5620 x 3733 px | 47,6 x 31,6 cm | 18,7 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2009
Lieu:
Glenshero Laggan Strathspey Inverness-shire Scottish Highlands UK
Informations supplémentaires:
Field Marshal George Wade (1673–March 14, 1748) served as a British military commander and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. The government of George I sent Wade to inspect Scotland in 1724. He recommended the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads to assist in the control of the region and within a month received appointment as Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces, castles, forts and barracks in North Britain, tasked with carrying out his own recommendations. He occupied this position until 1740. Between 1725 and 1737 Wade directed the construction of some 250 miles of road, plus 40 bridges (including the Tay Bridge at Aberfeldy). The roads linked the garrisons at Ruthven, Fort George, Fort Augustus, and Fort William. He also organised a militia named "Highland Watches", calling on members of the landed gentry. He raised the first six companies in 1725 (three of Campbells and one each of Frasers, Grants, and Munros); with four more in 1739, reorganized as the Black Watch regiment. He still had the time to sign his support to the Foundling Hospital in London, acting as a founding governor in 1739 of this politically fashionable charity.
