Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot
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The Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot was a 17th century Scottish
infantry regiment, raised from the men of Argyll
, and based at Fort William. The Colonel in Chief was the Earl of Argyll
, although this was a nominal appointment, and he did not exercise his command or take part in the regiment's actions. Private soldiers were also called Sentinels in Argyll's regiment of Foot. The regiment was a regular line regiment, rather than a highland militia, and was based at Fort William, under the command of Colonel John Hill
, an experienced English officer who had fought with Cromwell during the English Civil War
. Captain Campbell
received 8 shilling
s per day as a senior officer.
Secretary of State, John Dalrymple
chose the Earl of Argyll’s Regiment of Foot to carry out the Massacre of Glencoe
.
A roll call of the 2nd Company of the Earl of Argyll's Regiment was taken in October, 1691. It is unlikely to have changed greatly between this point and February, when the company was involved in the Massacre of Glencoe. Although Captain Campbell and the majority of the men were highlanders, the junior officers were lowland covenanters. The professional nature of the regiment is reflected in the diversity of surnames on the roll, casting the Massacre of Glencoe as more than just a disagreement between Clans Campbell
and Donald
.
The regiment fought in the Low Countries
, ultimately under the name Lord Lorne's Regiment, until the cessation of hostilities in 1697 when it was disbanded by Parliament
along with all other regiments raised since 1681.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
infantry regiment, raised from the men of Argyll
Argyll
Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...
, and based at Fort William. The Colonel in Chief was the Earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, 10th Earl of Argyll was a Scottish peer.-Biography:The eldest son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll and Mary Stuart, daughter of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, Campbell sought to recover his father's estates...
, although this was a nominal appointment, and he did not exercise his command or take part in the regiment's actions. Private soldiers were also called Sentinels in Argyll's regiment of Foot. The regiment was a regular line regiment, rather than a highland militia, and was based at Fort William, under the command of Colonel John Hill
John Hill
-Politics:*John Hill , MP for Dorchester *John Hill , United States Representative from Virginia...
, an experienced English officer who had fought with Cromwell during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. Captain Campbell
Robert Campbell of Glenlyon
Robert Campbell, 5th Laird of Glenlyon , was a minor member of Scottish nobility and is best known as one of the commanding officers at the Massacre of Glencoe.-Life:...
received 8 shilling
Shilling
The shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive...
s per day as a senior officer.
Secretary of State, John Dalrymple
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple the Master of Stair was a Scottish noble who played a crucial role in the 1707 Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, that created the Kingdom of Great Britain....
chose the Earl of Argyll’s Regiment of Foot to carry out the Massacre of Glencoe
Massacre of Glencoe
Early in the morning of 13 February 1692, in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution and the Jacobite uprising of 1689 led by John Graham of Claverhouse, an infamous massacre took place in Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland. This incident is referred to as the Massacre of Glencoe, or in...
.
A roll call of the 2nd Company of the Earl of Argyll's Regiment was taken in October, 1691. It is unlikely to have changed greatly between this point and February, when the company was involved in the Massacre of Glencoe. Although Captain Campbell and the majority of the men were highlanders, the junior officers were lowland covenanters. The professional nature of the regiment is reflected in the diversity of surnames on the roll, casting the Massacre of Glencoe as more than just a disagreement between Clans Campbell
Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically one of the largest, most powerful and most successful of the Highland clans, their lands were in Argyll and the chief of the clan became the Earl and later Duke of Argyll.-Origins:...
and Donald
Clan Donald
Clan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans. There are numerous branches to the clan. Several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan...
.
The regiment fought in the Low Countries
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
, ultimately under the name Lord Lorne's Regiment, until the cessation of hostilities in 1697 when it was disbanded by Parliament
Scots Parliament
Scots Parliament can refer to:* Parliament of Scotland, the pre-1707 legislature of the Kingdom of Scotland* Scottish Parliament, the post-1999 unicameral devolved legislature of Scotland...
along with all other regiments raised since 1681.
1st Platoon
- Major Robert Campbell of GlenlyonRobert Campbell of GlenlyonRobert Campbell, 5th Laird of Glenlyon , was a minor member of Scottish nobility and is best known as one of the commanding officers at the Massacre of Glencoe.-Life:...
- Sergeant Robert Barber
- Corporal James Macphail
- Drummer Cuthbert Hunter
- Private Archibald Campbell (elder)
- Private Donald Campbell (younger)
- Private George Campbell
- Private Archibald Gray
- Private John MacCallom
- Private Duncan MacCallum (elder)
- Private Archibald MacChessag
- Private Malcolm MacClewan
- Private MacEacher
- Private MacIvackeder
- Private David MacIvor
- Private John MacKinley
- Private Archibald MacLean
- Private Duncan MacNachton
- Private Duncan MacPholl (younger)
- Private Adam Macray
- Private Gillies Nicoll
- Private Donald Robertson
- Private Thomas Scott
- Private John Stewart
- Corporal James Macphail
- Sergeant Robert Barber
2nd Platoon
- Lieutenant John Lindsay
- Sergeant James Hendrie
- Corporal Duncan Kennedy
- Private John Alexander
- Private Archibald Campbell (younger)
- Private James Campbell
- Private John Dunbar
- Private John Fergusson
- Private Donald MacCalloume (elder)
- Private Duncan MacCallum (younger)
- Private Donald MacClewan
- Private John MacDairmid
- Private Martin MacHinbin
- Private Patrick MacKechirn
- Private Duncan Mackinlayroy (elder)
- Private John MacNicolas
- Private Alexander Milne
- Private Terence O'Breyan
- Private Duncan Robertson
- Private Archibald Sinclair
- Private Walter Tillery
- Corporal Duncan Kennedy
- Sergeant James Hendrie
3rd Platoon
- Ensign John Lundie
- Corporal Achibald Campbell
- Drummer Mungo Dalyell
- Private Archibald Blair
- Private Donald Campbell (elder)
- Private Duncan Campbell
- Private Hugh Dyatt
- Private John George
- Private Donald MacCalloume (younger)
- Private Malcolm MacCallum
- Private John MacClewan
- Private John MacDugald
- Private Patrick Macintyre
- Private John MacKenthor
- Private Duncan MacKinlayroy (younger)
- Private Duncan MacPholl (elder)
- Private Archibald Morrison
- Private Robert Patrick
- Private Ludovick Robertson
- Private Malcolm Sinclair
- Private John Turner
- Corporal Achibald Campbell