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Re: Sinclairs and the Reay Fencibles



Hi Wanda,
    The trews were in a green Tartan now called the Sinclair of Ulbster
Tartan!  David
-----Original Message-----
From: Wanda Sinclair <Wanda.Sinclair@unilever.com>
To: 'sinclair@mids.org' <sinclair@mids.org>
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 9:45 PM
Subject: RE: Sinclairs and the Reay Fencibles


>I found the following from the Scottish Military Historical Society web
site: http://www.virtual-pc.com/journal/fenc017.htm
>
>The Caithness and Rothesay, or Caithness, Fencibles
>1st Battalion
>Raised in 1794, by Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, Bt., embodied at
Inverness.
>Dressed in Highland uniform, but with trews of Gordon Tartan.
>Strength not recorded but, nineteen of the officers averaged six feet in
height.
>Disbanded at Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh in 1799.
>2nd Battalion
>Raised in 1795, by Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, Bt., embodied at Forfar.
>Dressed in Highland uniform, but with trews of Gordon Tartan.
>Strength of 1000.
>Served in Ireland.
>Supplied volunteers to the 72nd and 92nd Highland regiments in 1800.
>Disbanded in 1802.
>
>
>WANDA SINCLAIR
>Rexdale, Ontario
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rhannan@aol.com [SMTP:Rhannan@aol.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 9:56 PM
>To: sinclair@mids.org
>Cc: Rhannan@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Sinclairs and the Reay Fencibles
>
>Thanks Wanda, I will follow up on that line.  It never occurred to me to
>think of the Mormons in that regard.  I have a local FHC about 5 miles
away,
>I am sure that they can get me started in finding the military data.
Thanks
>again for your suggestion.
>
>Ralph Hannan
>North Reading, MA
>01864
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