THE INVERCAULD HIGHLANDERS
The Private Marching Army of the Chief of Clan Farquharson of Invercauld
History has tried to forget the brave men of Invercauld, but we have blown off the dust of history and we will bring back the Invercauld Highlanders, the Personal Marching Unit and hopefully soon to be the approved Private Army of the Chief of Clan Farquharson Captain Alwyne C Farquharson of Invercauld.
This is the story of the Invercauld Highlanders, the desire of those of use who are bringing it back, and what you will need to do to be part of the reforming of the once great group.
While the beginning of the Invercauld Highlanders is still unknown we know that a group of the Clan Farquharson was ready to march in front of King George IV on his famous trip to Edinburgh on August 16 1822. The group began on an as of yet unknown time between the end of the Act of Proscription on July 1, 1782 and the founding of the Braemar Wrights Friendly Society in July 1815.
Among the many events that the Invercauld Highlanders were involved were welcoming Queen Victoria to Deeside during her inaugural trip to the place that she would fall in love with. They would also become fixtures of the Braemar Gathering in both welcoming the Royal Family and guests to Braemar Castle and Invercauld House when the games were held at those locations and acting as the rear guard during the March of the Clans.
The arrival of World War Two brought on the long hiatus of the Invercauld Highlanders. Their final march was during the 1938 Braemar Gathering. The Chief of Clan Farquharson Madame Myrtle Farquharson of Invercauld was killed in a 1941 Luftwaffe raid against London. It wouldn't be until 1949 that her nephew Captain Alwyne A. Compton was recognized as the chief of Clan Farquharson and granted the Arms of Invercauld. An attempt by the Chief in July of 1951 to reform the Invercauld Highlanders was unsuccessful.
So now 76 years after the last time they marched the Invercauld Highlanders were rediscovered by a small group of members of the Clan Farquharson in North America. In December 2014 Captain Farquharson of Invercauld was presented with desire to reform the group. Happily on December 26, 2014 the permission was granted that the Invercauld Highlanders of North America could form.
We were given the following mandates:
This is the story of the Invercauld Highlanders, the desire of those of use who are bringing it back, and what you will need to do to be part of the reforming of the once great group.
While the beginning of the Invercauld Highlanders is still unknown we know that a group of the Clan Farquharson was ready to march in front of King George IV on his famous trip to Edinburgh on August 16 1822. The group began on an as of yet unknown time between the end of the Act of Proscription on July 1, 1782 and the founding of the Braemar Wrights Friendly Society in July 1815.
Among the many events that the Invercauld Highlanders were involved were welcoming Queen Victoria to Deeside during her inaugural trip to the place that she would fall in love with. They would also become fixtures of the Braemar Gathering in both welcoming the Royal Family and guests to Braemar Castle and Invercauld House when the games were held at those locations and acting as the rear guard during the March of the Clans.
The arrival of World War Two brought on the long hiatus of the Invercauld Highlanders. Their final march was during the 1938 Braemar Gathering. The Chief of Clan Farquharson Madame Myrtle Farquharson of Invercauld was killed in a 1941 Luftwaffe raid against London. It wouldn't be until 1949 that her nephew Captain Alwyne A. Compton was recognized as the chief of Clan Farquharson and granted the Arms of Invercauld. An attempt by the Chief in July of 1951 to reform the Invercauld Highlanders was unsuccessful.
So now 76 years after the last time they marched the Invercauld Highlanders were rediscovered by a small group of members of the Clan Farquharson in North America. In December 2014 Captain Farquharson of Invercauld was presented with desire to reform the group. Happily on December 26, 2014 the permission was granted that the Invercauld Highlanders of North America could form.
We were given the following mandates:
- Create a Uniform Marching Unit based off of the original Invercauld Highlanders made up of people with ancestry that is connected to the Clan Farquharson
- Assist the Clan Farquharson societies all over the world to ensure their success
- Discover all the information about the original Invercauld Highlanders, including names, resting places, photographs, and videotape
- Reclaim any item known to have belonged to a Invercauld Highlander uniform for the future enjoyment of the Clan Farquharson
- Assist with preserving Clan Farquharson sites, including the Cairn na Cuimhne, Braemar Castle, the remains of Inverey House, the remains of Monaltrie House and the Farquharson Crypt in Breda.