CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

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Part First continued.—GENERAL HISTORY OF THE HIGHLANDS 1
XLII. Social Condition of the Highlands—Chiefs—Land Distribution—Agriculture—Agricultural Implements—Live Stock—Pasturage—Farm Servants—Harvest Work—Fuel—Food—Social Life in Former Days—Education—Dwellings—Habits—Wages—Roads—Present State of Highlands, 1
XLIII. State of Highlands subsequent to 1745—Progress of Innovation—Emigration—Pennant’s account of the country—Dr Johnson—Wretched condition of the Western Islands—Introduction of Large Sheep Farms—Ejection of Small Tenants—The Two Sides of the Highland Question—Large and Small Farms—Depopulation—Kelp—Introduction of Potatoes into the Highlands—Amount of Progress made during latter part of 18th century, 31
XLIV. Progress of Highlands during the present century—Depopulation and Emigration—Sutherland clearings—Recent State of Highlands—Means of Improvement—Population of chief Highland Counties—Highland Colonies—Attachment of Highlanders to their Old Home—Conclusion, 54
XLV. Gaelic Literature, Language, and Music. By the Rev. Thomas Maclauchlan, LL.D., F.S.A.S., 66
Part Second.—HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS.
I. Clanship—Principle of Kin—Mormaordoms—Traditions as to Origin of Clans—Peculiarities and Consequences of Clanship—Customs of Succession—Highland Marriage Customs—Position and Power of Chief—Influence of Clanship on the People—Number and Distribution of Clans, &c., 116
II. The Gallgael or Western Clans—Lords of the Isles—The various Island Clans—The Macdonalds or Clan Donald—The Clanranald Macdonalds—The Macdonnells of Glengarry, 131
III. The Macdougalls—Macalisters—Siol Gillevray—Macneills—Maclachlans—MacEwens—Siol Eachern—Macdougall Campbells of Craignish—Lamonds, 139
IV. Robertsons or Clan Donnachie—Macfarlanes—Argyll Campbells and offshoots—Breadalbane Campbells and offshoots—Macleods, 169
V. Clan Chattan—Mackintoshes—Macphersons—Macgillivrays—Shaws— Farquharsons—Macbeans—Macphails—Gows—Macqueens—Cattanachs, 197
VI. Camerons—Macleans—Macnaughtons—Mackenricks—Macknights—Macnayers— Macbraynes—Munroes—Macmillans, 217
VII. Clan Anrias or Ross—Mackenzies—Mathiesons—Siol Alpine—Macgregors—Grants—Macnabs—Clan Duffie or Macfie—Macquarries—Macaulays, 235
VIII. Mackays—Macnicols—Sutherlands—Gunns—Maclaurin or Maclaren—Macraes—Buchanans— Colquhouns—Forbeses—Urquharts, 265
IX. Stewarts—Frasers—Menzies—Chisholms—Stewart Murray (Athole)—Drummonds—Grahams— Gordons—Cummings—Ogilvies—Fergusons or Fergussons, 297

Part Third.—HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND REGIMENTS.
INTRODUCTION.—Military Character of the Highlands, 321
42nd Royal Highland Regiment (Am Freiceadan Dubh, “The Black Watch”), 324
Appendix.—Ashantee Campaign, 803
Loudon’s Highlanders, 1745–1748, 451
Montgomery’s Highlanders, or 77th Regiment, 1757–1763, 453
Fraser’s Highlanders, or Old 78th and 71st Regiments—
Old 78th, 1757–1763, 457
Old 71st, 1775–1783, 465
Keith’s and Campbell’s Highlanders, or Old 87th and 88th Regiments, 475
89th Highland Regiment, 1759–1765, 478
Johnstone’s Highlanders, or 101st Regiment, 1760–1763, 479
71st Highland Light Infantry, formerly the 73rd or Lord Macleod’s Highlanders, 479
Argyle Highlanders, or Old 74th Regiment, 1778–1783, 519
Macdonald’s Highlanders, or Old 76th Highland Regiment, 520
Athole Highlanders, or Old 77th Regiment, 1778–1783, 522
72nd Regiment, or Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders, formerly the 78th or Seaforth’s Highlanders, 524
Aberdeenshire Highland Regiment, or Old 81st, 1777–1783, 565
Royal Highland Emigrant Regiment, or Old 84th, 1775–1783, 565
Forty Second Royal Highland Regiment, Second Battalion, now the 73rd Regiment, 566
74th Highlanders, 571
75th Regiment, 616
78th Highlanders or Ross-shire Buffs, 617
79th Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, 697
91st Princess Louise Argyllshire Highlanders, 726
92nd Gordon Highlanders, 756
93rd Sutherland Highlanders, 777
Appendix to the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch), 1873–1875 (Ashantee Campaign), 803
Fencible Corps, 807
Index, 808

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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