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Historical record of the Ninety-second Regiment, originally termed "The Gordon Highlanders" and numbered the Hundredth Regiment

Chapter 9: Succession of Lieutenant-Colonels in the Ninety-Second Regiment (Highlanders).
By Richard Cannon
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The volume compiles an official regimental history tracing the unit's formation, garrison stations, campaigns, battles, sieges, and military operations, with particulars on captured colors, trophies, and casualties; it records officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates killed or wounded, honors and medals awarded, distinctive badges and devices, and biographical sketches of colonels and notable officers. Prefatory material explains the work's purpose to preserve records, inspire esprit de corps, and provide a chronological account of services both at home and abroad. Arranged in numbered parts, it presents official orders, lists, and narrative summaries intended for military and general readers interested in the regiment's achievements and institutional memory.

Succession of Lieutenant-Colonels
in the Ninety-Second Regiment (Highlanders).

Name. Date of
Appointment.		 Date of Removal. Remarks.
The Marquis of Huntly(Lieut.-Col. Commandant.) 10 Feb. 1794 3 May 1796 Promoted Colonel of the NINETY-SECOND Regiment on the 3rd of May, 1796.
Charles Erskine 1 May 1795 Died of wounds received in action near Alexandria, on the 13th of March, 1801.
James Robertson 11 Oct. 1798 3 Aug. 1804 Retired on half-pay.
Alexander Napier 5 Apr. 1801 Killed at the battle of Corunna, on the 16th of January, 1809.
James Willoughby Gordon, (afterwards Quarter-Master Gen. to the Forces) 4 Aug. 1804 13 June 1808 Promoted Lieut.- Colonel Commandant of the Royal African Corps
John Cameron 23 June 1808 Killed at Quatre Bras, on the 16th of June 1815.
John Lamont 30 Mar. 1809 25 Dec. 1814 Retired on half-pay.
James Mitchell 13 June 1815 1 Sept. 1819 Retired.
Sir Frederick Stovin 2 Sept. 1819 8 Aug. 1821 Removed to the 90th Foot.
Wm. Brydges Neynoe 9 Aug. 1821 3 Oct. 1821 Exchanged to half-pay of the 4th Foot.
David Williamson 4 Oct. 1821 20 Nov. 1828 Retired.
John McDonald 21 Nov. 1828 8 Nov. 1846 Promoted Major- General on the 9th of November, 1846.
John Alex. Forbes 9 Nov. 1846 22 Nov. 1849 Retired.
Mark Kerr Atherley 23 Nov. 1849