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fencible [ˈfɛnsəbəl] adj a Scot word for defensible n (Military) (formerly) a person who undertook military service in immediate defence of his homeland only How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Raised to battalion status as a fencible regiment of the regular British Army, the unit was designated as the Glengarry Light Infantry Fencible Regiment, or more popularly as the Glengarry Light Infantry, or simply, the Glengarrys. In a case of 1798 Jane Aitken was also unsuccessful in proving that she was the wife, and not the mistress, of John Smith Esquire, a major in the Norfolk fencible cavalry. Father Macdonell offered to raise a Catholic corps, the Glengarry Fencible Regiment, under the command of Macdonell of Glengarry, with himself as chaplain. |
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