Tartan of the original 78th (Fraser's Highlanders)

[Father Bill]

Excellent! A personal note only for interest: although I was taught here in Canada about the "Seven Years' War," I never heard it called the "French and Indian War." Perhaps only a U.S.A. title for it, or perhaps it has changed in the intervening years.

Thanks for your careful research, Peter.

Bill+

[IsaacW]

I noticed that the other day and already shared the link to a number of my reenacting friends that have interests in highland regiments. The funny thing is that we just had a discussion about this tartan on FaceBook about 3 months ago. This is far better explained and better argued than any of us were able to do.

THANK YOU!

[auld argonian]

Excellent! A personal note only for interest: although I was taught here in Canada about the "Seven Years' War," I never heard it called the "French and Indian War." Perhaps only a U.S.A. title for it, or perhaps it has changed in the intervening years.

Bill+

Refer to it as The Seven Years' War down here and you get quizzical looks…knowledge of history is sadly lacking in these here parts.

Best

AA

[IsaacW]

Refer to it as The Seven Years' War down here and you get quizzical looks…knowledge of history is sadly lacking in these here parts.

Best

AA

Indeed... but I use the "Seven Years War" in my classroom and MOST of my students are now aware of it. I explain out how we call it the "French and Indian War" but that it is a smaller part of a larger war that was essentially a world war. Additionally, the F&I War term tends to be a rather Anglocentric title.

Isaac

[ASinclair]

Excellent! A personal note only for interest: although I was taught here in Canada about the "Seven Years' War," I never heard it called the "French and Indian War." Perhaps only a U.S.A. title for it, or perhaps it has changed in the intervening years.

Thanks for your careful research, Peter.

Bill+

Bill, The name has not changed. It is called the French and Indian War here in the USA.

[Father Bill]

Bill, The name has not changed. It is called the French and Indian War here in the USA.

To clarify, Cousin Allen, I meant that it may have been changed in Canada to the "French & Indian War" since I studied it as the "Seven Years' War."

We don't even use the word "Indian" in Canada except in grandparented legal documents. Here they're "natives," "aboriginals," or my own favourite, "first nations people."

[artificer]

Thanks, Peter for sharing another of your fascinating studies!

I always look forward to them.

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[Downunder Kilt]

Thank you Peter. As Artificer does, I also look forward to your research papers. Cheers

[Nathan]

To clarify, Cousin Allen, I meant that it may have been changed in Canada to the "French & Indian War" since I studied it as the "Seven Years' War."

We don't even use the word "Indian" in Canada except in grandparented legal documents. Here they're "natives," "aboriginals," or my own favourite, "first nations people."

I also learned about the "Seven Years War" and never heard of the "French & Indian War". I'm not familiar, however, with the "Severn Years War" as referred to in Peter's introductory paragraph, but perhaps it has something to do with this guy?

[TheOfficialBren]

I might be mistaken but if I recall correctly, the "French and Indian War" was the North American theatre of a greater global conflict between Britain and France called the "Seven Years War," but, again, I may be mixing this up a bit.

The term "Indian" has gone out of vogue here, too. We usually say "Native American" here but I prefer the Canadian term "First Nations Peoples." It's very eloquent and noble.

"Aboriginal" is certainly appropriate to describe these great peoples but during my time being educated in California this term is overwhelmingly applied to the native peoples of Australia.


Sidenote: During this period George Washington, our first president, served in the Virginia militia, was a bona fide "Redcoat," and held his first command (and fought his first battles on in the thick of the action). He earned a reputation for bravery (if a little eager to get into the fray) and took a few hard knocks that proved to be instrumental in shaping his character and leadership skills.

Sorry for the derail. I gush a bit over Washington. He's a personal hero.