The Black Watch at Ticonderoga and Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe

In this meticulously researched narrative, the author transports listeners to the summer of 1758, when the famed Black Watch regiment took up a pivotal position at Fort Ticonderoga. Drawing on surviving British reports, personal journals, and a rare 1910 pilgrimage to Scotland, the account reconstructs the soldiers' daily life, the challenges of frontier warfare, and the uneasy coexistence with the surrounding colonial community. The opening scenes paint a vivid picture of a remote outpost bristling with artillery, where disciplined Highlanders confront both hostile French forces and the harsh realities of the New World's wilderness.

Beyond the battle, the work explores the tangled web of lost regimental records, detailing how storms at sea and wartime seizures erased much of the Black Watch’s own history. By piecing together fragmented archives, local lore, and the author's own investigation, the narrative reveals how memory and monuments—like the memorial erected in Ticonderoga—keep the regiment’s legacy alive. Listeners will appreciate a thoughtful blend of military detail and human stories that bring this overlooked chapter of North American history into clearer focus.