Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Cameron. of Erracht

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Alan Cameron

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Birthplace: Erracht House, Glen Moy, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Inverness-shire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: March 09, 1828 (77-78)
Fulham, London, Middlesex, England UK
Immediate Family:

Son of Ewen Cameron and Marjory Marsali Cameron
Husband of Anne Cameron
Father of Lieutenant-Colonel Phillips Cameron; Nathaniel Cameron; Donald Cameron; Ewan Cameron; Marcella Cameron and 2 others
Brother of Ewen Mor Cameron; Donald Cameron; Jean Cameron; Isabella Cameron and Marjory Cameron

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About Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Cameron. of Erracht

Cameron joined the army as a volunteer and served in North America. At the beginning of the American War of Independence Cameron was captured by American colonists in 1775 and imprisoned for two years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He returned to Scotland in 1784.

After war was declared with revolutionary France in 1793 Cameron raised the 79th Foot (later known as the Cameron Highlanders)

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Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Cameron. of Erracht's Timeline

1750
1750
Erracht House, Glen Moy, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Inverness-shire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1782
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London, Middlesex, England UK
1828
March 9, 1828
Age 78
Fulham, London, Middlesex, England UK
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