Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
a lot of famous and not so famous Scots fled to France and Europe especially if they were on the losing side of a conflict. This has happened for centuries. Even Charlie was a foreign "Scot" who needed interpreters to talk to his subjects. So do not take the French connection as being a negative a lot of French connections in Scotland and vice Versa. They were enemies of england and the old saying applied my enemies enemy is your friend.
It's believed now that Charlie knew Gaelic and/or broad Scots. After Culloden he spent time with different individuals and without his command staff to protect and throw off the enemy. The Seven Men of Glenmoriston are just a perfect example of him spending time alone with common highlanders. In fact, they spent much of their time together in a cave and they had to tell Charlie that he had to remain longer and not go on any further to the prearranged destination to avoid capture.