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Originally posted by honeychile
Was that pro-Jacobite or not? I know that the whole area was full of war at the time!
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Firmly Jacobite - the blue bonnet was the defacto uniform of the Jacobite supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Sir Walter Scott even penned some lyrics for it ~ which is how I know the song... interesting fact it appeared on Little House on the Prarie sung by Laura Ingolls... it's also the Regimental Quick March for the Calgary Highlanders up here in Canada