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*'''1689''' became the Earl of Angus's Regiment | *'''1689''' became the Earl of Angus's Regiment | ||
*'''1751''' became the 26th Regiment of Foot | *'''1751''' became the 26th Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' united with 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry), to form The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles) | *'''1881''' united with [[90th Regiment of Foot]] (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry), to form The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles) | ||
*'''1968''' disbanded | *'''1968''' disbanded | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
===Historical Books Online=== | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/26thfoot.htm 26th Regiment of Foot] www.britishempire.co.uk<br /> | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060103161316/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/026-688.htm 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot] www.regiments.org<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_(The_Cameronian)_Regiment_of_Foot 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/26thfoot.htm 26th Regiment of Foot] British Empire website<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cameronians_(Scottish_Rifles) Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)] Wikipedia | |||
====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] | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 22 April 2011
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
- 1881 united with 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry), to form The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles)
- 1968 disbanded
External Links
26th Regiment of Foot www.britishempire.co.uk
26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org
26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
26th Regiment of Foot British Empire website
Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Wikipedia
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