1/78 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 78 Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 05-Jan-1757 |
05-Jan-1757 |
Created |
by Simon Fraser as 2 Highland Battalion from a company raised in 1745 in the Highlands. Soon designated 1 Battalion 62 Regiment of Foot, later 1 Battalion 63 Regiment of Foot. |
| 15-Jun-1758 |
15-Jun-1758 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 78 (Highland) Regiment of Foot or Fraser's Highlanders |
| 15-Dec-1763 ? |
15-Dec-1763 ? |
Disbanded |
in North America |
| 29-Dec-1777 |
29-Dec-1777 |
Reformed |
as Seaforth (Highland) Regiment |
| 18-Jul-1778 |
18-Jul-1778 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 78 (Highland) Regiment of Foot |
| 30-Jun-1786 ? |
30-Jun-1786 ? |
Converted to |
1/72 Regiment of Foot sometime in 1786 |
| 08-Mar-1793 |
08-Mar-1793 |
Reformed |
as 1 Battalion 78 (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (or The Ross-shire Buffs) |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
2 The Seaforth Highlanders |
| Number of Records Returned: 8 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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