26th Regiment of Foot

Crest of the Cameronians

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.
  • Photograph: G Company Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) footy team India 1905
  • Photograph: Hockey team c 1906

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.