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Gordon Highlanders
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The Gordon Highlanders were raised in 1794
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by the 4th Duke of Gordon whose wife
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offered a kiss to the men who enlisted.
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Throughout their proud history they drew
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recruits mainly from the north east of
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Scotland where they are greatly revered.
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They were raised to do battle in the
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Napoleonic Wars, and saw action against
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the French in Holland, Egypt and Spain.
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They played an important role in defeating
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Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815,
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and saw further action in India, Egypt,
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Sudan, South Africa,and Afghanistan where
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in 1890 the regiment marched the 320 miles
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between Kabul and Kandahar in 23 days.
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At Dargai on India's North West Frontier
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they also had an astonishing victory.
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50,000 Gordons fought in WW1 and over
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50 percent were killed or wounded in
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hellholes including the Somme. In 1940
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the Gordons were a major part of the
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ill conceived B.E.F. Most were captured
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fighting a desperate rearguard action against
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overwhelming enemy forces. New battalions of
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Gordons were raised,and saw continuous action
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in Africa, Europe and the Burmese jungle.
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Their motto "Bydand" has two popular meanings.
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Some say that it means "Remaining", whilst
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Album Description:
Just an assortment of pictures from the Gordon Highlanders Military Museum in Aberdeen, plus some from other parts of Scotland. The quality of most of the indoor shots is poor as they were taken hurriedly. If we return there we will ask to see if photogra
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Uploaded by: ElizabethMcD
In Webshots channel: travel - Album created: Dec 11, 2007
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