearance
Valjean ultimately pushes Javert to his death
Fancy hat contest between Cosette, Eponine and Fantine's ghost (with garden gnomes)
Bishop Myriel: "You can kiss a nun, just don't get in the habit!"
Javert waving his cheeks in your general direction
Overall, probably worth the $30 ticket
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scotianostra · 1 year ago
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The 1st of May 1690 saw Battle of the Haughs of Cromdale.
Please note some sources say this happened on April 30th, and where I agree with them, the battle was a two parter over that day and May 1st, .......
Jacobite Clansmen were defeated by Government Forces under Sir Thomas Livingstone. Despite being a relatively minor encounter, this little known battle marked the effective end of this particular Jacobite rising.
By this point the Jacobites were led by Sir Ewen Cameron, who supported King James. The Jacobites requested aid from King James who was engaged in resisting a threatened invasion of Ireland. He sent arms, ammunition and provisions but also a few Irish officers including Major-General Thomas Buchan, who James instructed would lead the Jacobite forces.
At a meeting at Keppoch of the Jacobite Clans in support of King James agreed to continue with the war but only after the spring. In the meantime Major-General Thomas Buchan and 1,200 infantry would attempt to weaken the British Government forces.
Major-General Thomas Buchan decided to march down through Strathspey in order to try to gain support from clansmen within the Duke of Gordon’s country in Moray. A number of his men deserted reducing his men to 800. A number of his Scottish officers advised him to not advance past Culnakill, however Buchan ordered his men to march down the Spey as far as Cromdale, where he encamped on the last day of April.
Government forces and Clans in support of them, included a 600 strong contingent from Clan Grant, met the Jacobite forces at Cromdale. They were led by Sir Thomas Livingston who commanded a garrison at Inverness. As the Government forces approached, the Jacobites made a brief stand, but on realising they were outnumbered they retreated. A mist came down from the hillside, which allowed most to make their escape resulting in 400 casualties.
James Hogg wrote about the battle in his "Jacobite Reliques" he added some artistic license.......
HAUGHS O' CROMDALE
As I came in by Auchindoun, A little wee bit frae the toun, When to the Highlands I was bound, To view the haughs of Cromdale, I met a man in tartan trews, I speir'd at him what was the news; Quo' he the Highland army rues, That e'er we came to Cromdale.
We were in bed, sir, every man, When the Engligh host upon us came, A bloody battle then began, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The English horse they were so rude, They bath'd their hooves in Highland blood, But our brave clans, they boldly stood Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
But, alas! We could no longer stay, For o'er the hills we came away, And sore we do lament the day, That e'er we came to Cromdale. Thus the great Montrose did say, Can you direct the nearest way? For I will o'er the hills this day, And view the haughs of Cromdale.
Alas, my lord, you're not so strong, You scarcely have two thousand men, And there's twenty thousand on the plain, Stand rank and file on Cromdale. Thus the great Montrose did say, I say, direct the nearest way, For I will o'er the hills this day, And see the haughs of Cromdale.
They were at dinner, every man, When great Montrose upon them came, A second battle then began, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The Grant, Mackenzie and MacKay, Soon as Montrose they did espy, O then, they fought most valiantly! Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
The Macdonalds they returned again, The Camerons did their standard join, MacIntosh play'd a bloody game, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The MacGregors fought like lions bold, MacPhersons, none could them control, MacLaughlins fought, like loyal souls, Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
MacLeans, MacDougals, and MacNeils, So boldly as they took the field, And make their enemies to yield, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. The Gordons boldly did advance, The Frasers fought with sword and lance, The Grahams they made the heads to dance, Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
The loyal Stewarts with Montrose, So boldly set upon their foes, And brought them down with Highland blows, Upon the haughs of Cromdale. Of twenty thousand Cromwell's men, Five hundred fled to Aberdeen The rest of them lie on the plain, Upon the haughs of Cromdale.
As I said about the artistic license, by the time Hogg wrote this Montrose was long dead, having been hung in Edinburgh in May 1650, Cromwell also died in 1658. That aside it is a cracking song, if historically incorrect. Despite the muddled history the song remained popular and many a Highland regiment has marched to the tune of this song, The Corries, as always, do it justice.
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krjpalmer · 2 years ago
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Macworld January 1997
The PowerPC 750 (or “G3″) Power Computing had been talking about using in its final months got inside Apple’s existing cases (including that of the PowerBook 3400), and this issue was willing to be impressed. While the death of Cary Lu (who’d written a Microsoft-branded book about the Macintosh at its inception and gone on from there) had to be acknowledged, Steven Levy was joined by Cameron Crotty for the annual “Game Hall of Fame” (as Andrew Gore’s editorial insisted “The Mac is a great game machine.”) Andy Ihnatko’s column did have to explain it was going away with the “MacUser” section even as he compared “Amelio and his predecessors” to “the Horror of Party Beach and the rest of those rubber monsters wandering through the movies on Mystery Science Theater 3000.” At the back of the magazine, David Pogue’s column presented “It’s a Wonderful Machine,” where Jimmy Stewart as Steve “Jobs” Bailey, after “Uncle Gilly” loses $1.7 billion from his “beleaguered but beloved small-town computer company,” has to be rescued by the guardian angel “Claris” and then shown what would have happened had the Mac never been around (although for all that I appreciate the homage, I have seen counterarguments that someone, somewhere, would have managed to get the Graphical User Interface paradigm out of Xerox PARC and on to some sort of platform.)
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in-a-place-of-miracles · 4 years ago
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RIP Stephen Sondheim
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I can't even begin to process this headline
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