Quote Originally Posted by IsaacW View Post
And when I argued this with a Jacobite reenacting group, I darn near got kicked off their FaceBook page.
What Jacobite reenactor group were you debating with that took such umbrage? Just a matter of curiosity, because I belong to a Jacobite reenacting group (Appin Historical Society, portraying part of the Stewart of Appin clan regiment in the '45). Unfortunately, I used to do Facebook, but not at present, so I'm not likely to get into it with this group. It will be handy to know, however, if I ever meet them at an event.

I will say that most reenactors do their due dilligence in the matter of researching all aspects of their portrayals, but there are always the new guys (or the lazy ones) that have not yet done so and can pass along inaccurate information from the romantic mythology that is flying around out there.