Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
'Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat' is a patriotic song written by Robert Burns in April 1795 after Burns joined a local militia called the Dumfries Volunteers which were formed in fear of a possible French invasion.
Performed by John Nichol.
Images:
'Emperor Napoleon I visiting the Boulogne camp in July 1804' by Jean-Francois Hue.
'The Battle of Trafalgar' by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield.
A wounded piper of the 71st Highlanders piping the Highlanders into battle at Vimeiro, 1808 by Clark and Dubourg.
'Scotland Forever!' By Elizabeth Thompson.
'Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat' is a patriotic song written by Robert Burns in April 1795 after Burns joined a local militia called the Dumfries Volunteers which were formed in fear of a possible French invasion.
Performed by John Nichol.
Images:
'Emperor Napoleon I visiting the Boulogne camp in July 1804' by Jean-Francois Hue.
'The Battle of Trafalgar' by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield.
A wounded piper of the 71st Highlanders piping the Highlanders into battle at Vimeiro, 1808 by Clark and Dubourg.
'Scotland Forever!' By Elizabeth Thompson.
