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[[Category:Royal Regiments]]== Introduction Chronology ==*'''1793''' raised by Francis Humberstone MacKenzie as the 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot*'''1795''' renamed the 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot, or The following very brief history Ross-shire Buffs*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd Highlanders]] forming the 78th 2nd Battalion of The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) is extracted from a number of sources including : *''The '1961''' combined with the [[79th Regiment of Foot|Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders]] to form the Queen's Own Highlanders History*'' published by the 78th Regiment '1994'''In Search of amalgamated with the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide [[Gordon Highlanders]] to Locating British Regiments form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and their RecordsCamerons) *'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031  '2006'The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1854091964 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)

''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605  == Brief History Service in British India =='''1803''' The 78th Regiment of Foot was a participant in the famous battle [[Battle of Assaye]], which resulted in a decisive victory for British forces led by [[Arthur Wellesley]], later the Duke of Wellington. It was also in the battle [[Battle of Argaum ]] and in action at [[Poona]] and [[GwalighurGwalior]]. In the same year, the 78th were stationed at [[Fort William]].

'''1817-1826''' The regiment was in Ireland. In 1838 and 1841, it was also shown as being in Ireland, with no specific location listed.

'''1838 & 1841''' The regiment It was stationed both in Burnley, England and Bombay, India in this year, so one would have to assume that it returned to India around 1841. It is also shown in the Monthly Returns as being in Dublin, Ireland in 1842, so this was presumably its depot. Private David Greenhill wrote a letter home to his family in Scotland, whilst stationed in Dublin in 1841. A descendant of his sister has prepared a transcription of the letterwith no specific location listed.

'''1841''' The regiment was stationed both in Burnley, England and [[Bombay]], India in this year, so one would have to assume that it returned to India around 1841. It is shown in the Monthly Returns as being in Dublin, Ireland in 1842, so this was presumably its depot. Private David Greenhill wrote a letter home to his family in Scotland, whilst stationed in Dublin in 1841. A descendant of his sister has prepared a transcription of the letter. '''1842''' After the disastrous [[1st Afghan War]] in which British troops had suffered extremely heavy losses during the retreat from [[Kabul]] in 1842, reinforcements were rushed to India, and these included the 78th Highlanders, who landed, 1000 strong, in [[Bombay ]] in late 1842. They were initially stationed in [[Poona]], from where David Greenhill wrote another letter to his family.

Early in '''1844''' they were posted to [[Sukkur]], some 350 miles up the Indus, and North north of the scene of the main battles of the recent war. Shortly after arrival there they were struck by an appalling outbreak of cholera in which 543 all ranks, and over a hundred wives and children perished. There is a memorial to those who died in St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. The regiment is not shown as having taken part in the 1st Sikh War which broke out the following year and was fought over territory not far from Sukkur, but the survivors may have been employed as reinforcements during that campaign.

[[Sukkur ]] is the site of an immense barrage, finished during the 1920's1920s, which completed the irrigation works which so benefitted the Punja Punjab and the Sind.