1st or Royal Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots) Colonels


Colonel Sir John Hepburn
26 Jan 1633 - 8 June 1836
Colonel George Hepburn
9 June 1636 - 16 Oct 1637
Colonel Lord James Douglas
17 Oct 1637 - 21 Oct 1645
Colonel Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus
22 Oct 1645 - 20 Oct 1655
Lt-General Lord George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton KT
21 Oct 1655 - 30 Dec 1688
General Frederick Herman Schomberg, Duke of Schomberg KG
31 Dec 1688 - 1 July 1690
Colonel Sir Robert Douglas Bt of Glenbervie
5 Mar 1691 - 24 Jul 1692
Field Marshal George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney KT
1 Aug 1692 - 26 Jun 1737
General Hon James St Clair (Lord Sinclair)
27 Jan 1737 - 30 Nov 1762
Lt-General Sir Henry Erskine Bt
17 Dec 1762 - 10 Sep 1765
Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (Marquess of Lorne)
11 Sep 1765 - 8 May 1782
General Lord Adam Gordon
9 May 1782 - 20 Aug 1801
Field Marshal HRH Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent KG GCB
21 Aug 1801 - 28 Jan 1820
General George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon GCB (Marquess of Huntly)
28 Jan 1820 - 11 Dec 1834
General Thomas Graham, 1st Lord Lynedoch GCB GCMG
12 Dec 1834 - 28 Dec 1843
General Sir George Murray GCB GCH
29 Dec 1843 - 6 Aug 1846
General Sir James Kempt GCB GCH
7 Aug 1846 - 20 Dec 1854
Field Marshal Sir Edward Blakeney GCB GCH
21 Dec 1854 - 2 Aug 1868
General Sir George Bell KCB
3 Aug 1868 - 10 Jul 1877
General Henry Phipps Raymond
11 July 1877 - 9 Dec 1897


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