The regiment was raised in the Fraser lands in October 1745 after much "shilly shally stuff" (as Christopher Duffy calls it) by its notorious chief Simon Fraser of Lovat. It was 500 strong (with the Chisholms) at Falkirk and 400 strong at Culloden, where it was stationed on the right centre of the front line. The acting commander Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Fraser the Younger of Inverallochy was possibly killed at Culloden - and possibly not (according again to Christopher Duffy).
The arms are those of Charles Fraser of Inverallochy, not the Lovat arms; this is taken from the reconstruction by Stuart Reid, based on the short description of a flag captured at Culloden and included in the list of captured flags of Hu Wentworth. There were three regiments of Frasers; the other two were commanded by the Master of Lovat and James Fraser of Foyers.
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Ray. :-) I'm really beginning to like these Jacobite flags!
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David.
Very nice, David!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Roger. :-) A fair number of Jacobite flags to go yet...
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David.
Beautiful flag.
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Thank you, Willz. :-) Hope you will find a use for these...
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David.
Lovely flag.
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Thank you, Alan. :-) Yes, the heraldic Jacobite flags are particularly attractive, I think.
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Simple and really rather elegant:).
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. :-) Yes, I do agree!
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