It began with a fly past by an RAF Typhoon and ended with a spectacular fireworks finale.
Along with top-class military and local pipe bands and local Highland dancers, there were re-enactments of the naval Battle of Jutland and the Battle of the Somme to mark their centenaries, bringing to life great acts of bravery by Scottish soldiers.
Inverness-born soldier Sergeant Brian Taylor, of The Highlanders 4 SCOTS, took a central role, recreating the heroic deeds of Drummer Ritchie who won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of the Somme.
Ritchie was a 24-year-old drummer in the Seaforth Highlanders when he won the medal for his gallantry in standing on the parapet of an enemy trench in the face of heavy fire repeatedly sounding the charge to rally the men of his battalion.
The bugle sounded by Drummer Ritchie is currently on display at the Highlanders’ Museum at Fort George as part of their WWI exhibition.
Currently a recruiting officer at the Army Reserves Centre at Gordonville Road, Sergeant Taylor is also a drummer, bugler and Highland dancer and is usually a member of The Highlanders Pipes and Drums.
Also taking a starring role was Brighde Chaimbeul, winner of this year’s BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, who is the Lone Piper. The 17-year-old from Skye was Lone Piper last year and despite being inundated with requests to appear at other festivals, she opted to return to the stage at Fort George. She played at the close of the tattoo, bringing the event to an end before the performers marched out of the arena.