Le livre de la famille Elphinstone des seigneurs Elphinstone, Balmerino et Coupar . nd. Les principes que le peuple français a appris des théAméricains les ont mûrs pour la révolution de 1789, une révolution qui a provoqué l'intervention armée d'autres puissances européennes, et ultimatelyde la Grande-Bretagne. La guerre longue et sanguinaire a donc commencé avec la France continuéavec peu d'intermission jusqu'à l'abdication de Napoléon en avril 1814, et a alors cessé peu après être repris. Ces guerres ont tenu des incitations à rejoindre l'armée ou la marine, en présentant les occasions d'acquérir une promotion rapide, élevée

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The Elphinstone family book of the lords Elphinstone, Balmerino and Coupar . nd. The principles which the French people learned from theAmericans made them ripe for the revolution of 1789, a revolution whichprovoked the armed intervention of other European powers, and ultimatelyof Britain. The long and sanguinary war thus begun with France continuedwith little intermission until the abdication of Napoleon in April 1814, andthen ceased only soon after to be resumed. These wars held out inducements to join the army or navy, presenting asthey did opportunities for acquiring rapid promotion, high rank, and con-siderable honour, not to speak of other advantages. Brought up in such times, accustomed to the events of war or to therehearsal of them, and also his fathers career being a military one, it is nomatter of wonder that the young Master of Elphinstone chose the army ashis profession. If he did so in the expectation of rising rapidly in that 1 Letter, the Rev. John Johnston to the Honourable John Elphinstone, Biggar, 23rdJune 1774, in Elphinstone charter-chest.. HIS MILITARY SERVICES. 321 profession to high rank, he was not mistaken, as will be shown in thesubsequent pages of his memoir. At what age and in what year he entered the army is uncertain.^He obtained a commission as captain in the Seventy-Second regiment offoot in or before the year 1792.^ This commission he purchased for sevenhundred pounds.^ On 22nd September of that year Captain Elphinstonewas transferred to the Sixtieth regiment of foot, and advanced to the rank ofmajor of the regiment.* In 1794 he was again advanced, and becamelieutenant-colonel of the regiment.^ Lieutenant-Colonel Elphinstone was transferred about this time to thebattalion of the Eoyal Americans in Canada.^ This appointment enabled himto visit places in the Dominion associated with his fathers early militaryhistory, and this may in part at least have attracted him to Canada. Whilehe was there, on 19th August 1794, John, eleventh Lord

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