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I was surprised to learn Scots mercaneries were part of that fight.
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This is an important fact that people gloss over. You could say the same for the Carolean Army eventually losing to the Russians and their allies. You can consistently kill dozens of your enemy's conscripts for every professional soldier you lose, but if your enemy outnumbers you by a factor of hundreds- eventually your inability to absorb losses will show.
I was surprised to learn Scots mercaneries were part of that fight.
True story, oldest son to oldest son, direct line of ancestry, my (x times great) grandfather was an advisor mercenary general officer in Tsar Peter I's service during the Great Northern War. When I got curious about the validity of this, I learned this was easily confirmed as more than a family legend thanks to him being titled in the UK and our family's descendance tracked.
I also discovered that one of his descendants between us, the oldest son and bearer of my previously mentioned ancestors title, was a captain on the British side killed in action during the American Revolution a few years after having his only son.
#NotEligibleforSonsofTheAmericanRevolution