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The 78th Regiment, (Highland) Regiment of Foot also known as the 78th Fraser Highlanders was a British infantry regiment of the line that was raised in Scotland in 1757 to fight in the Seven Years' War (also known as the French and Indian War in the US.). The 78th Regiment was one of the first three Highland Regiments to fight in North America. [1]
Re-enactors depicting soldiers of the 78th Highland Regiment. The regiment's legacy is retained through Nova Scotian institutions such as Citadel Hill, which features a living history program with animators portraying the 78th Highland Regiment and controls the 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band, a grade one pipe band formed in 1983. [35]
Colin McKail (2020) departed and is now the bass drummer for the 78Th Fraser Highlanders Gr1. The current drum sergeant is Graham Kirkwood formerly drum sergeant of Peel Regional Police Pipe Band, the current bass drummer/lead tenor for the bass section is Ryan Robertson, formerly lead tenor of the 78th Fraser Highlanders (Ontario). PPBSO. [1]
The 78th Fraser Highlanders were ordered by Brigadier-General James Murray to pursue the French with their swords, but were met near the city by a heavy fire from a floating battery covering the bridge over the St. Charles River as well as militia that remained in the trees. The 78th took the highest number of casualties of all British units in ...
Lot 38 is a township in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of St. Patrick's Parish. Lot 38 was one of four lots awarded to the officers of the 78th Fraser Highlanders in the 1767 land lottery. [2]
Includes commissioned officers of the 78th Fraser Highlanders. Note that this regiment has no connection with the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot. Officer of that regiment are categorised at Category:78th Highlanders officers
The 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe Band is a grade one pipe band formed in 1983 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [5] They work in conjunction with a re-enactor troop for the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot , the regiment that spent almost three years stationed at Citadel Hill (Fort George) (1869-1871).
71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders; 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot; 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders; 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot; 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot; 74th Regiment of (Highland) Foot; 77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomerie's Highlanders) 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot; 78th Fraser Highlanders