This is a historical account of the treacherous occurrence of mutiny in the Highland ranks during the 45' risings. Basically John Prebble is a superb journalist, assembling these stories from the cast of thousands of anecdotal pieces of evidence, crafted in such a way that the reader shall not pass it up. Mutiny and treachery happened because of the way Gaelic culture happened to be. Clans had clan chiefs, who like the Lord of the Isles Angus Og, at periods had more power or rivalled the power of the king of the day, and the soldiers who were Gaelic clansmen were volunteers, who gave their service so that their families had accommodation. It would not matter who was king, at the end of the day the clan chiefs would reign supreme.
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