Ben Franklin's world is a production of the

Omaha Institute. Hello and welcome to episode 252 of Ben Franklin's world.

The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our

early American past

have shaped the present day world we live in.

And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.

Much of early American history comprises stories of empire.

They're stories about how different native, European, and Euro-American nations

vide for control of North American territory, resources, and people.

And this episode presents us with one of these imperial stories.

Specifically, we're going to investigate the world of the 18th century Scottish Highlands

and how the 12,000 Highland soldiers it sent to North America

shaped the course of the British Empire during the Seven Years War and the

American Revolution.

Leading us on this investigation is Matthew P. Genick,

an assistant professor of history at the United States Naval Academy

and the author of The Fatal Land, War, Empire, and the Highland soldier in British America.

Now, as Matthew helps us explore the world of the 18th century Scottish Highlands and the military role Highlanders played in early North America, he reveals information about the Scottish Highlands and Highland culture.

How Scottish Highlanders both resisted and supported the British Empire during the 18th century.

And details about the experiences Highland soldiers had in North America

during the Seven Years War and the American War for Independence.

But first, I have a couple of conferences and speaking engagements coming up in late September and early October,

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