Two English Redcoats soldiers firing muskets at the British Army Fort George, a historical re-enacting event August 2010 Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK
Fort George was built on the shores of the Moray Firth to quell any future rebellion by the Highlanders. The government of the day still feared Prince Charlie would rise again and that French ships might sail up the Moray Firth to recommence hostilities. Construction of the fort took 25 years. Today, it remains one of the largest impregnable fortifications to be seen anywhere in Europe and is still used as a garrison by the British Army. In Cromwell's New Model Army the 'redcoat' was to become synonymous with the British Empire. It was there at the forging and loss of England's first empire on the North American seaboard and instrumental in building an even greater British Empire in Canada, India, Australia and New Zealand.
Size: 4820px × 3291px
Location: Fort George, Ardesier, Invernessshire, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
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