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'''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 1839-42]] 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.
'''1843''' The 78th were transferred to [[Karachi]], probably at the end of the Scinde War, which was over by March of that year, and in which they apparently took no part.
