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**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/daviddb/8167239034/in/set-72157631953273111 Photograph: Hockey team c 1906] | **[http://www.flickr.com/photos/daviddb/8167239034/in/set-72157631953273111 Photograph: Hockey team c 1906] | ||
====Historical | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=virPl-0ZFxMC ''Historical Record of the Twenty - Sixth or Cameronian Regiment''] by Thomas Carter 1867 Google Books. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=virPl-0ZFxMC&pg=PA164 page 164] in 1828 in Madras | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=virPl-0ZFxMC ''Historical Record of the Twenty - Sixth or Cameronian Regiment''] by Thomas Carter 1867 Google Books. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=virPl-0ZFxMC&pg=PA164 page 164] in 1828 in Madras | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/lowlandscotsregi00assouoft#page/242/mode/2up “The 26th Cameronian Regiment”] from ''The Lowland Scots Regiments : their origin, character and services previous to the great war of 1914'' edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell 1918 Archive.org. Indian Service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/lowlandscotsregi00assouoft#page/272/mode/2up/search/India page 272] | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/lowlandscotsregi00assouoft#page/242/mode/2up “The 26th Cameronian Regiment”] from ''The Lowland Scots Regiments : their origin, character and services previous to the great war of 1914'' edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell 1918 Archive.org. Indian Service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/lowlandscotsregi00assouoft#page/272/mode/2up/search/India page 272] | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/cameroniansscottishrifleswylly ''A Short History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1689-1924''] by Colonel H C Wylly 1924 Archive.org. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/memoirslettersof00mounrich/page/n7 ''Memoirs and letters of the late Colonel Armine S.H. Mountain, C. B. : aide-de-camp to the Queen and Adjutant-General of Her Majesty's forces in India''] 2nd edition 1858, first published 1857. Archive.org. Born 1797, as a Major he purchased a commission in the 26th Regiment, and sailed for India 1829. | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:31, 5 May 2025
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Also known as The Cameronians
History
- 1688 raised as The Cameronian Guard
- 1689 became the Earl of Angus's Regiment
- 1751 became the 26th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 26th (or Cameronian) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 united with 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry), to become 1st Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
- 1968 disbanded
External Links
- 26th Regiment of Foot www.britishempire.co.uk
- 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived website
- 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- 26th Regiment of Foot British Empire website
- Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Wikipedia
- The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion regiments.org, an archived website
- Daviddb’s photostream on flickr.com. 1st Battalion in India.
Historical books online
- Historical Record of the Twenty - Sixth or Cameronian Regiment by Thomas Carter 1867 Google Books. Indian Service commences page 164 in 1828 in Madras
- “The 26th Cameronian Regiment” from The Lowland Scots Regiments : their origin, character and services previous to the great war of 1914 edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell 1918 Archive.org. Indian Service commences page 272
- A Short History of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1689-1924 by Colonel H C Wylly 1924 Archive.org.
- Memoirs and letters of the late Colonel Armine S.H. Mountain, C. B. : aide-de-camp to the Queen and Adjutant-General of Her Majesty's forces in India 2nd edition 1858, first published 1857. Archive.org. Born 1797, as a Major he purchased a commission in the 26th Regiment, and sailed for India 1829.