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