Chapter I
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CHAPTER I
The title Dragoon—the beginning of the Royal Scots Greys (royal warrants of 1672 and 1678)—the state of Scotland in 1678—warrants appointing officers, 1678—order relating to three Independent Troops of Dragoons—appointment of the Duke of Monmouth, 1679—appointment of Thomas Dalzell, 1679—memoirs and experiences of Captain John Crichton—murder of the Archbishop of St. Andrews—battle of Bothwell Bridge—desperate fight in Airs Moss—warrant of Charles II. regimenting six troops and establishing Royal Scots Greys, 1681—warrant of establishment, 1681—commission of Lord Charles Murray, and of Thomas Dalzell as colonel, 1681—Creighton's account of the coming of William III.—Creighton's imprisonment in the Tolbooth—establishment of the regiment at accession of James II. and William III.—the Greys proceed to Flanders, 1694—take part in the campaigns of Marlborough, siege of Venloo, Stevenswaert, Ruremond, Liege—brilliant rescue of treasure from French troops by the Greys—their gallant capture of the enemy's post at Schellenberg—the Greys take part in the battle of Blenheim, a cavalry victory—contemporary account from Hare's journal.