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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]
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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]
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Campbell had held a commission in the old 78th, or Fraser's Highlanders during the French and Indian War. [2] Most regimental officers were commissioned in 1777, [3] but the first muster of the regiment was not held until April 1778. [4] It was inspected at Glasgow in May 1778 and sailed for Halifax, Nova Scotia, in August 1778. [4]