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| |Ensign |George McLagan | " 27, 1756 Lieut. |John Campbell, sr |Feb. 16, 1756|Ensign |Patrick Balneaves | " 28, 1756 Lieut. |William Grant |May 22, 1746 |Ensign |Patrick Stuart | " 29, 1756 Lieut. |Robert Gray |Aug. 7, 1747 |Ensign |Norman McLeod | " 30, 1756 Lieut. |John Campbell |May 16, 1748 |Ensign |George Campbell | " 31, 1756 Lieut. |George Farquharson |Mar. 29, 1750|Ensign |Donald Campbell | May 5, 1756 Lieut. |Colin Campbell |Feb. 9, 1751 |Chaplain|Adam Ferguson |Apr. 30, 1746 Lieut. |James Campbell |June 3, 1752 |Adjutant|James Grant |June 26, 1751 Lieut. |Sir James Cockburn,|Mar. 15, 1755|Q.M. |John Graham |Feb. 19, 1756 | B't. | |Surgeon |David Hepburn |June 26, 1751 Lieut. |Kenneth Tolme |Jan. 23, 1756| | | Lieut. |James Grant | " 24, 1756| | | =================================================================================== The regiment known as Montgomery's Highlanders (77th) took its name from its commander, Archibald Montgomery, son of the earl of Eglinton. Being very popular among the Highlanders, Montgomery very soon raised the requisite body of men, who were formed into thirteen companies of one hundred and five rank and file each; making in all fourteen hundred and sixty effective men, including sixty-five sergeants and thirty pipers and drummers. The Colonel's commission was dated January 4, 1757, and those of the other officers one day later than his senior in rank. They are thus recorded: Lieut.-Colonel commanding, Archibald Montgomery; majors, James Grant of Ballindalloch and Alexander Campbell; captains, John Sinclair, Hugh Mackenzie, John Gordon, Alexander Mackenzie, William Macdonald, George Munro, Robert Mackenzie, Allan Maclean, James Robertson, Allan Cameron; captain-lieut., Alexander Mackintosh; lieutenants, Charles Farquharson, Nichol Sutherland, Donald Macdonald, William Mackenzie, Robert Mackenzie, Henry Munro, Archibald Robertson, Duncan Bayne, James Duff, Colin Campbell, James Grant, Alexander Macdonald, Joseph Grant, Robert Grant, Cosmo Martin, John Macnab, Hugh Gordon, Alexander Macdonald, Donald Campbell, Hugh Montgomery, James Maclean, Alexander Campbell, John Campbell, James Macpherson, Archibald Macvicar; ensigns: Alexander Grant, William Haggart, Lewis Houston, Ronald Mackinnon, George M
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