Iain Laird’s Family History Project
Started in 1999, the project has gone through many stages. The time came for a major reorganisation of the site. Apologies to those who have bookmarked pages. The overall structure is similar and the change from HTML to WordPress means the page addresses have changed. The familiar articles are being restored gradually.
The content, as before, includes my Laird Family, Aberdeenshire, Caithness, Norway, Clan Sinclair, Scottish History and International.
The subsidiary site is www.laird.scot
A journey through history in the context of one family
18th June 1815: The Battle of Waterloo was fought in Belgium. Many Scottish regiments took part in the battle, which ended Napoleon’s “hundred days”. Perhaps the most prominent action involving the Scottish contingent was that of The Gordon Highlanders and the Scots Greys. A French column with over 4,000 men advanced on the Highlanders, while the Gordons, with only about 300 men, were under strict orders not to give way. As the situation reached its most critical moment, suddenly the Scots Greys appeared on the top of the hill. It is improbable that it happened but the tradition of The Gordons is that they and Scots Greys charged the French column, crying “Scotland Forever”, the Gordons hanging on to the stirrups of the cavalry horses.
