Originally Posted by
BobsYourUncle
While you are quite correct on the facts, you have missed how the event has reverberated culturally. For example, we reenactors of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [historically associated with the Campbell clan & boar's head] are treated to a routine insult by Black Watch reenactors--these Black Watch fellows deem it necessary to loudly spit on the ground whenever they are forced to say "Argyll", in order to express their ire at the violation of the code of honor, not to mention the perceived treachery, performed by the Campbells who made up much of the detachment at Glencoe.
I just have to ask, is this routine insult from your fellow BW reenactors based upon something that is or has been actually done by the actual members of the BW?
Or is this another case of "reenactorism"? (just curious, having run into my fair share in ACW).
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