Bart Bear's Blog

On their big trip through the UK, the Oldies visited lots of historic sites. This big stone cairn is a memorial on one of the saddest. It is at Culloden in Scotland, the place where the last battle between the Scottish supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the English was fought way back in 1746. The Scots were slaughtered. Their usual manner of fighting was to use ambushes and only to fight on ground of their choosing, but at Culloden they were lured into a suicidal attack on a well-prepared English position. The English had the advantage of numbers, supplies and artillery. The battleground is covered with smaller cairns marking the positions where different Scottish clans and English units fell. It is a somber, depressing place and the Oldies say you can feel the sadness there. Culloden was the last battle to be fought on British soil (the Battle of Britain doesn't count here as it was fought in the air). This small bear can't understand why people get so annoyed at other people who think differently to them that they have to go and kill each other. It is just so stupid. If small bears ruled the world it would be a much happier place.

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