[6] This nobleman was John (sixth) Earl of Mar, the son of Charles (fifth) Earl of Mar, who raised the TWENTY-FIRST regiment, and was the first colonel of that regiment. On his decease, on the 23rd of April, 1689, his son John became Earl of Mar, and was honored with several appointments by Queen Anne. Upon the arrival of King George I., he was informed that his services were no longer required as Third Secretary of State, and he retired to his estates in Scotland where he raised a rebellion, and proclaimed the Pretender at Kirk-Michael, in Perthshire, on the 11th of September, 1715. After the defeat of the rebels at Sheriff-muir, he escaped from Scotland, and in 1716, was attainted of high treason. He followed the Pretender to Rome, and remained in his service until 1721, when he removed to Paris where he remained until 1729. From Paris he retired to Aix-la-Chapelle, where he died, in May, 1732. His son, Thomas, Lord Erskine, enjoyed his father's forfeited estates, which were conveyed to him in 1739 by his uncle, Mr. Erskine of Grange, who bought them of the Commissioners for the benefit of his nephew. [7] A List of the British regiments which served in Flanders and Germany, between 1742 and 1748, during the "_War of the Austrian Succession_," is given in page 64. [8] See Memoir of Major-General Robert Ross at page 75 of the Historical Record of the _Twentieth_ Regiment. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. A superscript is denoted by ^x or ^{xx}. For example, M^cDonald or Esq^{re}. Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. In the table on Pg 64 at the end of the book, some unnecessary bracketing with } has been removed for clarity. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example: Neer Hespen, Neer-Hespen; TWENTY-FIRST, TWENTY FIRST; favor, favour; situate; despatch; insure. Pg 13, 'FUSILEERS and Third' replaced by 'FUSILIERS and Third'. Pg 18, 'clans, was found' replaced by 'clans, it was found'. Pg 33, '[Sidenote: 1804'] moved up one paragraph. Pg 47, '[Sidenote: 1827'] moved down one paragraph. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Historical Record of the Twenty-First or The Royal North British Fusiliers:, by Richard Cannon