By August 1745, the regiment consisted of twenty companies of men. Loudon's regiment was an entirely different unit to the eighteen Independent Highland Companies with whom they are often confused, and which were raised by Duncan Forbes of Culloden starting in October 1745.
By August 1745, the regiment included twenty companies. Unlike the eighteen Independent Highland Companies often mistaken for them, which were raised by Duncan Forbes of Culloden from October 1745 onwards.