What is meant by Scotland’s martial traditions? The Impact of the Great war,

From the middle of the 18 th century the British government was keen to recruit Highlanders into the British army.  The ‘kiltie’ soldier came to represent the brave heroes in popular magazines and stories that helped win the empire for Britain and defeated Britain’s enemies.

As the empire grew so did the need for soldiers..  Highland landowners were only to happy to take advantage of the government incentives to recruit men from their estates.

When war broke out in  The recruitment drive often made young Scots feel pressurised into believing they should not let down their ancestors and Scotland’s martial, or military traditions.