Coloured print showing Piper George Clark of the 71st Regiment of Foot, Vimiero,1808

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Coloured print of the 'Anecdote of the bravery of the Scots piper at the Battle of Vimeiro'. Published by Orme on 1 January 1816, showing Piper George Clark of the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot.

Despite being injured in the legs, Piper Clark continues to play his bagpipes and encourage his comrades.

The Battle of Vimeiro (modern spelling) on 21 August 1808 was part of the Peninsular War. Fought by the victorious British and Portuguese against the French, the battle signalled the expulsion of French troops from Portugal.

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• Online ID: 000-000-100-263-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: The Thistle at War
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  M.1950.842
• Date: Published 1816
  
• Material: Paper
  Print
  
• Dimensions: 450 mm H x 290 mm W
  
• What: Print
  
• Subject: Prints / History - Military
  
• Who: 71st Regiment of Foot (British land forces)
  Orme (publisher)
  Piper George Clark
  
• Where:
• Event: Battle of Vimeiro, 1808
  
• Description: Coloured print of 'Anecdote of the bravery of the Scots piper at the Battle of Vimiera', showing Piper George Clark of the 71st Regiment of Foot, published by Orme, 1 January 1816.
  
• References:
  • McCorry, Helen (ed.) The thistle at war: an anthology of the Scottish experience of war, in the services and at home. Edinburgh, NMS, 1997 
  • Wood, Stephen The Scottish soldier. Manchester: Archive Publications with NMS, 1987 
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