26th Regiment of Foot

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The 26th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was raised as the Cameronian Guard in 1688 by the Lords of the Convention and named after the followers of Richard Cameron. The following year it entered British service under King William III. Although the regiment took the name of its colonel, it became popularly known as The Cameronians until 1751, when it was ranked as the 26th Foot. The regiment was known as the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment until 1881, when it merged with the 90th Regiment of Foot to form The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles). Because of its origins in a religious movement, the regiment issued bibles to all of its new soldiers as part of their kit, a tradition that continued after amalgamation.

• Battle Honours
  • Blenheim¹, Ramillies¹, Oudenarde¹, Malplaquet¹,Egypt², Corunna, China³, Abyssinia

1. awarded 1882
2. the Sphinx badge superscribed "Egypt"
3. the Dragon badge superscribed "China"