The Bagpipe at war, The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)

Napoléon Bonaparte  was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution As a general and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He became Emperor of  France and he subsequently created a state with stable finances, a strong bureaucracy, and a well-trained army.



The Napoleonic Wars, was series of wars between Napoleonic France and shifting alliances of other European powers that produced a brief French hegemony over most of Europe. Along with the French Revolutionary wars, the Napoleonic Wars comprise a 23-year period of recurrent conflict that concluded only with the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon’s second abdication on June 22, 1815

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in Belgium.  Englands Army was commanded by The Duke of Wellington. Scottish Regiments were on the field under the Dukes’ command and faced off with French Calvery. On June 18th 1815 found the 79th Cameron Highlanders facing French cavalry. Piper Kenneth MacKay showing no fear, moved out of the protective area to march and play. Rallying the troops and stiring national pride.

A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: a British-led allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal Blücher. The battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

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