M.The Cameron Highlanders were raised in Jan., 1794, by Lt.-Gen. Sir Alan Cameron, K.C.B. (then Maj. Cameron), who was their first colonel. The officers were mostly selected from the half-pay list, and had served, like their colonel, in the American war. The regt. served during the campaign in Holland, and the mortality was so great that, in 1799, this Scotch regt. had to be again raised. The call for officers and men was nobly responded to by the Clan Cameron:—“And wild and high the Cameron’s gathering rose,The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn’s hills have heard,And heard, too, have her Saxon foes.”How the “Cameron men” fought at Waterloo is testified to by the number of their killed and wounded in that battle, and it is also recorded that, when all the field officers and captains of this regt. had been disabled, the regt. was led on to victory by Lieut. Cameron, a nephew of Sir Alan Cameron, the col.-in-chf.; but which of thefourlieutenants of this name cannot now be traced. On the evening of 18th June, 1815, 9 officers, 21 sergts., 7 drummers and 260 rank and file remained unwounded out of a total of 41 combatant officers, 40 sergts., 11 drummers, and 684 rank and file—the effective strength of the regt. at Quatre Bras.
M.The Cameron Highlanders were raised in Jan., 1794, by Lt.-Gen. Sir Alan Cameron, K.C.B. (then Maj. Cameron), who was their first colonel. The officers were mostly selected from the half-pay list, and had served, like their colonel, in the American war. The regt. served during the campaign in Holland, and the mortality was so great that, in 1799, this Scotch regt. had to be again raised. The call for officers and men was nobly responded to by the Clan Cameron:—
“And wild and high the Cameron’s gathering rose,The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn’s hills have heard,And heard, too, have her Saxon foes.”
“And wild and high the Cameron’s gathering rose,The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn’s hills have heard,And heard, too, have her Saxon foes.”
“And wild and high the Cameron’s gathering rose,The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn’s hills have heard,And heard, too, have her Saxon foes.”
“And wild and high the Cameron’s gathering rose,
The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn’s hills have heard,
And heard, too, have her Saxon foes.”
How the “Cameron men” fought at Waterloo is testified to by the number of their killed and wounded in that battle, and it is also recorded that, when all the field officers and captains of this regt. had been disabled, the regt. was led on to victory by Lieut. Cameron, a nephew of Sir Alan Cameron, the col.-in-chf.; but which of thefourlieutenants of this name cannot now be traced. On the evening of 18th June, 1815, 9 officers, 21 sergts., 7 drummers and 260 rank and file remained unwounded out of a total of 41 combatant officers, 40 sergts., 11 drummers, and 684 rank and file—the effective strength of the regt. at Quatre Bras.
1.Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Sir Neil Douglas, K.C.B. and K.C.H. Col.-in.-Chf., 78th Highlanders. 5th son of John Douglas, of Glasgow, and a descendant of the Earls of Angus. Wounded in the knee at Quatre Bras. C.B. for Waterloo. Had served with the 79th at the siege of Copenhagen, in Sweden, in the Walcheren expedition, and in the Pa. Received the gold cross for the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse. Also the silver war medal with two clasps for Corunna and Busaco. D. in Sept., 1853.
1.Afterwards Lt.-Gen. Sir Neil Douglas, K.C.B. and K.C.H. Col.-in.-Chf., 78th Highlanders. 5th son of John Douglas, of Glasgow, and a descendant of the Earls of Angus. Wounded in the knee at Quatre Bras. C.B. for Waterloo. Had served with the 79th at the siege of Copenhagen, in Sweden, in the Walcheren expedition, and in the Pa. Received the gold cross for the Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse. Also the silver war medal with two clasps for Corunna and Busaco. D. in Sept., 1853.
2.C.B. for Waterloo. Retd. in 1831. D. 1835.
2.C.B. for Waterloo. Retd. in 1831. D. 1835.
3.C.B. for Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1819. D. at Toronto, Oct. 1842.
3.C.B. for Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1819. D. at Toronto, Oct. 1842.
4.Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1821. D. at Edinburgh, 1832.
4.Bt.-maj. for Waterloo. Quitted the service in 1821. D. at Edinburgh, 1832.
5.H. p. 20th Nov., 1816. D. at Tunnach, near Wick, 1822.
5.H. p. 20th Nov., 1816. D. at Tunnach, near Wick, 1822.
6.Maj. unattached 1826. Retd. same year.
6.Maj. unattached 1826. Retd. same year.
7.D. from his wounds. A pension of £50 per ann. was granted to his mother, Catherine Campbell.
7.D. from his wounds. A pension of £50 per ann. was granted to his mother, Catherine Campbell.
8.Maj. 1824. Bt. lt.-col. and inspecting f. o. of militia, Nova Scotia, 1830. Retd. as lt.-col. 17th Sept., 1839.
8.Maj. 1824. Bt. lt.-col. and inspecting f. o. of militia, Nova Scotia, 1830. Retd. as lt.-col. 17th Sept., 1839.
9.D. in Ireland, 1822.
9.D. in Ireland, 1822.
10.Exchanged to 82nd Foot 10th July, 1817. Maj. 31st Dec. 1827. H. p. 27th Nov., 1828. Retd. as bt.-col. 1849. D. 1868.
10.Exchanged to 82nd Foot 10th July, 1817. Maj. 31st Dec. 1827. H. p. 27th Nov., 1828. Retd. as bt.-col. 1849. D. 1868.
11.D. from his wounds.
11.D. from his wounds.
12.D. from his wounds.
12.D. from his wounds.
13.Capt. 19th July, 1815. Bt.-maj. Jan., 1819. D. at Tobago, in Oct., 1820.
13.Capt. 19th July, 1815. Bt.-maj. Jan., 1819. D. at Tobago, in Oct., 1820.
14.Capt. 20th July, 1815. H. p. 1816.
14.Capt. 20th July, 1815. H. p. 1816.
15.Capt. 12th Oct., 1815. H. p. 1816. D. 1844.
15.Capt. 12th Oct., 1815. H. p. 1816. D. 1844.
16.Capt. 12th Dec., 1822. H. p. 6th Oct., 1825.
16.Capt. 12th Dec., 1822. H. p. 6th Oct., 1825.
17.Capt. 3rd June, 1819. Retd. 1830. D. 1849.
17.Capt. 3rd June, 1819. Retd. 1830. D. 1849.
18.H. p. 2nd June, 1819.
18.H. p. 2nd June, 1819.
19.Lieut. 36th Foot 27th Aug., 1829. Retd. 1835.
19.Lieut. 36th Foot 27th Aug., 1829. Retd. 1835.
20.D. in Ireland in 1822, of brain fever, through the effects of a blow from a stone thrown by a peasant.
20.D. in Ireland in 1822, of brain fever, through the effects of a blow from a stone thrown by a peasant.
21.Attained rank of major 7th Aug., 1835. H. p. 25th May, 1838. D. 1851 at Kingston, Canada.
21.Attained rank of major 7th Aug., 1835. H. p. 25th May, 1838. D. 1851 at Kingston, Canada.
22.Retd. 1821. D., Inverness, 1846.
22.Retd. 1821. D., Inverness, 1846.
23.Capt. 60th Rifles 18th Oct., 1815. H. p. 1817.
23.Capt. 60th Rifles 18th Oct., 1815. H. p. 1817.
24.D. from his wounds 23rd Oct., 1815.
24.D. from his wounds 23rd Oct., 1815.
25.D. at Blandecque, France, 1818.
25.D. at Blandecque, France, 1818.
26.Capt. 7th Apr., 1825. Retd. 1842. D. 1843.
26.Capt. 7th Apr., 1825. Retd. 1842. D. 1843.
27.H. p. 1820.
27.H. p. 1820.
28.H. p. 1817. Lost on passage to South America in 1819.
28.H. p. 1817. Lost on passage to South America in 1819.
29.Lieut. 16th July, 1815. H. p. 1817.
29.Lieut. 16th July, 1815. H. p. 1817.
30.3rd son of Archibald McLean, of Pennycross, co. Argyll, and bro. to Allan T. McLean, of 13th Lt. Dragoons. Lieut. 18th July, 1815. H. p. 1816.
30.3rd son of Archibald McLean, of Pennycross, co. Argyll, and bro. to Allan T. McLean, of 13th Lt. Dragoons. Lieut. 18th July, 1815. H. p. 1816.
31.H. p. 1817.
31.H. p. 1817.
32.H. p. 1816.
32.H. p. 1816.
33.H. p. 1821. D. 1824.
33.H. p. 1821. D. 1824.
34.Lieut. h. p. 67th Foot 1825. D. 1853.
34.Lieut. h. p. 67th Foot 1825. D. 1853.
35.Out of the regt. before 1st Jan., 1816.
35.Out of the regt. before 1st Jan., 1816.
36.Ensign 17th July, 1815. Lieut. 7th March, 1822. H. p. 1827. D. in France in Jan., 1832.
36.Ensign 17th July, 1815. Lieut. 7th March, 1822. H. p. 1827. D. in France in Jan., 1832.
37.Superseded 1821.
37.Superseded 1821.
38.Paymaster Canadian Rifles 29th Oct., 1841. D. in Canada, Sept., 1845.
38.Paymaster Canadian Rifles 29th Oct., 1841. D. in Canada, Sept., 1845.
92nd REGIMENT OF FOOT (GORDON HIGHLANDERS).
1.The heroic Fassifern, great-grandson of John Cameron, 18th of Lochiel, and one of the six children of Ewen Cameron of Inverscadale, on Loch Linnhe, by his first wife, Lucy Campbell, of Balmadine. In early life was articled to a Writer to the Signet at Edinburgh; but when war broke out, in 1793, his military tastes inclined him to forsake the pen for a sword. Obtained a commission in the 26th Cameronians in 1793. His chief services were in the Pa. with above regt., and the honourable augmentation to his family arms, by the Prince Regent, 20th May, 1815, tells the true story of his exploits at “Almaraz” and the “Pass of Maya.” K.T.S. He met his death at Quatre Bras whilst leading the 92nd against a large body of French troops. Never was a commanding officer more universally lamented. He was buried on the 17th June during the height of the storm which raged that day. His grave was dug in a quiet lane by his devoted foster-brother, Ewen McMillan, a private in the 92nd, who had accompanied his master through all his campaigns. By desire of his family, Cameron’s body was aftds. disinterred and removed to Scotland, where it was re-interred in Kilmallie churchyard, where a tall obelisk, with an inscription by Sir Walter Scott, marks his grave. His aged father, Ewen Cameron, was created a bart. in consideration of his gallant son’s services. The title is now extinct.
1.The heroic Fassifern, great-grandson of John Cameron, 18th of Lochiel, and one of the six children of Ewen Cameron of Inverscadale, on Loch Linnhe, by his first wife, Lucy Campbell, of Balmadine. In early life was articled to a Writer to the Signet at Edinburgh; but when war broke out, in 1793, his military tastes inclined him to forsake the pen for a sword. Obtained a commission in the 26th Cameronians in 1793. His chief services were in the Pa. with above regt., and the honourable augmentation to his family arms, by the Prince Regent, 20th May, 1815, tells the true story of his exploits at “Almaraz” and the “Pass of Maya.” K.T.S. He met his death at Quatre Bras whilst leading the 92nd against a large body of French troops. Never was a commanding officer more universally lamented. He was buried on the 17th June during the height of the storm which raged that day. His grave was dug in a quiet lane by his devoted foster-brother, Ewen McMillan, a private in the 92nd, who had accompanied his master through all his campaigns. By desire of his family, Cameron’s body was aftds. disinterred and removed to Scotland, where it was re-interred in Kilmallie churchyard, where a tall obelisk, with an inscription by Sir Walter Scott, marks his grave. His aged father, Ewen Cameron, was created a bart. in consideration of his gallant son’s services. The title is now extinct.
2.Succeeded to the command of the regt. when Cameron was wounded, but was himself soon disabled. C.B. Served in the Pa. and had the gold medal for Orthes. Commanded the regt. until 1819, when he quitted the service.
2.Succeeded to the command of the regt. when Cameron was wounded, but was himself soon disabled. C.B. Served in the Pa. and had the gold medal for Orthes. Commanded the regt. until 1819, when he quitted the service.
3.Does not appear to have been present at Quatre Bras, but commanded the regt. at Waterloo. C.B. and bt.-lt.-col. 5th son of John Macdonald, of Dalchosine, co. Perth, by Mary, dau. of Robert Menzies, of Glassie, co. Perth. Retired on h. p. 26th Nov., 1818. Living in 1830.
3.Does not appear to have been present at Quatre Bras, but commanded the regt. at Waterloo. C.B. and bt.-lt.-col. 5th son of John Macdonald, of Dalchosine, co. Perth, by Mary, dau. of Robert Menzies, of Glassie, co. Perth. Retired on h. p. 26th Nov., 1818. Living in 1830.
4.Succeeded to the command at Quatre Bras when Maj. Mitchell was wounded. Promoted maj. 18th June, 1815. Quitted the service in 1818.
4.Succeeded to the command at Quatre Bras when Maj. Mitchell was wounded. Promoted maj. 18th June, 1815. Quitted the service in 1818.
5.Bt.-maj. 11th Jan., 1816. Out of theArmy Listin 1819.
5.Bt.-maj. 11th Jan., 1816. Out of theArmy Listin 1819.
6.Maj. in this regt. 21st Jan., 1819. Quitted the service in 1823. Had served in Egypt and the Pa. Aftds. held the appointment of barrack-master, and d. at Horsfield, Bristol, 4th Nov., 1852.
6.Maj. in this regt. 21st Jan., 1819. Quitted the service in 1823. Had served in Egypt and the Pa. Aftds. held the appointment of barrack-master, and d. at Horsfield, Bristol, 4th Nov., 1852.
7.Killed at Quatre Bras. A pension of £60 per annum was granted to his widow, Susan Grant. The late Gen. Sir Thornton Grant, who distinguished himself in the Crimea with the 49th Regt., was son of the above.
7.Killed at Quatre Bras. A pension of £60 per annum was granted to his widow, Susan Grant. The late Gen. Sir Thornton Grant, who distinguished himself in the Crimea with the 49th Regt., was son of the above.
8.The obituary notice of this officer in theScots Magazinedescribes him as “son of Mr. Little, a farmer at Burnfoot(?).”
8.The obituary notice of this officer in theScots Magazinedescribes him as “son of Mr. Little, a farmer at Burnfoot(?).”
9.Probably belonged to the military family of “Ferrier, of Belsyde,” co. Linlithgow. Maj. in 92nd, 22nd Oct., 1818. Quitted the service before 1824.
9.Probably belonged to the military family of “Ferrier, of Belsyde,” co. Linlithgow. Maj. in 92nd, 22nd Oct., 1818. Quitted the service before 1824.
10.Promoted capt. 18th July, 1815. Quitted the service in 1821. This officer may be the “Claud Alexander, of Ballochmyle,” described in Burke’sLanded Gentryas of the 1st Regt. of Guards(?).
10.Promoted capt. 18th July, 1815. Quitted the service in 1821. This officer may be the “Claud Alexander, of Ballochmyle,” described in Burke’sLanded Gentryas of the 1st Regt. of Guards(?).
11.Afterwards Lt.-Col. Robert Winchester, K.H. Retd. as bt.-col. Nov., 1842. Served in the Pa. and was wounded both at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Son of Charles Winchester, of Aberdeen. D. 23rd July, 1846, at Edinburgh.
11.Afterwards Lt.-Col. Robert Winchester, K.H. Retd. as bt.-col. Nov., 1842. Served in the Pa. and was wounded both at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Son of Charles Winchester, of Aberdeen. D. 23rd July, 1846, at Edinburgh.
12.Promoted capt. 20th July, 1815. Retired on h. p. 25th May, 1820. Living 1842. This officer’s widow attained the great age of 102 on 18th June, 1896. Her five sons all served in the Army, and she had one son and seven grandsons serving in June, 1896. H.M. Queen Victoria sent her congratulations to Mrs. Hobbs on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of latter’s birthday.
12.Promoted capt. 20th July, 1815. Retired on h. p. 25th May, 1820. Living 1842. This officer’s widow attained the great age of 102 on 18th June, 1896. Her five sons all served in the Army, and she had one son and seven grandsons serving in June, 1896. H.M. Queen Victoria sent her congratulations to Mrs. Hobbs on the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of latter’s birthday.
13.Capt. 4th Nov., 1819. H. p. 25th Oct., 1821.
13.Capt. 4th Nov., 1819. H. p. 25th Oct., 1821.
14.H. p. 2nd July, 1818.
14.H. p. 2nd July, 1818.
15.Served in the Pa. D. a lieut. in this regt., from yellow fever, 7th Oct. 1819, at Snow Hill Camp, Jamaica.
15.Served in the Pa. D. a lieut. in this regt., from yellow fever, 7th Oct. 1819, at Snow Hill Camp, Jamaica.
16.H. p. 25th Oct., 1816.
16.H. p. 25th Oct., 1816.
17.Afterwards Maj.-Gen. J. Kerr Ross, K.H. Served through the Par. War (medal and six clasps), where he was A.D.C. to Gen. Sir John Buchan. 3rd son of Col. Andrew Ross, by Isabella Macdonnell, of Aberhallader. M., 1827, Margaret, 2nd dau. of James McInroy, of Lude, co. Perth. D. at Edinburgh, 26th April, 1872.
17.Afterwards Maj.-Gen. J. Kerr Ross, K.H. Served through the Par. War (medal and six clasps), where he was A.D.C. to Gen. Sir John Buchan. 3rd son of Col. Andrew Ross, by Isabella Macdonnell, of Aberhallader. M., 1827, Margaret, 2nd dau. of James McInroy, of Lude, co. Perth. D. at Edinburgh, 26th April, 1872.
18.His proper name was “Reginald Ranald Macdonald.” Aftds. Maj. and Bt. Lt.-Col. 4th Foot. Severely wounded at Waterloo. Served on the staff in India, and d. at Bombay 31st May, 1845. He was a C.B. and K.H.
18.His proper name was “Reginald Ranald Macdonald.” Aftds. Maj. and Bt. Lt.-Col. 4th Foot. Severely wounded at Waterloo. Served on the staff in India, and d. at Bombay 31st May, 1845. He was a C.B. and K.H.
19.Served all through the Par. War. D. a lieut. in this regt., of yellow fever, at Kingston, Jamaica, 17th Sept., 1819.
19.Served all through the Par. War. D. a lieut. in this regt., of yellow fever, at Kingston, Jamaica, 17th Sept., 1819.
20.Employed on recruiting service in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
20.Employed on recruiting service in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
21.Son of Wm. Logan, merchant, Aberdeen. D. a lieut. in this regt., from yellow fever, at Up Park Camp, Jamaica, 4th Oct., 1819. He had served over ten years in the regt.
21.Son of Wm. Logan, merchant, Aberdeen. D. a lieut. in this regt., from yellow fever, at Up Park Camp, Jamaica, 4th Oct., 1819. He had served over ten years in the regt.
22.D. as lieut. in 1822.
22.D. as lieut. in 1822.
23.Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
23.Serving in 1817. Out of the regt. before 1824.
24.H. p. 1817.
24.H. p. 1817.
25.Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. before 1830.
25.Serving in 1824. Out of the regt. before 1830.
26.Adjt. 24th Aug., 1815. Out of the regt. before 28th Oct., 1821.
26.Adjt. 24th Aug., 1815. Out of the regt. before 28th Oct., 1821.
27.H. p. 25th March, 1817. D. 1855.
27.H. p. 25th March, 1817. D. 1855.
28.H. p. 25th March, 1817.
28.H. p. 25th March, 1817.
29.H. p. 25th March, 1817. H. p. as adjt. to a recruiting district Dec., 1842. Had the Par. medal with three clasps. D. in Kensington, 18th March, 1860.
29.H. p. 25th March, 1817. H. p. as adjt. to a recruiting district Dec., 1842. Had the Par. medal with three clasps. D. in Kensington, 18th March, 1860.
30.Was severely wounded at Quatre Bras (right leg amputated). Lieut. 18th July, 1815. H. p. 1817. Living 1876.
30.Was severely wounded at Quatre Bras (right leg amputated). Lieut. 18th July, 1815. H. p. 1817. Living 1876.
31.Lieut. 19th July, 1815. H. p. 31st Foot 12th Aug., 1824.
31.Lieut. 19th July, 1815. H. p. 31st Foot 12th Aug., 1824.
32.Lieut. 20th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 1817, but restored as lieut. in same regt. 15th March, 1821. Out of the regt. before 1830.
32.Lieut. 20th July, 1815. Placed on h. p. 1817, but restored as lieut. in same regt. 15th March, 1821. Out of the regt. before 1830.
33.Held the colours of the 92nd at Waterloo until disabled by wounds. Lieut. 24th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th March, 1817. D. at Whinnyhall, Fifeshire, 3rd Feb., 1832.
33.Held the colours of the 92nd at Waterloo until disabled by wounds. Lieut. 24th Aug., 1815. H. p. 25th March, 1817. D. at Whinnyhall, Fifeshire, 3rd Feb., 1832.
34.Lieut. 61st Foot 3rd Nov., 1819. H. p. 16th Dec., 1819. Appointed barrack-master at Clonmel in 1854.
34.Lieut. 61st Foot 3rd Nov., 1819. H. p. 16th Dec., 1819. Appointed barrack-master at Clonmel in 1854.
35.Lieut. 22nd Oct., 1818. Capt. 22nd Sept., 1825. H. p. April, 1826.
35.Lieut. 22nd Oct., 1818. Capt. 22nd Sept., 1825. H. p. April, 1826.
36.A close and personal friend of Col. Cameron, whose funeral he attended on 17th June, 1815. H. p. 2nd March, 1820. Had the Par. medal with seven clasps. Living 1855.
36.A close and personal friend of Col. Cameron, whose funeral he attended on 17th June, 1815. H. p. 2nd March, 1820. Had the Par. medal with seven clasps. Living 1855.
95th REGIMENT OF FOOT (RIFLEMEN).(1st Battalion.)