The lone stand of the Fraser Highlander Sentinel, Battle of Castlebar, 1798
Original illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company circa 1880. The Lone Stand of the Fraser Highlander said to have refused to quit his post despite his friends entreaties. Info from wiki: The Battle of Castlebar occurred on 27 August 1798 near the town of Castlebar, County Mayo, during the Irish Rising of that year. A combined force of 2,000 French troops and Irish patriots routed a force of 6,000 British militia in what would later become known as the "Castlebar Races" or "Races of Castlebar".
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