Driv'n by Fortune: The Scots' March to Modernity in America, 1745-1812

by Sam Allison

A provocative account of the 78th Fraser's Highlanders and its crucial place in history.

The remarkable story of the men of the 78th Fraser's Highlanders moves from the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland, through the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution, to the War of 1812.

Simon Fraser, chief of the Clan Fraser of Lovat, raised the 78th Highlanders, a regiment that played a major role in defeating the French on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459722035
• ISBN13: 9781459722033
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"