David Stewart (major-general)
Major General David Stewart CB FSA Scot FRSE FLS (1 June 1772 in Drumcharry House, Fortingall – 1829 in St. Lucia) was a Scottish soldier and later author and antiquarian, whose book, Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland published in two volumes by Archibald Constable and Co in Edinburgh in 1822, was responsible for largely creating the modern image of the Highlander, the clans and Scottish regiments and is considered the foundation for all subsequent work on highlanders, clans and Scottish regiments system.
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David Stewart (major-general)
Major General David Stewart CB FSA Scot FRSE FLS (1 June 1772 in Drumcharry House, Fortingall – 1829 in St. Lucia) was a Scottish soldier and later author and antiquarian, whose book, Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland published in two volumes by Archibald Constable and Co in Edinburgh in 1822, was responsible for largely creating the modern image of the Highlander, the clans and Scottish regiments and is considered the foundation for all subsequent work on highlanders, clans and Scottish regiments system.
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Major-General David Stewart in dress uniform of the Black Watch uniform.
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David Stewart of the Black Watch
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