After last weeks ball a bit more serious business war enacted this weekend at Swalkstone Bridge which was the furthest south that the main Jacobite army reached in late 1744.
Hanoverian troops start to arrive in the vicinity.
Government highlanders.
The General takes tea whilst,
The Derby militia are inspected
And the Government Highlanders
Meanwhile the Highland regiments start to form up near the bridge reviewed by the Prince himself..
The Prince deploys the French contingent of the Irish Brigades pickets onto the road from Derby.
Therir officer sights an enemy scout.
The rest of the Regiment is summoned by a drummer as they make ready their firelocks.
Government troops arrive and are given a welcoming volley.
the prince arrives to see what the situation isand retires the |rish back onto the main army.
A fighting retreat now takes place.
The picket withdraw to the main body.
The Government troops advance and fire from the cover of a wall as each regiment advances.
The Highland line stands firm.
The Government troops debouch onto the main battlefield
The militia give covering fire from what is now the flank.
The battle rages on.
It finally takes a highland charge to win the day and secure the bridge and open the road to London.
After that we all adjourned to the local Tavern for our anual regimental evening meal and music well into the evening.
Rob.
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