Biggar and the House of Fleming
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THE COVENANTEES OF THE BIGGAR DISTRICT. 261
assert their claims. They carried on a continued correspon-
dence with the Prince of Orange, mainly through Sir Robert
Hamilton ; and when that Prince arrived in England, they lost
no time in holding a great meeting, in the Church of Douglas,
on the 29th April 1687, at which it was resolved in fourteen
days to raise two battalions, each to consist of ten companies
of sixty men each. The result of this step was the formation
of a Regiment, which still exists, under the name of the 26th,
or Cameronian Regiment, and which, on various occasions, has
greatly distinguished itself by achievements on the battle-field.
assert their claims. They carried on a continued correspon-
dence with the Prince of Orange, mainly through Sir Robert
Hamilton ; and when that Prince arrived in England, they lost
no time in holding a great meeting, in the Church of Douglas,
on the 29th April 1687, at which it was resolved in fourteen
days to raise two battalions, each to consist of ten companies
of sixty men each. The result of this step was the formation
of a Regiment, which still exists, under the name of the 26th,
or Cameronian Regiment, and which, on various occasions, has
greatly distinguished itself by achievements on the battle-field.
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| Histories of Scottish families > Biggar and the House of Fleming > (289) Page 271 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94842750 |
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| Description | 'An account of the Biggar district, archaeological, historical, and biographical'. By William Hunter. 2nd edition. Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1867. |
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| Shelfmark | A.118.c3 |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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