#soldie

Character - Morgana comic Code: RED

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On 9th March 1649, James Hamilton, the 1st duke of Hamilton and Scottish Royalist soldier was executed.

The Duke was King Charles I's principal adviser on Scottish affairs and was one of the most powerful politicians in the country. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, and was appointed to the Scottish civil service in 1628 by King Charles I. He became his King's chief advisor in Scotland and tried to negotiate with the Covenanters, but failing, he led a force against them in 1638. He was created Duke of Hamilton in 1643.

  Although a supporter supporter of the Royalist cause, he has been accused of having one eye on the throne for himself he was a close ancestor to Princess Mary, daughter to James II of Scotland and Mary of Gueldres. After the death in 1612 of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, James became third in line to the throne of Scotland.

My Skeksis OC, Skekmis. She’s a decorated warrior/soldier, loyal to the emperor and quite ruthless and nonchalant, and eager about bloodshed. She’s had to work hard to earn her post and she’ll act out at anyone who tries to steal her rank from her. 

John McArthur was born on November 17th 1826 in Erskine.

McArthur,  learnt his fathers trade as a blacksmith. He emigrated to America at the age of twenty-three and settled in Chicago. There he became a manager and owner in a Chicago Iron Works and at the start of the American Civil War, became a Captain of a militia company who became known as Chicago Highland Guards due to the Highland Bunnet's most of the soldiers wore. 

In May of 1861, he became colonel of the 12th Illinois Infantry. He fought in engagements and battles in places including Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. Promoted to brigadier general on March 21, 1862; he took part in the Battle of Shiloh, in which he was wounded. As divisional commander, he led troops at Iuka, Corinth and in the Vicksburg Campaign and Siege. 

He was brevetted a major general for his service in the Battle of Nashville, and was assigned to the Army of the Gulf for the rest of the war. I must admit I have seen the word brevet many times, and knew hit was a military term, so just looked it up for the first time, it means a warrant giving to a commissioned officer a higher rank title as a reward for gallantry or meritorious conduct but may not confer the authority, it often meant they didn't get the pay rise that usually came with the job.

McArthur left the military in August 1865, and returned to his iron business. It did poorly, and his position as Chicago public works commissioner ended after the Chicago fire of 1871. 

He may not be the most famous general but they though enough of him to put a bust of him in Vicksburg National Military Park

Just a lil practice using FlipaClip to get better at animating since I now have an iPad to work with now.

This is so much better than animating on a phone since I have more free space and more room to animate in anywho, enjoy this small animation of Soldie. (Yes, I ship her with Sandy but, they’re not fully a couple yet since Goldie is still shy about her feelings towards Sandy at the moment). I hope ya’ll like this!