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Did you know... that the rivalry between Alexander Leith Hay and the Gordon family extended to the British Army, with Leith Hay's 109th Regiment of Foot competing for recruits with the Gordon Highlanders?

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--JeffGBot (talk) 22:22, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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