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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 | |
| 1786.04.26 | 72nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot | |
| 1800 | absorbed some volunteers from 2nd Bn, Caithness Fencibles | |
| 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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[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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| 1777.12.29 | Col. Kenneth (Mackenzie), 1st Earl of Seaforth [died at sea 1781] | |
| 1782.02.13 | Col. Thomas Frederick Mackenzie Humbertsone [died of wounds; also 100th Foot [1780-85, 1794-96] | |
| 1783.11.01 | Lt-Gen. James Murray | |
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| 1786.04.26 | Lt-Gen. James Murray | |
| 1794.03.19 | Lt-Gen. Sir Adam Williamson, KB [also 47th Foot] | |
| 1798.10.23 | Gen. James Stuart [also 82nd Foot; C-in-C Bombay 1796-1801, C-in-C Madras 1801-03] | |
| 1815.04.29 | Gen. Sir Rowland (Hill), 1st Viscount Hill, GCB, GCH, KC [also RHG, 53rd Foot, 94th Foot; C-in-C] | |
| 1817.02.24 | Gen. Sir George Murray, GCB, GCH [also 1st Foot, 42nd Foot, 7th Bn 60th Foot; MGO 1834-35 1841-46] | |
| 1823.09.06 | Lt-Gen. Sir John Hope, GCH [also 92nd Foot] | |
| 1836.08.15 | Lt-Gen. Sir Colin Campbell, KCB [also 55th Foot, 99th Foot; Gov. Ceylon 1839-47] | |
| 1847.07.12 | Lt-Gen. Sir Neil Douglas, KCB, KCH [also 78th Foot, 81st Foot] | |
| 1851.12.29 | Gen. Sir John Aitchison, GCB [also Scots Gds] | |
| 1870.08.27 | Gen. Charles George James Arbuthnot [also 89th Foot, 91st Foot] | |
| 1870.10.22 | Gen. Charles Gascoyne [also 89th Foot] | |
| 1881.03.11 | Gen. Sir Edward Selby Smyth, KCMG | |
| Mottos: | Cuidich 'n Righ | ||
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| Nicknames: | The Macraes | ||
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| Marches: | Highland Laddie | ||
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