78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot

78th Highland Regiment
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Active1793–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–81)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry Regiment
SizeOne battalion (two battalions, 1794–96 and 1804–16)
Garrison/HQFort George, near Inverness (1873–81)[1]
Nickname(s)The King's Men[2]
Mascot(s)Elephant
EngagementsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Second Maratha War
Napoleonic Wars
Anglo-Persian War
Indian Rebellion
Second Afghan War
Insignia
Tartan
Regimental tartan (dark version of what later became Clan Mackenzie pattern)[3][4]
Colours of the regiment

The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a Highland Infantry Regiment of the Line, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders to form the Seaforth Highlanders in 1881.

  1. ^ Fairrie 1998, p. 24.
  2. ^ Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.
  3. ^ Fairrie 1998, p. 142.
  4. ^ "Tartan Details - 78th Highlanders Regiment". TartanRegister.gov.uk. Scottish Register of Tartans. 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2023.