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A considerable number of Scots served in British India, a far greater number than would be expected based on the percentage of the Scottish population in Great Britain. See [[Scotland#External links|External links below]], for a podcast which explains the historical background.
Some Scots are stated to have served with the [[Dutch|Dutch East India Company]].<ref>
[https://flemish.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2015/11/13/migration-from-scotland-before-1700/ "Migration from Scotland before 1700"] by David Dobson
November 2015. st-andrews.ac.uk. Includes a very brief statement "Scots soldiers and sailors served in the armies of the Netherlands and in their fleets, as well as those of the Dutch East India Company … in the Early Modern Period."</ref>
====Early Regimental Influence====
A number of Scottish regiments were serving in India by the late eighteenth century – for example the [[42nd Regiment of Foot|42nd ]], [[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd]], [[73rd Regiment of Foot|73rd]], [[74th Regiment of Foot|74th]], [[75th Regiment of Foot|75th]], [[76th Regiment of Foot|76th]], [[77th Regiment of Foot|77th]] and [[78th Regiment of Foot|78th]] Regiments of Foot were all Highland Regiments recorded as being in India well before 1800.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis00murrrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''History of the Scottish regiments in the British Army''] by Arch. K. Murray 1862 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscotlan08browiala#page/n15/mode/2up ''The History of Scotland, its Highlands, Regiments and Clans, Volume VIII''] by James Browne 1909 Archive.org. This volume includes the regiments.
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