Scottish Military - Highland Regiments
Most of the Highland Regiment accounts are by William Melven, M.A., Glasgow but we have also included a book on the Scottish Lowland regiments by another author as well as some additional information from other sources.

• Introduction
• History of the Scottish Regiments of the British Army
  By Arch. K. Murray (1862) (pdf)
• Montgomery's Highlanders
• The Black Watch
• MacDonald's Highlanders
• The 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
• Loudon's Highlanders
• Northern Ireland Establishment Scots
• Johnstone's Highlanders
• Argyle Highlanders
• Aberdeenshire Highland Regiment
• Royal Highland Regiment
• 75th Regiment
• The Lowland Scots Regiments
• Fraser's Highlanders
• Keiths's and Campbell's Highlanders
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
• The 78th Highlanders or Ross-Shire Buffs
• The Gordon Highlanders
• Eighty-Ninth Highland Regiment
• The Earl of Loudoun Regiment of Foote
• Lord MacLeod's Highlanders
• Athole Highlanders
• Royal Highland Emigrant Regiment
• 74th Highlanders
• The Final days of the Old Scottish Regiments
• Soldiers of Fortune
  In Camp & Court by Alexander Innes Shand
• More Adventures in Kilt and Khaki
  Sketches of the Glasgow Highlanders and others in France by Thomas M. Lyon (1917)
• The origin and official history of the Thirteenth Battalion of infantry, and a description of the work of the early militia of the Niagara Peninsula in the War of 1812 and the Rebellion of 1837 by Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Cruickshank. (pdf)
• The forgotten Battles of The Scheldt & Woensdrecht on "Black Friday" The 13th.
• Tracing back the Lineage of the Black Watch (RHC) To 1831
• A Minstrel in France
  By Harry Lauder (1918)
• Battle of Vimy Ridge
  An article from Alastair's Canadian Experience.
• Major-General Alexander MacKay MacKenzie (pdf)
• Major John MacDonald
• Territorial Soldiering
  In the North-East of Scotland during 1759 to 1814 by John Malcolm Bulloch, M.A. (1914) (pdf)
• The Wonder Book of Soldiers
  For Boys and Girls, Edited by Harry Golding
• General Robert Melville of Strathkinness
  A Biographical Sketch written by his secretary.
• Sir Donald Stewart and Sir William Lockhart
• Mackay's Regiment
  An Account taken from the Transactions of the Gaelic Society
• Glengarry Fencibles
• Scots at War
  Video series of Scots at War
• Rory Bremner and the Fighting Scots
  Video series on the Fighting Scots.
• The Story of the Royal Scots
  By Lawrence Weaver
• Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force, 1859-1908
  By Maj.-Gen. J. M. Grierson (1909) (pdf)
• Scotland for Ever
  A Gift-Book of the Scottish Regiments with a Preface by the Earl of Rosebery, KG
• A History of the Great War
  By John Buchan in 4 volumes
• Journal of a Soldier
  Of the Seventy-First Glasgow Regiment, Highland Light Infantry, from 1806 to 1815
• The Scots Army 1661 - 1688
  With memoris of the Commanders-In-Chief, compiled by Charles Dalton (1909) (pdf)
• The History of the Second Dragoons "Royal Scots Greys"
  By Edward Almack (1908) (pdf)
• Recollections of Rifleman Harris
  Edited by Henry Curling (1848) (pdf)
• Under Fourteen Flags
  The Life and Adventures of Brigadier-General MacIver
• The Sub
  Being the Autobiography of David Munro, Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy (pdf)
• Memoirs of British Generals Distinguished During The Peninsular War
  By John William Cole in 2 volumes (1856)
• The Surrender of Napoleon
  Bring the Narrative of the surrender of Buonparte and of his Redisence on board H.M.S, Bellerophon, with a detail of the Prnciple events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 5th of August 1815 by Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maintland, K.C.B. with a Memoir of the Author. (pdf)
• Bibliography
• War with Iraq 2003
• Books and Articles by Ian McCulloch
• Sketches of The Character, Manners and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland
  with details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments by Major-General David Stewart in 2 volumes (1825).
• Canada's Black Watch 1951 - 1970
• The 5th regiment: Royal Scots of Canada Highlanders: a regimental history (1904)
• The 13th Battalion Royal Highlanders of Canada 1914 - 1919. by R. C. Fetherstonhaugh. (1925)
• History of the 72nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (1920) by Bernard McEvoy and Capt. A. H. Finlay, M.C.
• The Real Origins, and History of the Begging of the Black Watch By Spañiard
• The Royal Regiment of Scotland
  Information on the regiment,
• The Scottish Military Tradition in Canada
  By George F.G. Stanley
• General Sir Alan Cameron K.C.B.
  Colonel 79th Cameron Highlanders
• Brigadier MacKintosh of Borlum
  From the Celtic Magazine (pdf)
• General Sir Herbert MacPherson V.C., K.C.B., K.S.I.
• Adventures of Donald MacLeod (pdf)
• The Scottish Soldiers of Fortune
  Their adventures and achievements in the armies of Europe by James Grant (1889)
• A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain
  Commanded by his Excellency Lieut.-General Sir James Moore by James Moore 4th Ed. (1809) (pdf)
• Seaforth Highlanders
  August 1914 to April 1916 (pdf)
• The Argyllshire Highlanders
  The First Highland Regiment.
• Territorial Soldiering in the North East of Scotland during 1759 - 1814
  By John Malcolm Bulloch, M.A. (1914)
• Tommy MacPherson
• Roll of Honour of The Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited, 1914-1918
• The Life of Lieut.-General Hugh MacKay
  Commander in Chief of the Forces in Scotland 1689 and 1690 by John MacKay of Rockfield (1836)
• Major-General Sir Henry Havelock
  An article from Tait's Edinburgh Magazine and a book about him
• Adventures of a Highland Soldier
  On Active Service at Home and Abroad by Charles R Martin (Late sergeant 92nd Gordon Highlanders)
• Camp and Barrack Room
  Or The British Army as it is by A Late Staff Sergeant of the 13th Light Infantry (1846) (pdf)
• With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916-1917
  By one of its Officers (pdf)
• The Life and Opinions of Major-General Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor
  K.C.B., C.S.I., C.I.E. Quartermaster-General in India, Edited by Lady MacGregor in two volumes
• The Story of the Highland Regiments
  By Frederick Watson (1915) (pdf)
• Memoir of Colonel John Cameron, Fassiefern, K.T.S.
  Lieutenant Colonel of the Gordon Highlanders, or 92nd Regiment of Foot by Rev. Archibald Clerk, 2nd Edition (pdf)
• Regimental Stories
  A Collection of videos about British Regiments
• Will Weatherhelm
  A Story of a young man going to sea
• Scottish Firearms
  By Claude Blair (pdf)
• Scottish Weaponry
  External Link
• The Life of Major-General Wauchope, C.B., C.M.G., LL.D
  By Sir George Douglas, Bart. (1905)
• War Record of 4th Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers and Lothians and Border Horse
  With History of the T.F. Associations of the Counties of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk edited by W. Soley Brown (Lieutenant, 4th Bn. K.O.S.B.) (1920) (pdf)
• The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
  And 14th (F. & F. Yeo.) Battn. R. H. 1914- 1919 By Major D. D. Ogilvie (1921) (pdf)
• The Fifes in South Africa
  Being a History of the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the South African War, 1900 - 1901 by 9176 I.Y. (pdf)
• Great Britain at War
  By Jeffery Farnol (1918) (pdf)
• Pen Pictures of British Battles (pdf)
• Imperial War Museums (external link)
• The Australian Imperial Force in France
  By C. E. W. Bean
• Battle of the Ridges
  Arras - Messines March - June 1917 by Frank Fox, R.F.A.
• Coningham
  A Biography of Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, DF, AFC by Vincent Orange (1992)
• Admiral Bertram Home Ramsay
  In overall charge of the Dunkirk evacuation and the Normandy Landings
• Reports of The Civil Aerial Transport Committee (1918) (pdf)
• Life of Major-General Sir Thomas Munro
  In three volumes by The Rev. G. R. Gleig (1830)
  Volume 1  |  Volume 2  |  Supplement
• Merchant Seamen and the War
  Record of the Twelfth Session of the Joint Maritime Commission, London, 26-30 June 1942 (pdf)
• The Navy in Battle
  By Arthur Hungerford Pollen (1919) (pdf)
• The Royal Air Force
  Its Organisation, Duties and Prospects as a Profession or Trade by T. Stanhope Sprigg (1935) (pdf)
• So Few
  The Immortal Record of the Royal Air Force by David Masters (1942)
• Lives of the British Admirals
  Containing an Accurate Naval History from the Earliest Periods by Dr. John Campbell by Dr. John Campbell in eight volumes
• The Naval History of Great Britain
  From the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV by William James. A new edition with additions and notes, an account of the Burmese War and the Battle of Navarino by Captain Chamier, R.N. in six volumes (1837)
• The War in the Air
  Being the Story of The part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Walter Raleigh in six volumes
• Admiral David Robertson-Macdonald
  11th of Kinlochmoidart
• Life of General Sir Charles Napier G. C. B.
  By William Napier Bruce (1885)
• An Account of the Scottish Regiments
  With the Statistics of each from 1808 to March 1861 (pdf)
• General Sir John Maxwell
  By Sir George Arthur
• Life in the Ranks
  By Serjeant-Major Taylor, second edition (1847) (pdf)
• The Life of General Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., F.R.S., D.C.L.
  By S. W. Fullom (1863)
• Lights and Shades of Military Life
  Edited by Lieutenant-General Sir Charles J. Napier, G.C.B., Second edition (1850) (pdf)
• Memoirs of the old Highlander, Serjeant D. MacLeod
  Second Edition with additions (pdf)
• Midshipman's Diary
  A few notes extracted from the Cockpit Journal of a Man-Of-War (1862) (pdf)
• Under Ten Viceroys
  The Reminiscences of a Gurkha by Major-General Nigel oodyatt, C.S., C.I.E. Colonel 7th Gurkhas (1922) (pdf)
• Major General Charles Ramsay
  Career soldier who embodied the qualities of a leader
• Quartermaster Supply
  A series of volumes covering the European theatre in World War II
• The Life of General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley, K.C.B., K.C.M.G.
  By Alexander Innes Shand (1895) in two volumes
• In Defence of Collective Security
  The Skripal affair and the vital importance of “collective security” as the foundation of British national defence (pdf)
• Twenty Years in the Himalaya
  By Major the Hon. C. G. Bruce, M.V.O., Fifth Goorka Rifles (1910) (pdf)
• Our Great Military Commanders
  Sketches of the Lives of Duke of Marlborough, Lord Clive, Duke of Wellington, Sir Charles Napier, Lord Gough, Lord Clyde by C. D. Yonge (1892) (pdf)
• Handbook of the British Army
  With supplements on the Royal Air Force and Civilian Defense Organizations (1943) (pdf)
• Flight & Aircraft Engineer
  First Aero Weekly in the World. May 8th, 1919 (pdf)
• Aeronautical Engineering Series Ground Engineers
  Electrical and Wireless Equipment of aircraft including the repair, overhaul and testing of Magnetos ("X" Licence) by S. G. Wybrow (Fourth Edition) (1941) (pdf)
• The Rigging Maintenance and Inspection of Aircraft
  “A” Licence by W. J. C. Speller (1935) (pdf)
• Inspection of Aircraft after Overhaul
  (Category B Licence) by S. J. Norton (fourth edition) (1940) (pdf)
• The Falklands War
• Royal Air Force
  Permanent Organization of the Royal Air Force (1919) (pdf)
  The scheme outlined in the following memorandum on the permanent organization of the Royal Air Force has been prepared during the course of the present year under my directions by the Chief of the Air Staff, and has in principle received the approval of the Cabinet.
• Jane's All The World's Aircraft
  1947, thirty fifth year of issue compiled and edited by Leonard Bridgman. Preface starts at page 121.
• Letters and Memorials of Captain William A. Douglas
  6th Battalion The Royal Scots With Preface by the Rev. James Black (1920) (pdf)
• Lessons in Combat Service Support Tactical Mobility
  The Afghanistan Conflict, Falklands War and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, A Monograph by Major Carol D. Clair Transportation (1993) (pdf)
• The Naval and Military History of the Wars of England including the Wars of Scotland and Ireland
  In which is given an accurate and lively Description of the Sieges, Battles, Bombardments, Sea Engagememts, Expeditions, and extensive Conquests of the British Arms, in all Quarters of the Globe, with a variety of Interesting and extraordinary Anecdotes of Military Skill and Intrepidity, heroic Adventures, brilliant Exploits, martial Achievements, and memorable Actions of the British Warriors calculated to inspire the Rising Generation with Magnamity and Virtue and to Impress on their Minds the generous Ardour and Noble Emulation of their Ancestors in eight volumes.
• My Home in the Field of Honour
  By Francis Wilson Huard with drawings by Charles Huard (1916) (pdf) This book tells the tale of how an American/French family in France fare in the 1st World War in France.
• Reasons for Extending the Militia Acts to the Disarmed Counties of Scotland (1760) (pdf)
• Effective Condition Monitoring of Aero-Engine Systems Using Automated SEMIEDX and New Diagnostic Routines
  By Mr Nicholas W Farrant, Rolls-Royce plc, Engine Condition Monitoring and Mr Terry Luckhurst, HQ Logistics Command RAF Wyton, AIME & RB 199 Engine Support Manager (1988) (pdf)
• Two old documents discussing possible improvement dealing with Military matters
• The Battle of the Somme
  By John Buchan (1922) (pdf)
• General Craufurd and his Light Division
  By The Rev. Alexander H. Craufurd, M.A. (1891) (pdf)
• Will Weatherhelm
  The Yarn of an old Sailor by W. H. G. Kingston (New Edition 1915) (pdf)
• Famous British War-Ships and their Commanders
  By Walter Wood (1897) (pdf)
• Memorandum on Naval and Military Aviation
  Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty (1912) (pdf)
• The Soul and Body of an Army
  By General Sir Ian Hamilton, G.C.B. (1921) (pdf)
• Passages in the early military life of General Sir George T. Napier, KGB
  Written by himself, edited by his son, General W. C. E. Napier (1884) (pdf)
• The Naval History of Great Britain
  From the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV by William James, a new edition with additions and notes, Also an account of the Burmese War and the Battle of Navarino by Captain Chamier, R.N. in six volumes (1837)
• The Royal Air Force
  Its organization, duties and prospects as a profession or a trade by T. Stanhope Sprigg (1935) (pdf)
• Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste
  To China, Corea, and the Island of Lewchew with an account of her shipwreck by John M'Leod, M.D., surgeon of the Alcese (Third Edition) (1819) (pdf)
• A Voyage to India
  Containing reflections on a Voyage to Madras and Bengal in 1821 in the Ship Lonach; instructions for the preservation of Health in Indian climates and hints to surgeons and owners of private trading ships by James Wallace, surgeon of the Lonach (1824) (pdf)
• The Army List
  By the Ministry of Defence, Great Britain
• The First World War
  There is no doubt that the First World War shaped the world in which we live today. There are those who believe the First World War should never have happened, those who feel it was absolutely necessary and those by whom it is quietly remembered. Few remain untouched by its memory. Given the number of countries involved and the unimaginable loss of life, such a long-lasting impact was inevitable. In fact, today we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme with this brand new edition. We will explore the First World War through key events, significant battles and influential figures, while discovering the knock-on effect to everyday life on the Home Front. The words and images are accompanied by historical artefacts that will paint a picture of what life was like during the First World War – both at home and on the front line (2016) (Third Edition) (pdf)
• Greatest Battles
  Much of history is determined by victories and defeats in battle. Such conflicts mark a turning point for the nations involved, having been fought in the name of defending their identity, ideals and population – or for causes close to the heart. War has been the chosen course for seeking resolution throughout history, from before the Persian invasion at Marathon in 490 BCE, to the Falklands War in 1982 and beyond. Through detailed battle maps and diagrams we will examine the strategies that guided some of the world’s most significant campaigns. You’ll read about the men who became heroes when they went beyond the call of duty and understand the impact of heavy bloodshed for all those on the frontline. Take a closer look at the equipment that would decide between success or failure, and uncover how such events have shaped the identity of societies across the globe.
• Battle of the Somme
  In WWI (2006) (pdf)
• The SAS Self-Defence Handbook
  Elite defense techniques for men and women by John "Lofty" Wiseman (1997) (pdf)
• A History of the Scottish Borders Militia
  Compiled from Authentic Sources by The Rev. Robert W. Weir, M.A. (1877) (pdf)
• Sun Tzu on the Art of War
  The Oldest Military Treatise in the World, Translated from the Chinese by Lionel Giles, M.A. (1910) (pdf)
• Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
• Field-Marshall Sir Donald Stewart
  G.C.B., G.C.S.I, C.I.E. An Account of his Life, mainly in his own words edited by G.R. Elsmie, C.S.I. Joint author of "Lumsden of the Guides" (1903) (pdf)
• The Crimean Commission and the Chelsea Board
  A Review of the proceedings and report of the board by Colonel Tulloch, Late Commissioner in the Crimea (1857) (pdf)
• A Story of Active Service in foreign Lands
  Compiled from Letters sent home from South Africa, India, and China, 1856 - 1882 by Surgeon-General A. Graham Young (pdf)
• Memoir of the Honourqble George Keith Elphinstone. K.B.
  Viscount Keith, Admiral of the Red by Alexander Allardyce (pdf)
• Memorial to the Late Dr. James Thomson
  Assistant Surgeon to the Forty-Fourth Regiment (1857) (pdf)
• Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War
  by Donald A. MacKenzie (1918) (pdf)
• Rough Recollections of Military Service and Society
  By Lieut.-Colonel Balcarres D. Wardlaw Ramsay in two volumes (1882)
• The Naval Chronicle
  Added the first volume of some 32 editions.
• Seymour Vandeleur
  Lieutenant-Colonel, Scots Guards & Irish Guards. A plain narrative of the part played by British Officers in the acquisition of Colonies and Dependences in Africa representing a dominion of greater extent than India added to the British Empire in less than twenty years. By Colonel F. I. Maxse, C.B., Coldstream Guards (1906) (pdf)
• One Thousand Men Are Walking
  By Joshua Dyer, aged 14 was tasked at school to write a poem for Remembrance Day 2019.
• Twelve Years' Military Adventures in three quarters of the Globe
  Or, Memoirs of an Officer who served in the armies of his Majesty and of the East India Company, between the Years 1802 ad 1814 in which are contained the Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington in India and his last in Spain and the South of France in two volumes (1829)
• The Machine Gunners' Handbook
  Vickers, Maxim, Lewis, and Colt Automatic Machine Guns Arranged by Lieut. J. Bostock, K.O. Yorkshire L.I. (Machine Gun Corps) Ninth Edition (pdf)
• Recruiting
  By an Army Chaplain
• Soldier to Civilian
  Problems of Readjustment by George K. Pratt, M.D. (1944) (pdf)
• Musings of a real Tank Commander
  By Stuart Crawford
• The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles Napier K.C.B.
  From Personal Recollections, Letters, and Official Documents by Major-General Elers Napier in two volumes (1862) (pdf) Vol. 1  |  Vol. 2
• The Conquest of Scinde
  With some Introductory Passages in the Life of Major-General Sir Charles James Napier dedicated to the British People by Major-General W. F. P. Napier (second edition) (1845) (pdf)
• The Indian and Colonial Forces of Her Majesty's Army
  A Descriptive Account of the various regiments now comprising the Queen's Forces in India and the Colonies by Walter Richards in two volumes (1891) Volume 1 | Volume 2
• Soldiers of the King: Their Battles, Sieges and Campaigns
  By Col. G. J. Harcourt (1902) (pdf)
• A British Army
  As it was - Is - and ought to be, by Lieut.-Colonel James Campbell (1840) (pdf)
• Royal Warrant and Regulations for the Equipment of Her Majesty's Army
  Serving elsewhere than in the Indian Empire including the Armaments of Works. War Office 1st September 1876 (pdf)
• Regulations of the Medical Department of Her Majesty's Army
  War Office 1885 (pdf)
• Wartime England
  By Sir Wilson Jameson, K.C.B. (1945) (pdf). A summary of health in England at the end of the war.
• War Medals and Decorations
  Issued to the British Military and Naval Forces and Allies from 1588 TO 1910 by D. Hastings Irwin (Fourth Edition) (1910) (pdf)
• Her Majesty's Army
  In 4 volumes By Walter Richards
• A History of the Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry
  By W. S. Cooper M.A., L.L.M., F8A Scot., Captain, Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry (1881)
• The Brave Sons of Skye
  By Lieut.-Col. John MacInnes, V.D., 5th Volunteer Battalion (Princess Louise's) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1899)