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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]
78th Regiment of Foot 1758–1763 (Fraser's Highlanders) [122] 1756 Raised late 1756 as 63rd Foot, renumbered as 78th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. [122] 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1777–1783 [122] 1778 Raised 1778, renumbered 72nd in 1786. [115 ...
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 ...
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
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
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]
Along with getting soldiers who fought in 77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomerie's Highlanders) and 78th Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders), Small was recruiting soldiers from the 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch); the same regiment that he had served with in the Seven Years' War. The regiment was known as the "Young Royal Highlanders" until ...