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72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot |
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1778.01.08 |
Seaforth (Highland) Regiment
raised by letter of service in western Highlands and the Isles |
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1778.07.18 |
78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot , or Seaforth (Highland) Regiment |
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1786.04.26 |
72nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot |
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1800 |
absorbed some volunteers from 2nd Bn, Caithness Fencibles |
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1809.04.07 |
72nd Regiment of Foot
regt lost Highland status and dress |
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1823.12.19 |
72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
(named for Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany) |
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1881.07.01 |
amalgamated with 78th Foot to form Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) |
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BATTLE HONOURS LINKS ARE INOPERATIVE
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[Hindoostan]1,
Cape of Good Hope 1806, Sevastopol,
Central India,
Peiwar Kotal, Charasiah, Kabul 1879, Afghanistan 1878-80, Kandahar 1880 1.awarded 1837 for services in 1782-1793, including 3rd Mysore war, 4th Mysore war and Pondicherry. Note: see also The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke Albany's) for belatedly awarded battle honours.
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Uniform: |
coat: scarlet, lapels and cuffs: scarlet, turnbacks: scarlet, lacings: white with one black and two red lines |
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Lieutenant Colonel Commandant: |
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1777.12.29 |
Col. Kenneth (Mackenzie), 1st Earl of Seaforth
[died at sea 1781] |
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1782.02.13 |
Col. Thomas Frederick Mackenzie Humbertsone [died of wounds; also 100th Foot [1780-85, 1794-96] |
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1783.11.01 |
Lt-Gen. James Murray |
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Colonel: |
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1786.04.26 |
Lt-Gen. James Murray |
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1794.03.19 |
Lt-Gen. Sir Adam Williamson, KB [also
47th Foot] |
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1798.10.23 |
Gen. James Stuart [also
82nd Foot; C-in-C Bombay 1796-1801, C-in-C Madras 1801-03] |
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1815.04.29 |
Gen. Sir Rowland (Hill), 1st Viscount Hill, GCB, GCH, KC [also RHG,
53rd Foot, 94th Foot; C-in-C] |
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1817.02.24 |
Gen. Sir George Murray, GCB, GCH [also
1st Foot, 42nd Foot, 7th Bn 60th Foot; MGO 1834-35 1841-46] |
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1823.09.06 |
Lt-Gen. Sir John Hope, GCH [also
92nd Foot] |
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1836.08.15 |
Lt-Gen. Sir Colin Campbell, KCB [also 55th Foot, 99th Foot; Gov. Ceylon 1839-47] |
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1847.07.12 |
Lt-Gen. Sir Neil Douglas, KCB, KCH [also
78th Foot, 81st Foot] |
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1851.12.29 |
Gen. Sir John Aitchison, GCB [also Scots Gds] |
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1870.08.27 |
Gen. Charles George James Arbuthnot [also 89th Foot, 91st Foot] |
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1870.10.22 |
Gen. Charles Gascoyne [also 89th Foot] |
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1881.03.11 |
Gen. Sir Edward Selby Smyth, KCMG |
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Mottos: |
Cuidich 'n Righ |
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Nicknames: |
The Macraes |
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Highland Laddie |
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