Lanterna Rally

Author: L. a. Necker

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-09-05

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9781333484996

Excerpt from A Voyage to the Hebrides, or Western Isles of Scotland: With Observations on the Manners and Customs of the Highlanders Six miles further I passed through Falkirk, another small ancient town, which now presents an animated scene of com mercial industry: there was here at this time a great cattle fair, to which the people ock from all parts of Scotland. This town has been the scene of two battles recorded in history. The first took place on the 22d of July, 1296. Edward 1. King of England, commanded the English army; he came with the intention of conquering Scotland, after this country had, by the talent and bravery of William Wallace, the Scot tish hero, shaken off the yoke of England. The Scottish nobles, having at their head Cumming of Badenoch, were entrenched before Falkirk, and, although very inferior in numbers to the English, they depended on their courage in defending that independence which they had just obtained, and awalted the attack. Unfortunately for them, Wallace, who alone would have been able to lead them on to victory, fatigued with the jealousy of more powerful nobles, resigned the command of the army, and had only under his orders a small body of troops devoted to their ancient chief. Valour could not resist numbers, and the English obtained a decisive victory. The Scots, driven from the field of battle, were pursued with great slaughter. Never, says Hume, did the Scots suffer so severe a loss; never, in any battle, was their country so near its ruin. Wallace, by his military talents, and his presence of mind, succeeded in saving his small body of men, and retired in good order behind the river Curron. Thus a feeble remnant was preserved, around which new defenders of the liberties of Scotland were afterwards destined to unite. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."