▁monarch ' s ▁ad option ▁of ▁religious ▁toler ation ▁( except ing ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁positions ▁of ▁state ), ▁Camer on ' s ▁follow ers ▁were ▁p ardon ed ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁as ▁the ▁Camer onian ▁regiment ▁which ▁defeated ▁Jacob ite ▁forces ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁D unk eld . ▁The ▁tro op ▁was ▁subsequently ▁renamed ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁( C amer onian ) ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁British ▁Crown ▁until ▁its ▁dis band ment ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁post - imper ial ▁reduction ▁in ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁armed ▁forces . ▁ ▁View ed ▁by ▁royal ists , ▁epis cop ali ans ▁and ▁moder ate ▁pres by ter ians ▁as ▁narrow - mind ed ▁ze al ots , ▁the ▁Camer oni ans ▁saw ▁themselves ▁as ▁em ulating ▁the ▁early ▁Christian ▁mart y rs ▁by ▁holding ▁stead fast ly ▁to ▁their ▁belief s ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁their ▁enemies ' ▁cru elt ies ▁and ▁contra ptions ▁of ▁tort ure ▁and ▁execution . ▁The ▁' blo od ▁sacrifice ' ▁they ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁their ▁Protest ant ▁cons ci ences ▁ex ert ed ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁later ▁gener ations ▁of ▁Protest ant ▁Sc ots ▁and ▁still ▁reson ates ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁coun tr ymen ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁Camer on ' s ▁most ▁recent ▁bi ograph er ▁follows ▁a ▁tradition ▁in ▁seeing ▁their ▁struggle ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁religious