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.