John, Earl of Hopetoun, G.C.B., 29th January 1820.
The Right Hon. Sir George Murray, G.C.B., G.C.H., 6th September 1823.
Sir John Macdonald, K.C.B., 15th January 1844.
Sir James Douglas, K.C.B., 10th April 1850.
George, Marquis of Tweeddale, K.T., 7th March 1862.
Major General Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, K.C.B., 9th September 1863.
Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, K.C.B., joined the Regiment in 1825 as Ensign,
and has never served in any other.—He was appointed Brigadier in
| Turkey, (local rank) on the | 24th October 1854. |
| Major-General, (local) | 5th October 1855. |
| Major-General, (local) in England, | 24th July 1856. |
| Major-General, | 25th March 1859. |
| Colonel of the 42d, | 9th Sept. 1863. |
| Lieutenant-General, | 1st May 1868. |
He served throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854–1855; commanded the regiment at the battle of Alma, and the Highland Brigade at the battle of Balaklava, on the expedition to Kertch—Siege and fall of Sebastopol and assault on the outworks 18th June—Was appointed president of the Council of Education in 1857—Commander-in-chief in Scotland in 1860—Commander of the forces in New Zealand, with the local rank of Lieut.-General 1861, and of the Australian Colonies and New Zealand in 1863—Governor of The Royal Military College at Sandhurst in 1865, which he still holds (1873).
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