David Wemyss (6th Earl of Wemyss – Lord Elcho) – Jacobite army officer born 12 August 1721. After Winchester College, Wemyss was sent to Angers military academy. Whilst in Rome (1740-41), he met James Stuart (James III of Scotland). By February 1744, Wemyss was a colonel of dragoons and a member […]
John Wedderburn (1704-1746) ~ Jacobite army officer – 5th Baronet of Balindean in the County of Perth. An ardent Jacobite supporter, John Wedderburn fought at the Battle of Culloden of 1746. Taken prisoner he was subsequently executed for treason in November 1746. His title and estates became forfeit. Eventually, (18 August […]
Alexander Dow (1735/6-1779) army officer and writer. Born in Perthshire, Alexander Dow ran away to sea at a young age joining a private ship of war, the King of Prussia, in 1757. By 1760, he was in Bengal where he joined the East India Company achieving the rank of ensign within […]