The Last of the Clan
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The Last of the Clan

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The Last of the Clan

About this book

A biography of the last ancient clan chief of Clan Macneil, Roderick Macneil. This book as about the transformation of a highland chieftain into an officer and a gentleman. It's the story of General Roderick Macneil, the last hereditary chief of his Clan. Brought up on the remote island of Barra, as a young man he survived the horrendous Napoleonic campaigns (Corunna, Walcheren, Waterloo). When he became chief in 1822 he introduced the industrial revolution to the Western Isles and went bankrupt in spectacular fashion. He re-invented himself and led a charmed life in the Indian Army, before returning to live out his retirement in a fine house overlooking Hyde Park.

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Information

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781445620121
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction: The Colonel & the General
  3. 1. ‘From very remote antiquity’: The Macneils of Barra
  4. 2. ‘A very genteel young man’: Colonel Roderick Macneil – Gentleman Farmer
  5. 3. ‘As respectable a character as any’: Roderick Joins the Army
  6. 4. ‘His bones are healed’: Battle Fever & Promotion
  7. 5. ‘There is a prospect of more’: A Battle, a Wedding & a Death
  8. 6. ‘I was literally tied to the stake’: Roderick Becomes Chief
  9. 7. ‘A large and expensive works’: The Industrial Revolution Comes to Barra
  10. 8. ‘His Majesty’s rebel’: Roderick Goes Bankrupt
  11. 9. ‘This is a very unwholesome country’: Roderick Takes the Queen’s Rupee
  12. 10. ‘The gallant General’: Roderick’s Return
  13. 11. ‘He was noble in character’: Roderick in Retrospect
  14. Sources
  15. Acknowledgements
  16. List of Illustrations