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Chapter 2: SUCCESSION OF COLONELS
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A regimental history that traces the unit's origins in the late eighteenth century through its service to 1876, documenting recruitment, organization, succession of colonels and officers, uniforms, and administrative details. It recounts deployments and engagements across campaigns including actions in India, South Africa, the Peninsular War and Waterloo, the Crimean siege, and later Central India operations, and lists battle honours. The volume combines chronological narrative, nominal rolls, returns, footnoted references and appendices of orders and casualty and appointment records.

LONDON:
HARRISON AND SONS, PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY
ST. MARTIN’S LANE.

SUCCESSION OF COLONELS

IN THE

71st HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY.


1777.   John Lord McLeod.
1789.   The Hon. Wm. Gordon.
1803.   Sir John Francis Cradock, G.C.B.
1809.   Francis Dundas.
1824.   Sir Gordon Drummond, G.C.B.
1829.   Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B.
1838.   Sir Samuel Ford Wittingham.
1841.   Sir Thomas Reynell, Bart., K.C.B.
1848.   Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, K.C.B.
1849.   Sir James Macdonell, K.C.B. and K.C.H.
1857.   Sir Thomas Napier, K.C.B.
1863.   The Hon. Charles Grey.
1871.   Robert Law, K.H.
1874.   The Hon. Sir George Cadogan, K.C.B.