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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]
Due to his success and prominence, Fraser was known as “Canada’s Pipe Major”. Fraser was approached by St. Andrew's College to found their Cadet Corps Pipes and Drums in 1915, and he served as instructor for the college until the 1950s. [6] When Maple Leaf Gardens was opened in 1931, Fraser and the Band of the 48th Highlanders performed ...
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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
Gordon Atkinson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of William James Atkinson, officer of the Canadian Armed Forces, and Martha Kathleen Johnson.He was an infantry officer with the Calgary Highlanders during the Second World War and served in the Northwest Europe campaign.
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 ...
78th Regiment of Foot may refer to: 78th Fraser Highlanders - properly the 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot, also "Fraser's Highlanders" 1758 - 1763 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot, or Seaforth (Highland) Regiment - 1778 - 1786 thereafter renumbered as the 72nd Regiment of Foot