1ST (OR THE ROYAL SCOTS) REGIMENT OF FOOT.[F]
[1] Colin Campbell, W. 27 Sept. 1810 │Lt.-Col., 17 Aug. │1812
[2] Lawrence Arguimbau, W. 9 Mar. 1809 │Maj., 11 Aug. 1814
[3] Robert Macdonald, W. 8 Feb. 1810 │Maj., 21 Sept. │1813
[5] Hugh Massey, W. 9 May, 1811 │Maj., 4 June, 1811
[8] Archibald Morrison, W. 27 Oct. 1808 │3 Dec. 1806
John E. O’Neil, K. 8 June, 1809 │21 Apr. 1808
[9] Wm. Jas. Rea, W. 22 June, 1809 │30 July, 1807
[10] John Ingram, W. 12 July, 1809 │18 Oct. 1808
[12] Thomas Gordon 18 Feb. 1813 │2 July, 1812
[13] Allen Cameron, Adjt., W. 1 July, 1813 │26 June, 1812
[15] Robt. Horsman Scott, W. 8 July, 1813 │
[21] John Fitzwilliam Miller, 6 Oct. 1814 │ W. │
[23] J.L. Black, W. 23 Feb. 1815 │10 Mar. 1814
[26] Jas. Grant Kennedy, K. 12 Apr. 1814 │
[27] Charles Graham, W. 28 Sept. 1814 │9 June, 1813
[30] Alexander Robertson, K. 20 Oct. 1814 │
Wm. Anderson, K. 27 Oct. 1814 │14 July, 1814
[33] Richard Blacklin │ (Volunteer), W. │
[34] James Crooke Thomson 4 May, 1815 │31 Jan. 1811
[36] Wm. Galliers 20 Apr. 1809 │10 Sept. 1807
The 3rd Batt. of the Royal Scots, which was reduced in 1817, distinguished itself in a particular manner at Quatre Bras. “Being removed from the centre of the 5th Division, it charged and routed a column of the enemy. It was then formed in a square to receive the cavalry, and though repeated attacks were made, not the slightest impression was produced. Wherever the lancers and cuirassiers presented themselves they found a stern and undismayed front which they vainly endeavoured to penetrate.” Mudford’s _Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands, in 1815_.
Served throughout the Par. War and recd. the gold medal and one clasp for commanding his battalion at the battles of Vittoria and Salamanca. Severely wounded at Quatre Bras. Made C.B. for Waterloo. Appointed to a h. p. lt.-colonelcy under the War Office Regulations of 25th April, 1826. D. at Inverary 1st Feb., 1833.
A protégé of H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, the Col.-in-Chf. of the regt. Attained the rank of Lt.-gen. and Col.-in-Chf. 80th Foot. D. 18th Aug., 1854, at Port Mahon.
Brother to Gen. Sir John Macdonald, Adjt.-Gen. of the British Army, and cousin to Etienne Macdonald, Duke of Tarentum and Marshal of France, whose father fought at Culloden in 1746. Robert Macdonald did good service in the Pa., and was present at five general actions. Was severely wounded at the assault on the Convent of St. Sebastian, “and, although suffering from the effects of his wounds, was present, and engaged, at the assault on town of St. Sebastian, where he commanded two companies ordered to the breach in advance of the 1st Bde. of the 5th Division, and was at the surrender of the castle. Commanded the above regt. at Waterloo until disabled by wounds. C.B. and K.St.A. of Russia, Lt.-col. 44th Foot, 29th Aug., 1829. For many years was British Consul at Belize, Central America, where he was much esteemed. At his death, which occurred 14th Nov., 1860, a very eulogistic paragraph appeared in a Belize newspaper containing these words: “Col. Macdonald’s conversation was like reading a page of history.”