单词 | cameronian regiment |
释义 | > as lemmasCameronian Regiment Cameronian Regiment n. British Army (now historical) an infantry regiment originally formed of Cameronians and other Presbyterians in 1689 to fight for William III against the Jacobites. From 1750 the regiment was officially known as the 26th Regiment of Foot. It was amalgamated with the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry in 1881 and disbanded in 1968. ΚΠ 1717 D. Defoe Mem. Church of Scotl. 197 The Earl of Angus's Regiment, which was rais'd among these very People at the Revolution, and was call'd, the Cameronian Regiment. 1802 Times 4 Nov. 3/4 This morning the 26th or Cameronian Regiment embarked at Mutton Cove. 1911 A. Lang Short Hist. Scotl. xxvi. 231 The Cameronian regiment, recruited from the young men of the organised societies, had been ordered to occupy Dunkeld. 2005 Herald Express (Torquay) (Nexis) 10 Nov. 4 When..Dick was in the Cameronian Regiment in the army, they travelled around with him to many locations including Kenya, Germany, France and Scotland. < as lemmas |
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