Samuel Johnson reported that when “soldiers were lately wanting for the American war, application was made to Sir Allan [MacLean], and he nominated a hundred men for the service, who obeyed the summons, and bore arms under his command.” Samuel Johnson, The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D: With An Essay On His Life And Genius by Arthur Murphy, Third Complete American Edition, Volume II (New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1851), 654-668.
