Post action on Sec 2 Camp
Now i'm still suffering from some aches and pains from the camp. Saturday's Band pract was no different from others except the fact that many people did not come. Many Sec 2s were too tired to turn up or were sick and unable to attend.
At band pt, i had a burst of energy which i suppose came from the camp. I did push-ups nearly 100% faster then usual and many people could not keep up with the timing i gave. I could hear complaints here and there. After a second round of pumping i finially slowed down a little bit.
I could actually endure alot more then i could have usually. I'm amazed at this.
I missed cathechism class AGAIN. Damn it. Why must it rain and why must i have fallen alsleep. I better turn up next week or i'm gonna hate myself for it.
Now listening to boys of the summer by the eagles as i type this out. I owe mr peterson the 2 articles and the pictures of the camp. Most of the pictures turned out ok on the digital. The film still has to be developed. I owe Miss Lai the photographs too.
10/31/2004 06:59:00 pm
Friday, October 29, 2004Journal of Sec 2 Camp
Day 1
8.03am
Now Sitting in the old canteen of the school waiting for the buses to arrive. We're in group formation now. Earlier someoe shouted shut up at the instructors, that guy should watch his mouth. This could take longer then expected, lets just hope we get there on time. The students i realise have no respect for others except for their friends and themselves.
8.27am
Now on the bus, we're on our way. It'll be 4 days till we see the place we call home. This will be a good experiance for many of us. As A1 leader i must be responsible for the actions of my members. New A2 leader.
9.16am
We are here at Jalan Behtera. I've been here before. Its all so familiar suddenly.
Its been 4 years since p4 camp and i'm back here again at sec 2. This place brings back memories.
12.36pm
Lunch was ok....actually it sucked. The tents are ok, with a free earth visions channel. The toilets are ok for a camp. Activities are coming next.
1.44pm
Just got knocked out of turning over a new leaf. Its not as easy as one thinks. None the less the team managed to turn it over.
4pm
Went for team building games just now. Could not munt the wall and got a split down the middle. Wore a second pair of pants over to cover up. I got away unseen to change my pants too.
6.11pm
We now await our dinner. Group Discussion was HELL. I know that BPsians are clever people. I have seen what they can do if they wanted to. I can't understand why nobody contributes ideas at all.
7.46pm
After dinner....well, dinner was no better then lunch and the field cooks actually have better food then us. Blackouts are commonplace now. My battery charger is missing after a spot check. I better look for it with the instructors, i believe it was taken because it was supposedly not allowed. Luckily i have authorisation.
2nd day
6.26 am
I just realised they took the books i brought. It was not on the disallow list. Yesterday that mountain of rice....gee whiz, i think it was not our group who did it anyway. So most likely it was the others. Because of that rice mountain we had to do push up position for nearly 10 minutes. then i had to do sentry for the night till 1am. I'm awake now with aches everywhere.
5.35pm
This day prctically sucks. Starting from a good noodle breakfast. A near 3 or 5 km walk to Sungei Buloh and back. We had lunch there,where only the potato balls were good. a long day spent and we're all dead tired. Can't wait to get home.
7.38pm
We owe 80 to the instructors because of the flag being left unattended and the first aid box. This camp is getting on my nerves. Some instructors are really hundins. Now going to play night games.
Day 3
8.34 am
Night games was ok. Supper and sleep was geat. We owe 100 to CI. Breakfast was good but only the frickin first aid box was taken again. It was on the table infront of so many guys and it still got taken. We did 50 up downs for the second loss of the first aid box. Everyone is blaming me for not looking after it. That box is VOODOO i say.
8.50am
I'm gonna throw all my responsibilty away. I don't want it at all. The girls can have it. I've had enough of this shitty camp and i'l be out of this hell in one day. Curse the instructors who punished us. I don't have to worry about anything to worry about, no leader ship, no first aid box, no flag bearing. Just worry about my report book. This camp sucks BIG TIME.
10.26am
The group is getting shouted at by Cheryl for not being active in cheering. They are very in-cooperative because of de-motivation. I don't really care anyway. I just wanna see my grades in my report book and get home.
3.28pm
Now at the high ropes area. Dixn and myself were grinding stones to pass time. Rain was terribly heavy earlier on. I was ropeman for the instructors who were the anchors for the climbers.
4.45pm
I just realised what bad attitude some of the girls in the group have. We owe punishments and i believe we should do it and not wait. This camp sucks and so do some of its inhabitants.
In more direct refrence i shall call them R1 and H1 the biggest Hundins.
7.38pm
After seeing the guys in girls lingerie its enough to make me laugh for a long time. We gotta wait for camp fire to start.
10.36pm
This camp fire was great fun. It was funny to see Miss Tao and Mr chio bu. The two people i mentioned.... lets just say the feeling is mutal. I hate you, you hate me. Peace out. Tommorow is the last day of the camp. We are finially FREE!!!.
4th day
7.03am
Its now breakfast time. Rolled up the bag and packed up. I just can't wait for my results and i can't wait to go home!
10.07am
We're going home! On the bus home now. This has been one hell of a camp. This wraps the journal up.
10/29/2004 06:25:00 pm
Saturday, October 23, 2004Update
Well, now Ian's wedding banquet is over and now typing this out. Listening to the last resort as I go on. Today's band practice was great. Drills were actually fun today lol. Today playing was fun too. To challange the sky and heavens above and rolling thunder when mr ivan tried it really slowly. Loch Lomond is also a piece that tells us alot about of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion.
About Loch Lomond (Cut and Paste Work)
Loch Lomond is a folk song that dates back to the Jacobite Rebellion.
In 1749, Bonnie Prince Charlie led his supporting clans against the British on the fields of Culloden. The British won the battle, and the clans were decimated. During the purges of the highlands, thousands were lost, families and clans were destroyed, lands were seized and the people plunged into poverty, and the Scots were stripped of their tartans, music and weapons. Clans from the Loch Lomond area had followed Bonnie Prince Charlie in the rebellion. This folk song reflects the despair of the time.
In the 12-14th Century most of the land around the Loch belonged to the Earls of Lennox. This powerful family owned Balloch Castle, which is still visible to this date within the present castle grounds. They also owned castles on Inchmurrin and at Boturich. As was customary, the Earls granted lands to favoured families - Arrochar and the north-west to the MacFarlanes, Luss and the south-west to the Colquhouns. The Buchanan and Grahams had land on the eastern side, and the MacGregor's held sway to the north-east of Loch Lomond.
The MacFarlanes, on the rough northern land, were given to night raids on their southern neighbours cattle - hence the moon was referred to as "MacFarlanes lantern". Their castle at Inveruglas was destroyed by Cromwell, and another built on Eilean I Vow, (Gaelic:Eilean a' Bho - 'island of the cow'), where ruins can still be seen today.
The Colquhouns share a common ancestry with the Clan Lennox, their castle is at Rossdhu, south of Luss, (Gaelic:'black wooded promontory'). In the grounds of the present Georgian house there are the remains of a 12th Century Chapel, a 15th Century deer park - meadow enclosed by a ditch and a bank - and a 16th Century square keep. (Site of the Loch Lomond Golf Course). The small island of Eilean Rossdhu has the remains of an earlier castle.
The MacGregors of Argyll and Perthshire, to the north of Loch Lomond, made a raid on Luss in 1603 which was followed by a massacre of the Colquhouns in Glen Fruin - 'the Glen of Sorrow'. For this, the MacGregors chiefs were executed, and the whole Clan proscribed - dispossessed of their land and their name. To harbor a MacGregor was a punishable offence, so they became outlaws. Rob Roy MacGregor was undoubtedly the most famous.
The Buchanans originally went by the name of MacAuslane after King Anselan of Ulster who came to Argyll around 1016. For services to Malcom II, he was given the lands of Buchanan to the east of Loch Lomond, which remained in the family until 1682, when they were sold to the Marquis of Montrose.
The Clan Buchanan held territory in Stirlingshire Scotland on the East side of Loch Lomond and held considerable possessions in the Lennox, and the parishes of Killearn and Strathye.
The name Buchanan comes from the gaelic BOGHCHANAN 'low land belonging to the canon' and BOTHAHANIAN 'the canon's seat. The name obviously points to some connection in early times with the Canon of Inchcailleach.
Around 1016 the first chief of the Buchanan Clan -Anselan O'Kyan was a scion of an Irish Royal Family. The clan fought against the Vikings to reclaim much of the east of the loch. The Buchanans also fought for Robert the Bruce in the early 14th Century.
The Clan bore their full share of the military operations of their country. They supported Bruce in his struggle for Scottish Independence and the Clan was represented in the seven thousand men sent from Scotland to assist the French King after the Battle of Agincourt. It is claimed that Sir Alexander Buchanan killed the Duke of Clarence at the Battle of Bauge in 1421. The Chief of the Clan and Buchanan of Leny fell at Flodden in 1513. The Clan took an active part in the battles of Pinkie and Langside.
The Buchanan lands were sold in 1682 an the principle line became extinct in 1762. Following the death of the 22nd Chief the Chiefship past to Buchanan of Spittal.
George Buchanan, the famous latin scholar, distinguished poet and Protestant reformer was born in Killearn 1506. Educated at St. Andrews and Paris he was imprisoned at the instance of Cardinal Beaton, but escaped to France. He was tutor to Mary, Queen of Scots and was afterwards moderator of the General Assembley and Tutor to James VI. From 1570 till 1578 he was keeper of the Privy Seal. He died 1582.
James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States of America. There has not been a recognized chief since the late 17th Century.
A Chief of the Colquhouns was issued a command by the King to seize the well-fortified Dumbarton Castle. He wrote the King back in French, the accepted universal language of the time, "Si Je Puis" (If I Can). The Chief gathered a group of men close to him and hid them in the woods outside of Dumbarton's gates. Then he lured a red stag (deer) by the gates chased by two greyhounds. The starving garrison in the castle opened the gates to chase the stag, whereupon the chiefs clansmen rushed the castle and captured it for the King. One of the most unusual details passed down with this story is that the Chief captured the castle without killing anyone which is remarkable not only for that time but for now, as well. The tour book that used to be passed out at Rossdhu states that the Chief could have been John Colquhoun 10th of Luss and the King, James I, who did choose Sir John to wrest the castle from the "too powerful" Lennox family in 1424.
Other sources say it could be Sir Robert 2nd de Colquhoun (1220-1280 AD) who apparently was the first to take the Colquhoun name (his father was the first Chief, Umfridus de Kilpatrick de Colquhoun).
Whatever the source of their name the Colquhouns have had a long, interesting and sometimes violent history. This Clan may well derive from a Norman immigrant family, or even earlier from a succession of Celtic Priests who were the custodians of the Crozier of St Kessog and who had lived on Monks Island on the loch. The name Colquhoun comes from the territory of that name situated to west of Loch Lomond.
1214 - 1249 Scots King Alexander II During this reign the head of the family - Humphrey De Colquhoun was granted the lands on the west of the loch by Malcom Earl of Lennox. This was confirmed by King Robert the Bruce for the Clan's support in the War of Independence
1368 Sir Robert Colquhoun married the fair Maid of Luss, heiress to nearby lands in Glen Luss and since then the clan name has properly been - Colquhoun of Luss
The Colquhouns supported King Robert the Bruce and backed the early Stewart Kings. In 1602 the Macgregors raided the Colquhouns in Glen Luss killing 2 clansmen, injuring others and carrying off hundreds of livestock.
Around the same time and after a conference between the two clans The Colquhouns hoped to trap the Macgregors in Glen Fruin, but there Intention was anticipated by Alistair Macgregor of Glenstrae, and after a bloody conflict the Colquhouns were defeated and their chief killed. In revenge they made a dramatic representation to the king (James VI) and the clan Macgregor was proscribed and their name forbidden under pain of death
The ancient Earldom of Lennox included Stirlingshire: Perthshire: Large parts of Renfrewshire: and the whole of Dumbartonshire. The Earls of Lennox became joined to the Royal house of Stewart.
Ruled by one of the Celtic princes known as Mormaers the district of old Levanax (what is mainly Dumbartonshire to-day) was an important part of Scotland. From it arose the powerful Earldom of Lennox which became part of the Royal House of Stewart. The ancient principality of the Lennox, embraced much of Loch Lomond in medieval times.
Late 13th Century The Earls of Lennox were among the most powerful nobles in the realm. The 5th Earl, Malcom supported the Bruce claim to the crown of Scotland.
Lennox fell victim to James I's hatred of all those connected to Murdoch, Duke of Albany, following the murder of the king's brother. This resulted in the execution of both Albany and Lennox in 1425. The succession of title disputed, the lands were divided.
John, Lord Darnley assumed the title of Earl of Lennox in 1488 and sat in the first Parliament of James IV. In 1503, Matthew, the second Stewart Earl of Lennox, obtained from James IV the hereditary sheriffdom of Dunbartonshire, which was made an adjunct of the earldom. In 1513, Matthew, along with the Earl of Argyll, commanded the right wing of the Scots army at Flodden, where he was slain. The younger son of the fourth Stewart Earl was Henry, Lord Darnley, the unfortunate husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Darnley, who became King Henry upon his marriage, was later murdered, an act which was one of the factors leading to his widow being deposed, and set in motion the events which led to her execution at Fotheringay Castle.
In the 19th Century, the Lennox's of Woodhead, later of Lennox Castle near Strathblane, claimed the right to succeed to the Title and Honours of the ancient Earls of Lennox, and although their claim to the peer-age was never established, they were recognised as Chief of the name.
The present Duke of Richmond, Gordon and Lennox, proprietor of the famous Goodwood Race Course, is Charles lennox¹s direct descendent. In the nineteenth century the Lennoxes of Woodhead, later of Lennox Castle near Glasgow, claimed the right to succeed to the title and honours of the ancient Earls of Lennox, and although their claim to the peerage was never established, they were recognised as chief family of the name. The family sold Lennox Castle in 1927, and their chief seat became Downton Castle near Ludlow. The present chief is in the almost unique position of having his grandmother, Madam Kincaid of Kincaid, as a fellow member of the Council of Chiefs.
Remains of the Lennox Stronghold can be still seen on Inchmurrin Island.
The MacFarlanes are descendants of the Earl of Lennox whose brother was to bestow the lands at Arrochar, by Loch Long, confirmed to Iain MacPharlain in 1420.
When Earl Duncan of Lennox was executed by James I the MacFarlanes had a valid claim to the title, yet it was given to the Stewarts by the crown. Initially there was some dispute but they would remain loyal to the Stewarts.
The Macfarlanes are decended from Alwyn, Celtic Earl of Lennox. whose younger son, Gilchrist received lands at Arrochar on the shores of Loch Long at the end of the 12th century.
Robert the Bruce when forced to flee the lochside and reach safety of the west Highlands was shelterd by Malduin, grandson of Gilchrist.
Duncan, the last Celtic Earl of Lennox, was executed by James I and although the Macfarlanes had a valid claim to the Earldom, the title was given to John Stewart, Lord Darnley.
When the Stewarts proved too powerful for the Macfarlanes opposition Andrew Macfarlane, the 10th Chief, married a younger daughter of Lord Darnley, cementing a new alliance.
Clansmen fell at Flodden in 1513 along with the 11th chief and at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547 along with Duncan the 13th chief while opposing the invading English.
After the the murder of Lord Darnley (Mary Queen of Scots' second husband) the Macfarlanes opposed the Queen and were noted for their gallantry at the Battle of Langside in 1568.
They fought at Montrose's great victory at Inverlochy in 1645. The clan does not seem to have played any major part in the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745.
The 20th chief, Walter Macfarlane who lived in Edinburgh for most of his life died in 1767 and the clan lands at Arrochar were sold off. The direct male line of the chiefs failed in 1886. Walter, the 20th Chief, (mid-18th Cent.)
Walter was a renowned scholar and antiquarian. At the site of his home now stands the Landmark Cobbler Hotel which contains an inscribed stone taken from the original house over the main doorway.
'S rioghal mo dhream (Royal is my race) is the claim of this, one of the most famous of clans, and the principal branch of Clan Alpin. The clan claim descent from Griogar, Son of Alpin, in the 8th Century. The home of the clan was the Eastern border of Argyll and the Western border of Perthshire, including Glenmorchy, Glenstrae, Glenlyon and Glengyle. The earliest possession of the clan, Glenorchy previously owned by the Campbells., was bestowed on the Macgregors for services rendered to Alexander II in his conquest of Argyll.
For a long time the Macgregors maintained possession or their lands by Right of the Sword, but the animosity of surrounding Clans resulted in attempts to displace the clan and the inevitable retaliation by the Macgregors, who thus earned the reputation of being a turbulant clan.
In 1603, Clan Gregor won a victory over the Colquhouns at Glenfruin. The Colquhouns held a Royal Commission and the victory was considered an act of rebellion. The clan was consequently outlawed. Those that were not hunted down and exterminated were forced to change their name. The persecution continued into the reign of Charles I. It was not until 1775 that the clan was restored finally to their rightful name.
One of the most notorious of the name was Rob Roy Macgregor (1671 - 1734) The celebrated Freebooter and Hero of Sir Walter Scott's novel was a son of Lieut-Col. Donald Macgregor of Glengyle.
At the island cemetery on Inchcailloch many of the old chieftains of the MacGregor Clan (Children of the Mist ) are buried.
The actual burying of chieftains at Inchcailloch was a light hearted affair. A good dram was taken before setting out on the boats to convey deceased and mourners to the island cemetery, and another was taken if the weather turned bad and still another on achieving landfall safely. The Ancient Burial Ground of the Macgregors is on Inchcailloch. Many a tale is told of bodies lost overboard or bodies left unburied whilst the company grew merry together.
Bonnie Prince Charlie is one of the best-known historical Scottish heroes. He was not, however, Scottish, but was born into the Stuart Dynasty in Rome, Italy on December 31, 1720. His grandfather, James II of England had ruled that country from 1685-1689 at which time he was deposed by the Dutch protestant, William III of Orange. James II had aimed to bring England back into the Catholic fold and in the process had irritated and alarmed the powerful statesmen of the day. Since the exile of James II the so-called 'Jacobite Cause' had striven to return the Stuarts to the English and Scottish thrones. Bonnie Prince Charlie was to play a major part in this ultimate goal.
Christened Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie was the son of the 'Old Pretender' James Stuart, James II and Mary of Modena's son. His father was called the 'Pretender' because many believed he was not the King's true son - fearing a Catholic dynasty in England, his birth had seemed too convenient and was viewed with great suspicion. Charles Edward was also called the Young Pretender, the Young Chevalier, and later, Bonnie Prince Charlie.
His childhood in Rome was one of privilege. Brought up a catholic in a loving but argumentative family, the talk of seizing back the thrones of England and Scotland for the Stuarts was a constant topic of conversation in the household, principally reflected in his fathers' often morose and combative moods. The young Prince was trained in the military and from an early age was a pawn in the Jacobite Cause. His father managed to obtain the support of the French government in 1744, and Charles Edward traveled to France with the sole purpose of commanding a French army, which he would lead in an invasion of England.
The invasion never materialized, principally due to the fact that the French were afraid of the strong British army and because of poor weather that prohibited sailing. Undeterred, Charles Edward was determined to carry on in his quest for reinstatement of the Stuarts regardless.
So, in 1745 he traveled to Scotland, with a few supporters (possibly less than a dozen), and arriving on the Isle of Eriskay he set about rousing the Highland Clans to support his cause. Many of the Scottish people believed in the 'divine right of Kings', in other words, the unquestioning right of the Stuarts, chosen by God, to regain the thrones they had lost. William III's successors were from the German House of Hanover, and the current King, George II, was regarded by many as a foreigner. The fact that Charles Edward was born in Italy, his mother Maria Clementina Sobieski was Polish, and was therefore also technically a 'foreigner' escaped them. Bonnie Prince Charlie was embraced by some, but not all, of the Scottish Clans.
The Prince raised his father's (the Stuarts) standard at Glenfinnan in Scotland on the 19th August 1745, and so initiated what was to be referred to as the "'45", effectively the last Jacobite Uprising. Among his supporters were 300 from the Macdonald Clan and 700 from the clan Cameron. The rebels quickly took control of Edinburgh and by September 1745 had defeated the King's army (led by John Cope) at Prestonpans. Several victories followed and Bonnie Prince Charlie's' army grew in number, at one point reaching over 6000.
Spurred on by the victories they crossed the border into England and got to within 130 miles of the capital London. Unfortunately, the English Catholics failed to support the Jacobite rebellion, the expected French support was non-existent and many of the English were content with the stable, placid rule of George II. This apathy and lack of support plus the might of the King's army forced the Jacobites to withdraw back to Scotland. They had only managed to reach Derby.
The Battle of Culloden, near Inverness, followed on the 16th April 1746 and the Jacobite army suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the 'Butcher of Cumberland', William Augustus the Duke of Cumberland. The Battle itself lasted for only about one hour but a widespread massacre of Scots, many of whom were not even involved in the Jacobite Uprising, followed.
Thousands were killed and the Battle of Culloden Moor went down as one of the bloodiest in Scottish history. The defeat effectively put an end to the last Jacobite Uprising and the Prince was now a fugitive. On the run he spent the next five months in hiding in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland assisted by his supporters. A ransom of 30,000 pounds (equivalent to $1 million in today's currency) was placed on his head but despite this no one betrayed him to the authorities.
The defeat at Culloden had wide-reaching implications for the Scots. The English government imposed strict laws, especially targeting the Clans. These included making it illegal for Highlanders to carry instruments of War (e.g. swords, targes and bagpipes) or to wear the tartan and the kilt. Jacobite supporters were either executed or forced to emigrate and their land was turned over to George II who distributed it amongst his English supporters.
The 'Highland Clearances' also became law, where landowners now found it more profitable to keep sheep on land that had always been used for farming. Many Highlanders now found themselves without a home and there was a surge of people moving from the country to the new, emerging cities.
Culloden thus changed the ancient Clan system forever. Emigration resulted in Scots scattered all over the world and intermarriages with other cultures and races became inevitable. Thus, Bonnie Prince Charlie's' failed attempt to regain the thrones for the Stuarts had a wide-reaching and long-lasting impact on Scottish culture and on suppression of the Scots by the English.
The greatest manhunt in history culminated when Bonnie Prince Charlie arrived on the Island of Benbecula, and when he met Flora Macdonald. Flora was not an ardent Jacobite supporter but felt that she could not betray the Bonnie prince. They met in the summer of 1746; the islanders aware of the Prince's presence on the island were frightened of British Government reprisals.
Flora helped to spirit him away to the Island of Skye, dressed in disguise as her maid 'Betty Burke'. Legend has it that Flora and Bonnie Prince Charlie fell in love that summer - she did keep a lock of his hair to remember him by - but the reality was probably that she felt sorry for the handsome Prince. He was assisted by supporters to escape to France where he lived a life of transient wandering throughout Europe before finally settling in Rome under the alias of the 'Duke of Albany'.
Flora was captured for her part in the Prince's escape and spent some time in the Tower of London before being released. She became famous for her role in the Jacobite matter, subsequently marrying her childhood sweetheart Alan Macdonald. They emigrated to North Carolina where her husband served on the British side during the American Revolution. When he was captured she returned to Scotland and Alan followed her back there when he was released. She died in 1790 and is buried on Skye. Legend has it that she was wrapped in the Prince's bed sheet.
Bonnie Prince Charlie spent the rest of his life in Europe, enjoying many affairs. None of his relationships with women lasted however including his 10-year late marriage to Louise de Stolberg. An alcoholic he was given to violent rages and was said to beat his female lovers. He had only one surviving child - 'Queen' Charlotte.
The Prince spent his life fighting for the Jacobite Cause, even returning to London in 1750 and 1754 but could not find support in his goal to be King. Even the Highland Clans deserted him in the end irritated with his temper; his poor leadership, his lack of political tack and the harsh laws the English had opposed on them were blamed on Charlie. A charismatic but supremely selfish man he died where he was born, in Rome, on January 31st 1788 and so ended the chapter on the Stuarts quest to regain the Crown.
In conclusion, Bonnie Prince Charlie was a sad and tragic figure. Haunted throughout his life by the passion for Stuart kingship he ultimately ended his life as a pathetic drunk. He is remembered however as a Scottish hero, a reminder of bygone times when the Clans roamed the Highlands and his life is portrayed in many stories and folk songs which are recounted and sung across Scotland. A monument erected by Alexander Macdonald at Glenfinnan commemorates the Prince and the myth and romanticism that surround him to this day.
This rebellion of the Jacobite cause led by the Earl of Mar began in 1715. By the end of September, most of the Highlands were in his control and his army numbered some 5,000 with more appearing daily. But all this was done without even notifying the King they were claiming to support. The "Old Pretender", King James III, was not even aware of the situation as of yet. Word was sent to the King, and the size of the force continued to grow. The Earl, with his growing army, moved to Perth and established his base there after taking the city.
Meanwhile another Jacobite army was forming to the south, The Old Pretender hearing the news began to make preparations for his trip to Scotland and his crowning. By early November, the northern Jacobite army numbered some 12,000, mostly Clansmen from the Highlands. The Earl then decided to march south where he soon met the army of the Duke of Argyll, the only remaining government troops in Scotland.
The Jacobite forces were mismanaged and split. The southern army marched south to raise Lancashire instead of turning on the Duke of Argyll's flank, while a much smaller force under the Duke defeated the larger northern army of the Jacobites at Sherrrifmuir on November 13th. The southern army was also met and defeated at Preston by other government forces in England. The Jacobites were forced to retreat to Perth, while still waiting for their leader to arrive. The "Old Pretender" finally arrived in Scotland on the 22nd of December after leaving fittingly enough from Dunkirk. But the matter was already settled, as the Duke of Argyll was already receiving reinforcements of experienced troops and was preparing an overwhelming force to march north. The King, James III, was again forced to retreat after spending a dismal six weeks in Scotland.
After facing this possibly disastrous rebellion, the English soon passed the Disarming Act of 1716, which forbade the Highlanders from owning weapons. Another abortive rebellion was attempted in 1719, when James III got some minor support from both the French and the Spanish after he married the daughter of the Polish King.
In the aftermath of the Risings of 1715 and 1719 Major General George Wade was appointed to investigate conditions in the Highlands by the English. The main results of this were the building of better roads, so troops could move more easily, and the building of the major forts of Fort Augustus and Fort William.
The Polish bride of the Old Pretender quickly gave James III two sons: the eldest, Prince Charles, was born in Italy somewhat prophetically on the last day of the year 1720. His brother, Henry, was born on March 6th, 1725. The Stuart cause passed to the older of the two boys, who led the Scottish armies again during the '45 as Bonnie Prince Charlie.
But this final Jacobite rebellion was also doomed to failure by lack of intelligence and poor leadership after many successes. This final rebellion ended at Culloden, a total disaster for the Scots, and Prince Charlie barely escaped. This ended the Jacobite Rebellions forever, as the English quickly passed many acts against the highlanders.
In retrospect, the Jacobite Rebellions are a reminder of man's fear of those who are different. It was largely a war of religion, fought for reasons that have no real bearing on the peaceful lives of those who fought in it, even though the participants thought so. The Rebellions of '15 and '45 could have ended much differently, as they had surprise and superior forces working in their favor. But they simply lacked the leadership to effectively take advantage of the situation.
Unfortunately, this episode in history continues to cause problems for the remaining Celtic nations. The Orangemen and the Catholics continue to fight, although any reason to continue this feud has passed long ago. Maybe some day, the remaining Celtic people will learn to live with each other, instead of fighting over matters which have little bearing on their day to day lives.
10/23/2004 11:52:00 pm
Tuesday, October 19, 2004Bored....
Well i had nothing to do so i'm writing this. Yesterday watched the eagles live at the indoor stadium. Packed full of people. The show was perfect they even insulted bush by dedicating a song, already gone, to bush. Now they are quite fat. They look different from their younger selves.
Could'nt get out of the parking lot at 12 had to wait till 12.30 and then we went to kfc and ate "breakfast". Arrived home at 1.30pm.
Today band practice was just like any other. Did Loch Lomond today. Damn i really need to get my clarinet angle right. As if i hadn't had enough of angles in maths...sighs....
10/19/2004 06:35:00 pm
Sunday, October 17, 2004Up Late Again
So here i am again. I managed to get into the SAF Auxilarary Division in battlefield. Congrats to me. Apart from that i got my pizza today, good stuff the pizzas and the meat balls, everything finished.
I'm in a small problem or maybe big i dunno. Heres the situation. Firstly I can't seem to juggle my friends and my needs very easily now. I tend to neglect my friends and i often quarrel now. I wonder what has caused this. The thing is that i rarely cared for my needs before and that now i got the new computer i feel more happiness around this machine then i do around people. Not that i don't like it, its great. People require their needs to be satisfied and i feel that i want to satisfy my needs first before i satisfy the needs of people who need my computer to satisfy them.
I look forward to playing badminton on tuesday with Edison and Candel, i'll see how good they are, not that i'm that good though. Will stop here or i'll have another overnight post.
10/17/2004 11:58:00 pm
Damn I'm Early
Well well well. Look at the time now at tell me what the hell i'm doing awake now. I've got nothing better to do and feel like typing something to this journal. If you asked me i would think that a blog is not diary but a journal which people will read and know about you which i think is great. If you look at it at this perspective you will find that when you look back at your first entries when you first started blogging like maybe about 4 months ago? You certainly feel that you have changed since you made the entries and how you think that your problems then could have been solved in a whole new light. I may not be making any sense to anyone who reads this but a blog is like a photograph without pictures but a caption. What you type , as in you never alter what you typed a few months or days or weeks ago, is forever the way you left it.
Now its Sunday morning and its late or is it early? I think i rather call it early. In what i forgot to type in yesterday is that my brother was filmed by channel news asia for doing blogging. A case study i was told by the camera man. I'm not envious about that, sure he gets his face on tv but then again i think i prefer to be known only by the people i know and the ones i love.
Today I look forward toa nice pizza for dinner and the release of desert combat final for battlefield 1942 and i have a trial for SAF clan to attend, me a recognised infantry man in a clan?
For those who never played an FPS game i'll elaborate on clans. A clan is like a group of people who band together witha common name like SAF, DOM or anything literally. All you have to do is have a nickname like {Sawdust}Jurisdiction, in where in this case the clan name is sawdust.
Yesterday i watched a show called 200 million years. It says that in the place where buckingham palace once stood a vast jungle will grow over the destroyed civilisation that was once called britain. Humans have been extinct and wiped out. Fish have evolved out of water and into creatures with wings. Giant Squids have evolved by time into Mega Squids which walk the land and have vocal chords, although not actual VOCAL but it allows them to produce sounds. Flibbons are also evolved from the squids and they have evolved. They are the smartest creatures of the new earth but unable to build a city like us and are the most agile of all and allow them to swing from tree to tree without falling.
If you ask me i believe that the only way that life on earth would be extinguised for human beings is when a thermonuclear war occurs. Even so i don't think sea creatures would live to ever walk land.
I don't make any sense maybe i'm too tired. I'll be sleeping now. Auf Wiedersehn
10/17/2004 02:24:00 am
Saturday, October 16, 2004An Update- AGAIN
Well, I know i've been away but i think i should update so that anyone reading this knows that the blog isn't dead. Firstly Exams.........Everything i considered a pass or good pass except maths 1. I had remembered all my formulas i was prepared but i ironically forgot to practice NOT using the calculator. I went in there with nothing and literally screwed my paper badly the questions which i could have solved came out like ....... Method= blank. Damn it. Paper 2 however was PERFECT. I solved everything except 2 questions, 1 which i ironically only realised how to solve in the last 2 minutes and hence unable to solve it...3 marks gone out of those i think i'll get 1/2 for method marks.
Aside from that....Whoopee, exams are over and time to Relax well not totally, i still got to go for band and publications. I've been up playing games late and i loved it i really missed the times where i could stay up late and not worry about the next day....yes the pleasure of games. Not that type of 'pleasure', happiness in the form of games...and i rewired my old hard disk from the old system to this and now my space in the computer is up 37.8 GB.
10/16/2004 07:33:00 pm
Friday, October 08, 2004Exams
Its just wonderful. This week has been one hell of a ride and its been torture....I'm laden with my own forced revision and art. I really require a break soon. Monday is Geography and English 2. I'm worried for geography, i want to live up to Mrs Ang's Expectations.................. After the exams i only wish that i can enjoy freedom for a long long time....Ah the wishes..
In Sec 1 where the days were so carefree and happy , how i miss the days...
10/08/2004 07:51:00 pm
Thursday, October 07, 2004An Update
Today was totally slacked through out. The only periods that were actually serious were maths and science. We literally slacked the rest of the day. I invented a new thing to do when teachers are not teaching or on mc something that keeps the guys entertained at least lolz....
Did most of the Bishan Park Paper for maths last year today , i think i know alot more about maths now .... I think........
Anyway 2 days ago was the day my sister became a MRS. I'm doing the photography for the dinner and the mass too. Editing too don't forget.
Dad wants Bro to do praise and worship leading with his band,hope it turns out good.
Speaking of Photography......I've been allowed to take photographs for the sec 2 Camp for Publications Club. That Camera is not gonna leave my sights nor will my press pass add that. I'm just wondering how i can make my batteries last for the duration of the camp, i better charge them up the day before and use the AA's my sis gave me. But how do i make 69 shots last? I think i better do some film shots too, at least i won't be in any i hope....I 'll give the shots in and the latter i shall give to Mdm Jessica Lai to upload.
10/07/2004 08:26:00 pm
Tuesday, October 05, 2004Heres An Update
Well, I'm still around don't worry , it will never happen that this blog shuts down ever..possibly not to soon i hope. Anyway with Chinese, English 1 and History behind me some of the ever pressing stress is gone at last. But the worst of it is still to come next week with Maths, Geography, Science , DnT and English 2.....its gonna be hell.
The new computer is still working fine. Haven't had a glitch at all and i finially added music to the blog great huh?