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A Bravaal Presentation
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Douglas Heritage Museum
Presents
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The Cameronians
Raised in Douglas 1689
Disbanded in Douglas 1968
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The 26th Regiment
The Cameronians
1689 – 1881
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The 90th Regiment
Perthshire Light Infantry
1794 - 1881
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amalgamated and became
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The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
1881 - 1968
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The Earl of Angus
First Colonel of the Cameronians
The 26th
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In their first battle, the regiment was to show their mettle. “Bonnie Dundee” had routed the Royalist forces at Killiecrankie
He then marched south with an army of 5000 Jacobites
The 1200 strong Cameronians were ordered to occupy Dunkeld and hold.
The 26th
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They fought with great valour and
eventually the Highlanders broke and withdrew from the field.
They are said to have declared that “they could fight with men not devils”.
The defence of Dunkeld made a
glorious beginning to the annals of the
Cameronian Regiment
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The Cameronian Regiment at Blenheim August 2nd 1704
The 26th
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Cameronian’s at Corunna. January 16th 1809
The 26th
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The 90th
The regiment was raised by Thomas Graham later Lord Lynedoch, who was to become Wellington’s second-in-command during the
peninsular war.
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The 90th
His wife was such a stunning beauty Gainsborough painted her at least four times
She suffered from ill health
and eventually died abroad
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The 90th
On returning home with the coffin through revolutionary France it was desecrated by an unruly mob of half drunken men, who searched the corpse and stole her jewellery, even taking the gold in her teeth.
This incident profoundly shocked Graham that when France declared war on Great Britain he raised the regiment.
The Perthshire Light Infantry
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The Perthshire Greybreeks as they were known served in the Crimea War
Private Alexander became the first man in the regiment to win the recently instituted Victoria Cross
The 90th
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The 90th Crimea 1855
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To My Dear Willy:
"This has been a sad day... we attempted to take the town by storm and have been repulsed.... The loss has been severe about 1500 men & 50 officers killed or wounded... We shall try it again with more success I trust...
A Letter dated "Before Sebastopol, June 18th, 1855
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The 90th Crimea 1855
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In 1857 they were in India where at the relief of Lucknow, one of the most famous operations in the Indian Mutiny, the regiment won a further six Victoria Crosses.
After service in 1879 in South Africa during the Zulu Wars they were sent again to India and it was whilst there, in 1881, they received the news that they were to be given the new title of......
2nd Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
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1st Battalion England 1891
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1st Battalion England 1893
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In the deeds of deathless glory, Deeds that won the Empire fame; “Cameronians” Scottish Rifles, Played their part and made their name.
World War One
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Blenheim, Lucknow and Corunna, Spion Kop their story tell; But the greatest deed of valour Fatal charge at Neuve Chapelle
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Neuve Chapelle
Cameronians “Scottish Rifles, “ Gallant heroes where they lay Few of them that saw the sunrise Lived to see the close of day.
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A whole battalion of 700 officers
and men went “over the top”.
After five days a single subaltern
and 120 men were left!
The British line had advanced 750 yards
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Sgt J Erskine V.C.
5th Battalion Cameronians.
World War One
He was killed less than a year after his award at the battle for Arras.
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“C. company” 5/6th Battalion France 1917
World War One
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World War One
The first Glaswegian to be awarded the VC in the 1st World War
Pte Henry May
1st Battalion Cameronians
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1st Battalion India 1931 - 39
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1st Battalion India 1931 - 39
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7th Battalion UK 1940
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9th Battalion UK 1939
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10th Battalion UK 1943
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1st Battalion Malaya 1950 - 53
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Aden 1966 - 67
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A soldier lies in Douglas
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Disbandment
On the 14th of May 1968, where they were raised 279 years earlier, The Cameronians chose to disband rather than amalgamate
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“It is with regret I give you permission to disband the regiment”
And the reply came
“We have to go now sir”
The words were spoken
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Put pride in your step Cameronians.
For today you march out of the army list and into the pages of History
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Cameronian Memorial Douglas
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Cameronian Memorial
Kelvingrove
Glasgow
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Douglas Heritage Museum
Hope you have enjoyed
this
Walk With History
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The End
Bravaal
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