The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a Highland Infantry Regiment of the Line. The regiment was raised by Francis Humberstone Mackenzie, Chief of the Clan Mackenzie, as the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (or The Ross-shire Buffs) on 8 March 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders to form the Seaforth Highlanders in 1881.
Battles / Campaigns / Wars
1795 - 1815
- They fought in Holland in the French Revolutionary Wars in 1794 and took part in the battle of Quiberon Bay in 1795.
- The regiment took part in the attack on the Dutch Cape colony held by the Batavian republic in 1796.
- The regiment saw action at the battle of Assaye, tasked with retaking the Maratha gun line.
- In 1811 the 1st battalion took part in the invasion of Java and capture of Fort Cornelius the same year.
- They fought in the battle of Maida in 1806. Took part in the Alexandria Expedition in 1807.
- They took part in the disastrous Walcheren Campaign in 1809. Embarked for Holland in 1814 and returned home in 1815.
1815 - 1881
- The regiment embarked in 1842 for india to serve in hte First Anglo-Afghan War.
- In 1857 the regiment took part in the battle of Khushab.
- Returning to india in 1857 the regiment helped supress the Indian rebellion and took part in the recapture of Cawnpore.
- During the Campaign 1857 campaign in India the regiment took part in reinforcing Lucknow with the regiment winning 8 Victoria Crosses.
Battle Honours
- Second Anglo-Maratha War: Assaye
- Napoleonic Wars: Maida, Java
- Anglo–Persian War: Persia, Koosh-Ab
- Indian Rebellion of 1857: Lucknow
- Second Anglo-Afghan War: Afghanistan. 1879-80
