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GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT. 347
and probity, intimately acquainted with
the details of the military profession, and
a general favourite with militaiy men.
3. Charles James entered the service as
ensign in the 79th Highlanders in the
beginning of 1813, and was present in
all the actions in which that celebrated
regiment was engaged, from the time he
joined to the crowning victory of Water-
loo, where the conduct of that corps has
secured to it the approving notice of
general history. At Waterloo, Charles
of Penny cross carried the king's colours,
which it is well known waved unsullied
and triumphantly in all the desperate
conflicts of the Cameron Highlanders
during that eventful day. He was sub-
sequently a lieutenant in the 31st regi-
ment of foot, and died at Calcutta in the
month of May 1837.
4. Mary died in 1837, unmarried.
5. John, bred to the medical profession, and
practised for some time as surgeon, but
subsequently obtained an ensigncy in the
2d West India regiment, commanded by
his maternal uncle Colonel Alexander
Maclean. He attained to the rank of lieu-
tenant, and died, much regretted, at Nas-
sau, New Providence, in 1822.
6. Julianna.

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