Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro mb-code 2319625 View of Hungerford Suspension Bridge

View of Hungerford Suspension Bridge and boats on the River Thames

'Monstrous craws

and then back again

Lord Fauconbridge (1410-1463)

Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro mb-code 2319625 View of Hungerford Suspension BridgeHighland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro, Peninsular War, 1808 (1816). 'Anecdote of the Bravery of the Scotch Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment at the Battle of Vimeiro'. The British army commanded by Wellington defeated the French under Junot. The 11th Highland Regiment's piper continues to play despite having been wounded. From Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes, published by Edward Orme, 1816.