=1st Batt.=
1756-63. The 2nd Highland Batt.: afterwards regimented as The 78th
(Highland) Regiment of Foot; also Fraser's Highlanders; disbanded
1763. (_See_ TITLES, 2nd Batt.)
1778-86. The Seaforth (Highland) Regiment of Foot; after establishment
regimented as The 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot.
(_See_ 2nd Batt.)
1786-1823. The 72nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot. (At the peace of 1783
many regiments were disbanded.) There had previously been three
72nds--(_a_) The 72nd Foot (1756-63); (_b_) The 72nd
(Invalids) Foot (1764-65); and (_c_) The 72nd (Royal Manchester
Volunteers) Regiment of Foot (1777-84).
1823-1881. The 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot.
=2nd Batt.=
1756-63. The 2nd Highland Batt.: afterwards regimented as The 78th
(Highland) Regiment of Foot; also Fraser's Highlanders; disbanded.
1793-18--. The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot; also Ross-shire
Buffs; between 1777-86 The 78th was represented in the 1st Batt. by
the Seaforth Highlanders.
1881 (from). The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke
of Albany's).
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion
concerned.
1758. Louisbourg.
1758. Montmorenci.
1759. Quebec.
*1780-97. Hindoostan (1).
*1780. Carnatic (1).
1782. Arnee.
*1783. Mysore (1).
1783. Cuddalore.
1791. Bangalore.
1791. Savendroog.
1792. Seringapatam.
1793. Pondicherry.
1794-95. Flanders.
1794. Nimeguen.
1795. Guildermalsen.
1795. Quiberon.
1803. Ahmednuggar.
*1803. Assaye (2).
1803. Argaum.
*1806. Maida (2).
*1806. Cape of Good Hope (1).
1807. Egypt.
1807. Rosetta.
*1811. Java (2).
1814-15. Netherlands.
1814. Antwerp.
*1835. South Africa (1).
1854. Kertch.
*1855. Sevastopol (1).
*1856-57. Persia (2).
1857-58. Indian Mutiny.
*1857. Koosh-ab (2).
1857. Cawnpore.
*1857. Lucknow (2).
*1858. Central India (1).
*1878. Peiwar Kotal (1).
*1879. Charasiah (1).
*1878-80. Afghanistan (1 & 2).
*1879. Kabul (1).
*1880. Kandahar (1).
*1882. Egypt (1).
1882. Kassassin.
*1882. Tel-el-Kebir (1).
*1895. Chitral.
*1898. Atbara.
*1899. Khartoum.
1900. South Africa.
UNIFORM.--1st Batt., Scarlet with Buff facings, and the
"Mackenzie" tartan (from 1778, but in 1823 the tartan was changed
to "Stuart," as directed by the Commander-in-Chief, Duke of York
and Albany; subsequently the "Mackenzie" tartan was revived).
The hackle is white. 2nd Batt., Scarlet with Buff facings and
the "Mackenzie" tartan; from date of "linking" the facings have
matched those of the 1st Batt.
REGIMENTAL BADGES, MOTTOES, &C.--The Coronet and Cypher of
the late Duke of York (who was also Duke of Albany); also,
subsequently, the Cypher of the late Prince Leopold, Duke of
Albany; also a Stag's Head (the cognisance of the Earls of
Seaforth); also an Elephant (without howdah and trappings) with
"Assaye" on scroll underneath; also a Thistle bearing the Star
of the Order of the Thistle, with circle superimposed, within
which is the Cypher (F) of the late Duke of York, surmounted by
the Ducal Coronet. _Mottoes._--(1) _Cuidich'n Righ_ (Help, to the
King): this, with the Stag's Head, appertains to the Mackenzies,
and, according to tradition, was bestowed through the founder of
the clan having saved the life of King Alexander II. of Scotland
when attacked by a wounded stag. Borne by the Ross-shire Buffs
from the first: officially recognised in 1825. (2) _Caber Feidh_
(The Antlers of the Deer), the Seaforth slogan; and (3) _Tulloch
ard_ (The High Hill), the old gathering-ground of the Mackenzies
on Loch Duich in Ross-shire.
NICKNAMES.--(1) "The Regiment of the Macraes" (from the large
proportion of men of this name in the 72nd when raised); also
(2) "The Wild Macraes" (when in Edinburgh their doings seriously
frightened the inhabitants); (3) "The King's Men" (from the
ancient motto of the 78th, "Help, to the King").
NOTES, &C.--Both Batts. are successors of the old 78th (Highland)
Regiment of Foot--Fraser's Highlanders--which saw much service
under General Wolfe; disbanded in 1763. The second 78th was
raised in 1778 by Kenneth Mackenzie, Earl of Seaforth, was
renumbered as the 72nd in 1786, and is the direct ancestor of the
present 1st Seaforth Highlanders. Seven years later the present
2nd Seaforth Highlanders were raised as The 78th (Highland)
Regiment of Foot, being also known, shortly afterwards, as the
Ross-shire Buffs. The combined battle-roll of honour is much the
same as that of the Black Watch and the Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders. "Assaye" (in 1803) was specially recognised by the
Honourable East India Company presenting honorary colours to the
late 78th (2nd Batt.). Half a century later, during the Mutiny,
it rendered unparalleled service under Havelock, Outram, and
Clive, adding "Lucknow" to the Colours, while its achievements in
"Central India," "Afghanistan," "Kabul," "Kandahar," "Egypt," and
"Tel-el-Kebir" are well within living memory.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Records of The 72nd Regiment, or Duke
of Albany's Own Highlanders._ 1778-1848. [London: Parker. 1848.]
_Historical Records of The 72nd Highlanders, now 1st Batt.
Seaforth Highlanders._ 1777-1886. [Edinburgh: Blackwood. 1886.]
The Gordon Highlanders.
(3 Batts.)
=1st Batt.= (formerly) The 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot.
=2nd Batt.= ( " ) The 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of
Foot; with
=3rd Batt.= The Royal Aberdeenshire Militia.
[Illustration: THE TIGER.]
[Illustration: SPECIAL DEVICE ON WAIST-PLATE AND BUTTONS.]
[Illustration: THE SPHINX.]