Recovered in marbled cover with gold print label. Written by the author to David Gardner, Esq. who was a cornet in Sir John Cope's regiment of Dragoons and the son of the late Col. Gardnier. This battle is not a battle honour for British Regiments. The regiments present at the battle were: Gardiner?s (13th) and Hamilton?s (14th) Dragoons, Guise?s (6th), Lee?s (44th), Murray?s (46th) and Lascelles (47th) Foot. The Col was killed at Preston Pans southeast of Edinburg in Scotland during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. The Royal Army took a horrific beating by the Scottish. Much of this account... View More...
