CAMERONIAN REGIMENT SCRIMSHAW DECORATED POWDER HORN CIRCA 1810
HISTORY
The 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the Scots Army and subsequently a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, active from 1689 to 1881. Although the regiment took the name of its first Colonel as The Earl of Angus's Regiment, it became popularly known as The Cameronians until 1751, when it was ranked as the 26th Foot. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) to form the Cameronian's (Scottish Rifles) in 1881. The Cameronian's were themselves disbanded in 1968, meaning that no Army unit today perpetuates the lineage of the 26th Foot. The regiment's battle honours were as follows:
- War of the Spanish Succession: Blenheim; Ramillies; Oudenarde; Malplaquet;
- Napoleonic Wars: Egypt; Corunna;
- Later wars: China; Abyssinia
ITEM DESCRIPTION
This is a large size powder horn decorated in Scrimshaw and obviously made by a soldier who was serving or had served in The Cameronians at the time of its making. Its dated circa 1810 due to the scrimshaw showing both the name Cameronian Regiment but also the Roman numerals XXV1 (26) and that the battle honours displayed was EGYPT (1801, French Campaign in Egypt and Syria) and CORRUNA (1809 Napoleonic Wars).
This is an excellent decorative piece that dates back over 200 years.