Regimental Schedule
Regimental Trainings
Friday 7pm UK Time
Recruit Trainings
Monday 7pm UK Time
Regimental Line Battles
Thursday 7pm UK Time
Sunday 7pm Uk Time
Regimental Ranking Structure
Muster Roll
1st 'Centre' Company - Colonel Campbell's
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Officers
Colonel Hector Campbell
Captain Alastair Kinnaird
Non-commissioned Officers
Serjeant Peter MacLeod
Corporal Hugh MacPherson
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Enlisted
Lance Corporal Calum MacAllister
Lance Corporal Nicholas MacCormack
Private Dougal Taylor
Private Francis MacVey
Private Charles MacKay
Private George Paxington
Private Ewan MacTavish
Private Alexander Wake
Private Robert Williams
Private John Hart
Private Paul MacCartney
Private Stewart MacKay
Private Hobbit
Private Dark Core
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January 1810 the regiment sailed from Cork for the Peninsula, to take its share in the warlike operations going on there, landing at Lisbon on February 10. On the 27th the 74th set out to join the army under Wellington, and reached Vizeu on the 6th of March. While at Vizeu, Wellington inquired at Colonel Trench how many of the men who fought at Assaye still remained in the regiment, remarking that if the 74th would behave in the Peninsula as they had done in India, he ought to be proud to command such a regiment. Indeed the "Great Duke" seems to have had an exceedingly high estimate of this regiment, which he took occasion to show more than once. It is a curious fact that the 74th had never more than one battalion; and when, some time before the Duke’s death, "Reserve Battalions" were formed to a few regiments. He decided "that the 74th should not have one, as they got through the Peninsula with one battalion, and their services were second to none in the army."
The regiment was placed in the 1st brigade of the 3rd division, under Major-General Picton, along with the 45th, the 88th, and part of the 60th Regiment. This division performed such a distinguished part in all the Peninsular operations, that it earned the appellation of the "Fighting Division."
The first action in which the 74th had a chance of taking part was the battle of Busaco, September 27, 1810. The allied English and Portuguese army numbered 50,000, as opposed to Marshal Massena’s 70,000 men. The two armies were drawn upon opposite ridges, the position of the 74th being across the road leading from St Antonio de Cantara to Coimbra. The first attack on the right was made at six o’clock in the morning by two columns of the French, under General Regnier, both of which were directed with the usual impetuous rush of French troops against the position held by the 3rd division, which was of comparatively easy ascent. One of these columns advanced by the road just alluded to, and was repulsed by the fire of the 74th, with the assistance of the 9th and 21st Portuguese regiments, before it reached the ridge. The advance of this column was preceded by a cloud of skirmishers, who came up close to the British position, and were picking off men, when the two right companies of the regiment were detached, with the rifle companies belonging to the brigade, and drove back the enemy’s skirmishers with great vigour nearly to the foot of the sierra. The French, however, renewed the attack in greater force, and the Portuguese regiment on the left being thrown into confusion, the 74th was placed in a most critical position, with its left flank exposed to the overwhelming force of the enemy. Fortunately, General Leith, stationed on another ridge, saw the danger of the 74th, and sent the 9th and 38th regiments to its support. These advanced along the rear of the 74th in double quick time, met the head of the French column as it crowned the ridge, and drove them irresistibly down the precipice. The 74th then advanced with the 9th, and kept up a fire upon the enemy as long as they could be reached. The enemy having relied greatly upon this attack, their repulse contributed considerably to their defeat. The 74th had Ensign Williams and 7 rank and file killed, Lieutenant Cargilland 19 rank and file wounded. The enemy lost 5000 killed and wounded.
Interested in finding out more about the 74th Regiment of Foot - Campbell's Highlanders? What you read above was only a snippet of the regiment's full history. This website is a great source for the full account of the 74th in both the Indian War, and the Peninsula conflict.
