1854 in Scotland
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1854 in Scotland |
Years |
1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 |
Events from 1854 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 20 September - Aberdeen Kittybrewster railway station opened to serve the Great North of Scotland Railway main line to Keith.
- 24 October - The Thin Red Line: a military action by the Sutherland Highlanders red-coated 93rd (Highland) Regiment at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War[1]
Births
- 22 October - Robert Urie, locomotive engineer (died 1935)
Deaths
- 25 November - John Gibson Lockhart, writer and editor (born 1794)
See also
References
- ↑ Overview, "The Thin Red Line" Balaklava, 1854 www.argylls.co.uk, accessed 29 June 2013. Archived 2013-07-02.
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