Editing George Wade (section)

==Scotland==
[[File:Ruthven Barracks (1983).JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Ruthven Barracks]], Kingussie]]
The government of [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] sent Wade to inspect Scotland in 1724.<ref name=heath1/> He recommended the construction of barracks, bridges and proper roads to assist in the control of the country. On 10 May 1725, he was appointed ''[[Commander-in-Chief, Scotland|Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces, castles, forts and barracks in North Britain]]'' and was tasked with carrying out his own recommendations.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=6371|page=1|date=8 May 1725}}</ref> Over the next twelve years Wade directed the construction of some {{convert|240|mi|km}} of roads and 30 bridges (including the [[Wade's Bridge]] at [[Aberfeldy, Scotland|Aberfeldy]]).<ref name=odnb/> [[Old military roads of Scotland|General Wade's military roads]] linked the garrisons at [[Ruthven Barracks|Ruthven]], [[Fort George, Scotland|Fort George]], [[Fort Augustus]], and [[Fort William, Scotland|Fort William]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Mackenzie |first=Sir Kenneth |title=Paper entitled General Wade & his Roads |publisher=Inverness Scientific Society |date=13 April 1897}}</ref>

[[File:Wade Road, south of Inverness (1983).JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|Section of Wade's military road between Inverness and Kingussie, built in the wake of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion]]

A reference in verse is said to be inscribed on a stone at the start of one of his military roads in Scotland:
{{poemquote|If you had seen this road before it was made,
You would lift up your hands and bless General Wade.<ref name=heath1/>}}

Wade also organised a [[militia]], "Highland Watches", and called on members of the landed [[gentry]] to sign up<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcmh.org.uk/archive/reviews/NewarkHighlanderMessenger.pdf |title=Highlander: The History of the Legendary Highland Soldier |publisher=British Commission for Military History |date=Autumn 2009 |access-date=5 May 2012}}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and raised the first six companies in 1725 (three of [[Clan Campbell|Campbell]]s and one each of [[Clan Fraser|Fraser]]s, [[Clan Grant|Grant]]s, and [[Clan Munro|Munro]]s).<ref name=watch>{{cite web |title=The Black Watch Regiment (1739-2006) |url=http://www.reocities.com/Bohemiabhoy/black.html |url-status=dead |access-date=5 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052059/http://www.reocities.com/Bohemiabhoy/black.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> Also in 1725, Wade put down an insurrection after the government attempted to extend the "malt tax" to Scotland, and enraged citizens in [[Glasgow]] drove out the military and destroyed the home of their representative in Parliament.<ref>Chalmers, p.871</ref> He was promoted to [[lieutenant general]] on 15 April 1727.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=6572|page=3|date=11 April 1727}}</ref>

On 1 June 1732, he became [[List of Governors of Berwick-upon-Tweed|Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=7097|page=1|date=3 June 1732}}</ref> and on 19 June 1733, he became Governor of Fort William, Fort George and Fort Augustus.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=7205|page=1|date=16 June 1733}}</ref> He was promoted to [[General|general of horse]] on 17 July 1739.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=7823|page=1|date=14 July 1739}}</ref>

He raised four more "Highland Watch" companies in 1739, which were subsequently reorganized as the [[42nd Regiment of Foot|Black Watch]] regiment.<ref name=watch/> He still had the time to sign his support to the [[Foundling Hospital]], which was established in 1739 in London.<ref>Royal Charter, p.10</ref> On 22 June 1742, he was appointed [[Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=8129|page=2|date=19 June 1742}}</ref> and on 24 June 1742, he was appointed a member of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=8130|page=1|date=22 June 1742}}</ref>