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Military hero rose from lowly private to become a Major General

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INVERNESS COURIER, TUESDAY, JUNE 23,1992 By Duncan Ross THE son of an Inverness shoemaker, William MacBean was one of a rare breed of Highland soldiers who rose from the lowest rank of the British Army to join the elite corps of senior officers. It would be considered an achievement even today, but in the rigid […]

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Bravest of Them All In The ’45

WEEKLY SCOTSMAN, Thursday, May 3, 1962 Story of The Clans BRAVEST OF THEM ALL IN THE ’45 By Allan Douglas The giant Clan Chattan confederation could have been the greatest fighting force in clan history. Not even the Camerons, the MacDonalds or Frasers would have been a match for the massive alliance of Macintosh, Macpherson,

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Military hero rose from lowly private to become a Major General

Bravest of Them All In The ’45