Featured battle : Falkirk

Part of Jacobite Rebellions

Date : 17 January 1746

The Jacobites, retreating from England, were met at Falkirk by a Government force under Lt. General Hawley. Approximately even numbers could have led to a close fought battle but Hawley's poor leadership and heavy rain went against the Hanoverians. The Jacobites while not gaining an overwhelming victory, more a case of rain stopped play, they were able to occupy Falkirk which was their objective.

Eyewitness at Dieppe

Ross Reyburn
Wallace Reyburn was a truly exceptional war correspondent the only one who went ashore during the ill-fated Dieppe raid 1942. He wrote of his experiences in ‘Rehearsal for Invasion’ a war time best seller. This book, written by his son Ross, has three parts. Part one, A Fortunate Survivor, Ross introduces his father to the reader and places the Dieppe raid in its context. Part two, Rehearsal for Invasion, is Wallace Reyburn’s account of his involvement in the landing. He doesn’t shy away from the brutality of close-quarter combat and records the bravery of the Canadian troops fighting against better armed more numerous Germans. Part three, The Appendices, give a flavour of the times and how the book was received.
The adventure is ‘Boys Own’ stuff, beautifully written, absorbing yet gritty in parts. The whole rings true and we highly recommend it as a very good read.

Pen & Sword History, 2022