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Highland life was tough and many sought a better life in the new world. Picture: Creative Commons
The breakdown of Highland society and culture created bleak prospects on home soil for ordinary folk while the revered fighting powers of the clans made their men sought after recruits for the British Army fighting the American Revolution.
The Highlander immigrants who helped build America