The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)


                
Mullet from the coat of arms of the Douglas family upon
                    a stringed Bugle-horn, within two sprays of thistles.


Regiment -Year and Title.

1689 - The Earl of Angus's Regiment or The Cameronian Regiment.
1751 - The 26th Regiment (The Cameronians).
1786 - 26th Cameronian Regiment.
1881 - (May) lst Battalion The Scotch Rifles (Cameronians), on amalgamation
           with the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry .
1881 - (July) lst Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
1946 - lst Battalion placed in 'suspended animation'.

Regiment -Year and Title

1794 - 90th Regiment of Foot or Perthshire Volunteers.
A 2nd Battalion was in existance during the period of the Napoleonic wars, then disbanded.
1815 - 90th Perthshire Light Infantry.
1881 - (May) 2nd Battalion The Scotch Rifles (Cameronians), on amalgamation
        with the 26th Cameronian Regiment.
1881 - (July) 2nd Battalion The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).
1946 - Renumbered the 1 st Battalion.

Regiment -Year and Title

1968 -The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) disbanded.
          The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

The 1st. Battlealion was formerly the 26th. Cameronions, and the 2nd. Battleion
was the 90th. Perthshire.


                  

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