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Events
this
week
in
Scottish
History
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July |
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1782 |
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Repeal
of
the
Act
of
Proscription
of
Tartan
that
followed
the
1745
Rising.
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July |
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1916 |
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 Listen
to
the
Pipe
Tune
"The
Battle
of
the
Somme"
The
first
day
of
the
Battle
of
the
Somme
saw
the
worst
losses
in
the
history
of
the
British
Army.
Nearly
20,000
men
lost
their
lives
and
more
than
40,000
were
wounded.
The
16th
Battalion
of
The
Royal
Scots
(The
Royal
Regiment),
known
after
their
Commanding
Officer
as
“McCrae’s
Own”
were
in
the
the
thick
of
the
action
and
almost
three-quarters
became
casualties,
including
several
Heart
of
Midlothian
footballers
who
had
volunteered
in
1914.
Despite
their
heavy
losses
this
battalion
gained
the
most
ground
that
day.
This
was
remembered
in
the
week
of
the
90th
Anniversary
of
the
Battle
by
a
documentary
"Supreme
Sacrifice",
based
on
Historian,
Jack
Alexander's
history
of
McRae's
Battalion,
broadcast
on
BBC2
Scotland.
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2 |
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July |
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1266 |
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Treaty
of
Perth.
Norway
transfers
sovereignty
of
the
Hebrides
and
the
Isle
of
Man
to
Scotland.
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2 |
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July |
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1644 |
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The
Scots
and
Parliamentarian
Army
defeated
Charles
I
at
the
Battle
of
Marston
Moor.
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2 |
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July |
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1645 |
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The
Battle
of
Alford,
Aberdeenshire.
The
Marquis
of
Montrose,
Charles
I's
Commander
in
Scotland
defeated
 General
Baillie's
Army
on
what
is
now
called
Battle
Hill
opposite
the
old
West
Kirk.
Modern
Alford
grew
up
around
the
old
railway
station.
The
battle
took
place
near
the
Bridge
of
Alford.
The
victory
was
marred
by
the
death
of
George,
Lord
Gordon,
and
the
Alford's
local
history
society
has
marked
with a plaque the
"Gordon
Stane"
where
he
lay
mortally
wounded
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3 |
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July |
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1582 |
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James
Crichton
"The
Admirable
Crichton",
scholar,
soldier
and
adventurer,
died.
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3 |
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July |
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1728 |
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Scottish
Architect
Robert
Adam
born
in
Kirkcaldy.
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