Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
I was thinking of MacBean's post back there. I guess even if it was mostly soldiers wearing kilts, it was still over here.
Yes, they were, But as uniforms Ted. MacBean's post was referring to the recruitment of Highlanders for the military colony of Georgia, established in 1732 as a "buffer zone" between the Carolinas and Spanish Florida (It is more well known as a debtor colony) -- The Highlanders were supposed to be "settler-soldiers" with a dual purpose of colonizing and protecting from Spanish and Indian incursions.

Somewhere I have a plate from the Company of Military Historians which depicts a member of the Georgia colonial miltia wearing Highland kit.

Also, remember that Highlanders in general were not popular with their Scots-Irish neighbours due to religious (Episcopalian and RC v. Protestant) and political differences.

T.