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Farquharson was an officer in the British 42nd Regiment–the Black Watch/Royal Highlanders–raised from loyalist Highland clans in Scotland and sent to North America.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Marsh was appointed Office of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for her services to drama.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer dies: 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' star was 65
In 2012, the actress was honored for her artistic impact in her native England when she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Long ago, the British failed to take the fort, and Francis Scott Key
wrote a poem.
—Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Marsh was appointed Office of the Order of the British Empire in 2012 for her services to drama.
—Elizabeth Stanton, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Val Kilmer dies: 'Top Gun' and 'Batman Forever' star was 65
In 2012, the actress was honored for her artistic impact in her native England when she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Long ago, the British failed to take the fort, and Francis Scott Key
wrote a poem.
—Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/British. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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