General George Wade is appointed Commander–in–Chief of British forces in Scotland and begins building roads and forts to fortify the Highlands against further Jacobite risings. Video ...

George Wade (1673-1748), Field Marshal, was buried in the centre aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. He is best known for the military roads he built in Scotland, which gave rise to the verse "If ...

and a stretch of General Wade's Military Road from Dalwhinnie to Fort Augustus. NCAP - part of Historic Environment Scotland ...