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*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[78th Regiment of Foot|78th Highlanders]] as 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders | *'''1881''' amalgamated with [[78th Regiment of Foot|78th Highlanders]] as 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders | ||
*'''1961''' combined with the [[79th Regiment of Foot|Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders]] to form the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) | *'''1961''' combined with the [[79th Regiment of Foot|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, [[100th Regiment of Foot|Gordon Highlanders]] to form 1st Battalion The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) | *'''1994''' 1st Battalion Queen's Own Highlanders was further amalgamated with 1st Battalion, [[100th Regiment of Foot|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) | *'''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) | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 25 August 2009
Known as The Seaforth Highlanders
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
72nd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Seaforth Highlanders Wikipedia
Queen's Own Highlanders Wikipedia
The Highlanders Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia