What If He Had won?

[macwilkin]

I thought the author raised a very interesting point about the Battle of Fontenoy and the French not needing to invade Scotland and support Charlie. A lack of major French support kept many of the Chiefs from going "out" for the Young Pretender.

It's ironic to think that Fontenoy, which many remember today for the "Wild Geese" and their rout of "Stinking Billy" Cumberland may have sealed the downfall of their Scottish Jacobite cousins.

Fontenoy was also the first battle honour of the Royal Highland Regiment, The Black Watch. Even Cumberland had to grudgingly admit their bravery and fighting abilities.

Ironically, Peter Watkins' Culloden is in my Netflix queue at the moment. It is paired on the DVD with his "what-if" docuemtary The War Game, which is about as chillings as other movies of its genre (The Day After, Threads, On the Beach).


Regards,

Todd