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Profile of Neil MacEachen, the Uist Jacobite who saved Bonnie Prince Charlie from capture.

The story of Neil MacEachen, the Uist Jacobite who saved Bonnie Prince Charlie from capture, and whose son rose to become one of Napoleon's Generals and a Marshal of France.

Tha Iain Moireasdan a' rannsachadh a' sgeulachd aig Niall MacEacharna a Uidhist a fhuair bas ann am bochdainn anns a Fhraing ach a dh'fhàg mac as a dhèidh a dh'èirich gu ard -inbhe san dùthaich ri taobh Napoleon.

A man saves the life of a prince, yet dies in exile and poverty, while his son rises to fame and fortune and returns to Scotland in triumph. Journalist John Morrison explores the story of Neil MacEachen, the Uist Jacobite who saved Bonnie Prince Charlie from capture and whose son rose to become one of Napoleon's generals and a Marshal of France.

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