The Scots in Wartime – Part Two (Conclusion)

With the outbreak of the American War of Independence (1775-83) yet another great flurry of recruiting began in the Highlands.Although slow to begin with, there finally emerged nine new Highland Corps, the names of which are as follows:

71st Fraser’s Highlanders

73rd Lord MacLeod’s (Argyll) Highlanders

74th Barbrecks Highlanders

76th Lord MacDonald’s Highlanders

77th Duke of Atholl’s Highlanders

78th Lord Seaforth’s Highlanders

81st Aberdeenshire Highlanders

84th Royal Highland Emigrants

? Perthshire Highlanders

Read the full article below, (pages extracted from MacFarlane’s Lantern No.120 – December 2011).

The Scots in Wartime – Part Two