The birthplace of Colonel James Gardiner (1688-1745), at Carriden, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. A Scottish soldier who fought in the British Army, including during the 1745 Jacobite rising. At the Battle of Prestonpans he was mortally wounded by the Highlanders after his dragoons had fled the field and he was attempting to rally some footsoldiers. He received a mortal blow whilst wounded on the ground and was stripped to the waist as his possessions were looted by the Highlanders. After the battle Gardiner was carried from the field by a servant to nearby Tranent where he soon died.
The birthplace of Colonel James Gardiner (1688-1745), at Carriden, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. A Scottish soldier who fought in the British Army, including during the 1745 Jacobite rising. At the Battle of Prestonpans he was mortally wounded by the Highlanders after his dragoons had fled the field and he was attempting to rally some footsoldiers. He received a mortal blow whilst wounded on the ground and was stripped to the waist as his possessions were looted by the Highlanders. After the battle Gardiner was carried from the field by a servant to nearby Tranent where he soon died. https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1 https://www.alamy.com/the-birthplace-of-colonel-james-gardiner-1688-1745-at-carriden-falkirk-stirlingshire-scotland-a-scottish-soldier-who-fought-in-the-british-army-including-during-the-1745-jacobite-rising-at-the-battle-of-prestonpans-he-was-mortally-wounded-by-the-highlanders-after-his-dragoons-had-fled-the-field-and-he-was-attempting-to-rally-some-footsoldiers-he-received-a-mortal-blow-whilst-wounded-on-the-ground-and-was-stripped-to-the-waist-as-his-possessions-were-looted-by-the-highlanders-after-the-battle-gardiner-was-carried-from-the-field-by-a-servant-to-nearby-tranent-where-he-soon-died-image231276027.html
An engraving of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and the Highlanders Entering Edinburgh after the Battle of Preston Pans (1745) .
An engraving of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and the Highlanders Entering Edinburgh after the Battle of Preston Pans (1745) . https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1 https://www.alamy.com/an-engraving-of-prince-charles-edward-stuart-bonnie-prince-charlie-and-the-highlanders-entering-edinburgh-after-the-battle-of-preston-pans-1745-image332664274.html
A Race from Preston Pans to Berwick Abstract: Print shows General Sir John Cope and two other British officers riding to the gates of Berwick and announcing the defeat of British forces at Prestonpans by the Scots under the leadership of Charles Edward Stuart. The test under the image ridicules Cope's behavior during the battle.
A Race from Preston Pans to Berwick Abstract: Print shows General Sir John Cope and two other British officers riding to the gates of Berwick and announcing the defeat of British forces at Prestonpans by the Scots under the leadership of Charles Edward Stuart. The test under the image ridicules Cope's behavior during the battle. https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1 https://www.alamy.com/a-race-from-preston-pans-to-berwick-abstract-print-shows-general-sir-john-cope-and-two-other-british-officers-riding-to-the-gates-of-berwick-and-announcing-the-defeat-of-british-forces-at-prestonpans-by-the-scots-under-the-leadership-of-charles-edward-stuart-the-test-under-the-image-ridicules-copes-behavior-during-the-battle-image263743338.html
James Gardiner Shaw
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James Gardiner Anon
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