Cameron Highlanders British Regiment Bangalore, 1911 Postcard

A 1911 photo postcard of British regiment the Cameron Highlanders that was once based in Bangalore (Bengaluru). Likewise, many other British military regiments were based in Bangalore. The city had one of the biggest military cantonments in India. The Cameron Highlanders an elite regiment had even taken part in the Indian rebellion of 1857.

During Britain’s war against France (1793) the British army needed volunteers. Thus, Sir Allen Cameron a Scottish soldier created the 79th Foot regiment at his own expense. They were mainly volunteers from the Cameron’s Highlanders clan in Scotland. This postcard shows some of the soldiers of the regiment displaying their unit’s flags in Bangalore in the colonial era. The Scottish church of St Andrews is also in Bengaluru, where a considerable number of Scottish military and civil services officers were present in colonial times.

Read more The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. See post St Andrews Church In Bangalore – Old Postcard 1906.

Did you know- the Kitchener reforms began in 1903 when Lord Kitchener completed the unification of the three Presidency armies (Bombay, Madras & Calcutta). That included the Punjab Frontier Force, the Hyderabad Contingent, and other local forces, into one Indian Army.

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