72nd Regiment of Foot

Chronology

• 1778 raised by the 1st Earl of Seaforth as the 78th Highland Regiment of Foot
• 1823 renamed the 72nd Regiment of Foot, or 78th Highlanders (Duke of Albany's Own)
• 1881 amalgamated with 78th Highlanders as 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
• 1961 combined with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)
• 1994 1st Battalion Queen's Own Highlanders was further amalgamated with 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders to form 1st Battalion The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
• 2006 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland and called The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)

External Links

Historical Books Online

Historical Record of the Seventy-Second Regiment, or the Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1778, and of its subsequent services to 1848 by Richard Cannon 1848 Archive.org Indian Service commences page 6 in 1782 in Madras. 247 men died on the voyage to India.

Other

72nd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Seaforth Highlanders Wikipedia
Queen's Own Highlanders Wikipedia
The Highlanders Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia