Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro Finish:Single 'A Sea-Side Riddle'

'A Sea-Side Riddle'

Behind his right shoulder appears Newgate Prison in flames

Pictured playing with instruments belonging to Police Band

April 1967 X3882-001

Liverpool's two cathedrals (Anglican and Catholic) - linking them together is Hope Street

Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro Finish:Single 'A Sea-Side Riddle'Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro, Peninsular War, 1808 (1816). 'Anecdote of the Bravery of the Scotch Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment at the Battle of Vimeiro'. The British army commanded by Wellington defeated the French under Junot. The 11th Highland Regiment's piper continues to play despite having been wounded. From Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes, published by Edward Orme, 1816.