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9 1ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 75different villages. On <strong>the</strong> 6th <strong>of</strong> August <strong>the</strong> regimenten<strong>ca</strong>mped on <strong>the</strong> heights near St. Omer, andon <strong>the</strong> 15th <strong>of</strong> October moved with <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>army to <strong>the</strong> plains <strong>of</strong> Denain. During <strong>the</strong> samemonth <strong>the</strong> regiment, toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>army, was reviewed by <strong>the</strong> Duke <strong>of</strong> Wellingtonand several foreign princes, after which <strong>the</strong> <strong>91st</strong>returned to St. Pol and <strong>the</strong> adjacent villages.Here <strong>the</strong>y remained until <strong>the</strong> 13th <strong>of</strong> March, 1817,isi7when <strong>the</strong>y were transferred to <strong>the</strong> third brigade,and marched on <strong>the</strong> 6th <strong>of</strong> April to join <strong>the</strong>brigade at Valenciennes, where <strong>the</strong>y arrived on<strong>the</strong> 9th. On <strong>the</strong> 18th <strong>of</strong> September <strong>the</strong> regimentmoved with <strong>the</strong> division and en<strong>ca</strong>mped on <strong>the</strong>glacis <strong>of</strong> Cambray and on <strong>the</strong> 2nd <strong>of</strong> October;<strong>the</strong>y proceeded to <strong>the</strong> plains <strong>of</strong> Denain, and wereagain reviewed on <strong>the</strong> 15th by <strong>the</strong> Duke <strong>of</strong>Wellington and foreign princes, returning on<strong>the</strong> following day to <strong>the</strong> barracks at Valenciennes.On <strong>the</strong> 9th <strong>of</strong> August, 1818, <strong>the</strong> division at IBIS.Valenciennesmoved and en<strong>ca</strong>mped on <strong>the</strong> glacis<strong>of</strong> Cambray, and on <strong>the</strong> 18th moved to <strong>the</strong> plains<strong>of</strong> Denain, where <strong>the</strong> <strong>91st</strong> took part in a reviewfor <strong>the</strong> third time by <strong>the</strong> Duke <strong>of</strong> Wellington andforeign princes.On <strong>the</strong> 23rd <strong>of</strong> August Sir William Douglas

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