Elgin's Regiment of Fencible Infantry or Elgin's Fencible Highlanders was raised in November 1794.
[1] Major Thomas, Earl of Elgin, from the 12th Foot was Colonel of this fencible regiment with the permanent army rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
John Hepburn Belches was appointed to be a Lieutenant-Colonel in the regiment and Patrick Tyler to be a Major.
[2] The regiment, was embodied in the Lowlands on 28 November 1794.
[3] The regiment was posted to Ireland and was decommissioned on 15 October 1802.