ertson |Lieut. 42nd Regt
|George Laws |
Lieutenant |Neil McLean, (prisoner) |Lieut. 7th Regt
|John McLean |Ensign late 114th Regt
|Alexander Firtelier |
|Lachlan McLean |
|Fran. Damburgess, (prisoner) |Ensign, 21 Nov. 1775
|David Cairns |Ensign, 1st June 1775
|Don. McKinnon |Ensign, 20th Nov. 1775
|Ronald McDonald |Ensign, 14th June 1775
|John McDonell |Ensign, 14th June 1775
|Alexander Stratton, (prisoner)|
|Hector McLean |
Ensign |Ronald McDonald |
|Archibald Grant |
|David Smith |
|George Darne |
|Archibald McDonald |
|William Wood |
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Rank | NAMES | Former Rank in the Army
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Ensign | John Pringle |
" | Hector McLean, (prisoner) |
Chaplain | John Bethune |
Adjutant | Ronald McDonald |
Qr. Master | Lachlan McLean |
Surgeon | James Davidson |
Surg's Mate | James Walker |
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The second battalion was commanded by Major John Small, formerly of the
42nd, and then of the 21st regiment, which was raised from emigrants
arriving in the colonies and discharged Highland soldiers who had
settled in Nova Scotia. Each battalion was to consist of seven hundred
and fifty men, with officers in proportion. In speaking of the raising
of the men Captain Alexander McDonald, in a letter to General Sir
William Howe, under date of Halifax, November 30, 1775, says:

"Last October was a year when I found the people of America were
determind on Rebellion, I wrote to Major Small desiring he would
acquaint General Gage that I was ready to join the Army with a
hundred as good men as any in America, the General was pleased to
order the Majo