The Highland Brigade is a historical unit of the British Army , which has been formed and reformed a number of times. It recruited men from the Highlands of Scotland .
5-622: Highland Brigade is the name of several military units: Highland Brigade (United Kingdom) , a historical formation of the British Army , which has been formed a number of times Highland Volunteer Infantry Brigade , a historical formation of the British Volunteer Force , 1889–1902 Polish Independent Highland Brigade , a Polish military unit created in France in 1939, after
10-597: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Highland Brigade (United Kingdom) A Highland Brigade was present at the Crimean War (1854–1856), as part of the 1st Division; it was initially under the command of Major-General Sir Colin Campbell (Lord Clyde). It played a significant role in the Battle of Alma . This Highland Brigade consisted of the: There
15-676: The Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa , under the command of Major General Andrew Gilbert Wauchope . It suffered severe losses at the battle Magersfontein (including General Wauchope). Command of the Brigade was then given to Major General Hector MacDonald who led the brigade throughout the remainder of the war. The Brigade fought at the Battle of Paardeberg where on 18 February 1900 (known as Bloody Sunday ) it again suffered heavy casualties. On its formation in 1899,
20-472: The fall of Poland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Highland Brigade . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Highland_Brigade&oldid=1174931917 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-567: Was a Highland Brigade operating in Egypt from 1882, during the Egyptian Rebellion (1882–1885), under the command of Major General Archibald Alison . Major General Alison's Brigade formed the left wing of General Sir Garnet Wolseley's army at the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir where they suffered 243 casualties (from the total casualties for Wolsey's force of 339). This Highland brigade consisted of the: A Highland Brigade participated in
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