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Commander-in-Chief, Scotland

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For the Royal Navy post, see Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England, Northern Ireland.

This is a list of officers who served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Scotland, historically also referred to as North Britain.

For commanders-in-chief in the twentieth century, see Scottish Command.

Commanders-in-Chief[]

Commanding the troops in the North British District

Note: Between 1889 and 1893 the Command was divided into smaller Districts
Commanding the troops in the Scottish District

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Charles Dalton, The Scots army, 1661-1688, with memoirs of the commanders-in-chief (London, 1909).
  2. ↑ Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers volume 5 (London, 1902) page 226.
  3. ↑ Patrick Cracroft-Brennan, Dalhousie, Earl of (S, 1633) in Cracroft's Peerage. Accessed 9 September 2012.
  4. ↑ Charles Dalton, English Army Lists and Commission Registers, volume 6 (London, 1904) page 220.
  5. ↑ R. S. Lea, BEAUCLERK, Lord George (1704-68). in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754 (1970). Online version accessed 9 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Edith, Lady Haden-Guest, MACKAY, Hon. Alexander (1717-89), of Strathtongue, Sutherland. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1754-1790 (1964). Online version accessed 9 September 2012.
  7. ↑ D. G. Henry, ABERCROMBY, Sir Ralph (1734-1801), of Tullibody, Clackmannan. in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820 (1986). Online version accessed 9 September 2012.
  8. ↑ Richard Cannon, Historical Record of the Forty-Sixth, or the South Devonshire Regiment of Foot (London, 1851) pages 71-72.
  9. ↑ Army List January 1817. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hOcNAAAAQAAJ&q=scotland#v=snippet&q=scotland&f=false. Retrieved 21 December 2014. 
  10. ↑ Ron McGuigan, Bradford, Thomas in British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815. The Napoleon Series, 2007. Accessed 9 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Ron McGuigan, O'Callaghan, Robert William in British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815. The Napoleon Series, 2007. Accessed 9 September 2012.
  12. ↑ The Gentleman's magazine. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RroUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA305&dq=%22Sir+Patrick+Stuart%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fQrHUaHcOfCo0wWHnYHwCQ&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Sir%20Patrick%20Stuart%22&f=false. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4886?docPos=2. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Neil Douglas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7913?docPos=1. Retrieved 29 October 2014. 
  15. ↑ "No. 20711". 5 March 1847. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/20711/page/ 
  16. ↑ "Thomas Ernest Napier". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19771?docPos=2. Retrieved 29 October 2014. 
  17. ↑ "Henry Dundas, 3rd Viscount Melville". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8251?docPos=2. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
  18. ↑ Wards, Ian McLean (1966). "CAMERON, Sir Duncan Alexander, G.C.B.". An Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/cameron-sir-duncan-alexander-gcb. Retrieved 30 November 2014. 
  19. ↑ "The 78th Highlanders or Ross-Shire Buffs". Electric Scotland. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/rosshire/ross6.htm. Retrieved 1 December 2014. 
  20. ↑ "News". Limerick City. 1868. http://www.limerickcity.ie/media/Cudmore.pdf. Retrieved 30 November 2014. 
  21. ↑ "The 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 1873 - 1886". http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/camerons/chap3.htm. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
  22. ↑ "Historical record and regimental memoir of the Royal Scots fusiliers, formerly known as the 21st Royal North British fusiliers. Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678 and its subsequent services until June 1885". https://archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00clarrich/historicalrecord00clarrich_djvu.txt. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
  23. ↑ "No. 24954". 25 March 1881. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24954/page/ 
  24. ↑ "The clan Donald (Volume 3)". http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/angus-macdonald/the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca/page-32-the-clan-donald-volume-3-dca.shtml. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
  25. ↑ "The Macleods: a short sketch of their clan, history, folk-lore, tales, and biographical notices of some eminent clansmen". https://archive.org/stream/macleodsshortske00macl/macleodsshortske00macl_djvu.txt. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
  26. ↑ "No. 25454". 24 March 1885. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/25454/page/ 
  27. ↑ Fremantle, Arthur. Three Months in the Southern States: April-June, 1863. p. xxv. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=LAdk4UM7c4QC&pg=PR25&lpg=PR25&dq=Arthur+James+Lyon+Fremantle+%22Scottish+District%22&source=bl&ots=Foodgzkz6o&sig=Ffr3ldVYdBFuftfuTKc5LszsyS4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Bnx7VJ-lM6fU7AbmsoGYDA&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Arthur%20James%20Lyon%20Fremantle%20%22Scottish%20District%22&f=false. Retrieved 30 November 2014. 
  28. ↑ "Hugh Rowlands". National Library of Wales. http://wbo.llgc.org.uk/en/s3-ROWL-HUG-1828.html. Retrieved 29 November 2014. 
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