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Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Military Units and Formations Established in 1688, 26th Regiment of Foot, Green Howards, Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, 7th Dragoon Guards. Excerpt: The 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot was an Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, active from 1688 to 1881. Although the regiment took the name of its first colonel as The Earl of Angus's Regiment, it became popularly known as The Cameronians until 1751, when it was ranked as the 26th Foot. In 1881, it merged with the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) to form the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The Cameronians were themselves disbanded in 1968, meaning that no Army unit today perpetuates the lineage of the 26th Foot. It was originally raised as the Cameronian Guard by the Lords of the Convention, named after the followers of the Presbyterian leader Richard Cameron. It entered English service under King William III in 1689, and on 21 August defeated Jacobite forces at the Battle of Dunkeld, a turning point in the Jacobite rising of that year. In March of 1689, three Scottish regiments in the service of William III arrived in Edinburgh, and the ad-hoc forces raised to protect the Convention were dismissed. However, the following month, a regiment was raised near Douglas by James, Earl of Angus, drawn from among the Cameronians, and placed under the service of William III. 1200 men are said to have been enlisted in a single day, without the need for "the beat of drum" (active recruiting) or any bounty money being paid. The regiment had a nominal strength of 1200 men, in twenty companies of sixty, and its unusual religious background was reflected in the regulation that each company was to have an elder, as well as the regimental chaplain being a Cameron... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2706945We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 1688 in Military History: Military Units and Formations Established in 1688, 26th Regiment of Foot, Green Howards. To get started finding 1688 in Military History: Military Units and Formations Established in 1688, 26th Regiment of Foot, Green Howards, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2010

ISBN: 1158162022

Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Military Units and Formations Established in 1688, 26th Regiment of Foot, Green Howards, Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, 7th Dragoon Guards. Excerpt: The 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot was an Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, active from 1688 to 1881. Although the regiment took the name of its first colonel as The Earl of Angus's Regiment, it became popularly known as The Cameronians until 1751, when it was ranked as the 26th Foot. In 1881, it merged with the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) to form the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). The Cameronians were themselves disbanded in 1968, meaning that no Army unit today perpetuates the lineage of the 26th Foot. It was originally raised as the Cameronian Guard by the Lords of the Convention, named after the followers of the Presbyterian leader Richard Cameron. It entered English service under King William III in 1689, and on 21 August defeated Jacobite forces at the Battle of Dunkeld, a turning point in the Jacobite rising of that year. In March of 1689, three Scottish regiments in the service of William III arrived in Edinburgh, and the ad-hoc forces raised to protect the Convention were dismissed. However, the following month, a regiment was raised near Douglas by James, Earl of Angus, drawn from among the Cameronians, and placed under the service of William III. 1200 men are said to have been enlisted in a single day, without the need for "the beat of drum" (active recruiting) or any bounty money being paid. The regiment had a nominal strength of 1200 men, in twenty companies of sixty, and its unusual religious background was reflected in the regulation that each company was to have an elder, as well as the regimental chaplain being a Cameron... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2706945We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 1688 in Military History: Military Units and Formations Established in 1688, 26th Regiment of Foot, Green Howards. To get started finding 1688 in Military History: Military Units and Formations Established in 1688, 26th Regiment of Foot, Green Howards, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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