[75th]Highlander Regiment Thread

[JRiela]

History:

The 75th was raised in 1787 by Archibald
Campbell, their first colonel, and known as Campbell's Highlanders.
It first saw action in India during the Mysore campaign of 1789, fighting at
Bangalore and Seringapatam. It subsequently saw action under Arthur
Wellesley in the Mahratta War of 1802; it also fought at Assaye in 1803.
Returning to Europe, it served under Wellington again in the Peninsular
campaign, and fought at Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, (both sieges of Badajoz),
also the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelles, Tarbes, Orthe,
and Toulouse. It was then sent to garrison Ireland, and so missed the Battle of
Waterloo, although it was on its way to embark for Belgium when news of the
battle arrived.
It remained in Ireland until 1818, it was then in Canada and New Brunswick
until 1828, Bermuda for a year, and in Ireland again from 1830 to 1834. Later
in the 1830s and into the 1840s, the 74th was stationed in St. Lucia,
Barbados and other islands in the West Indies; its personnel keeping
remarkably healthy apart from one outbreak of fever and dysentery. Without
coming home again, it then went to Quebec in Canada.
The 74th came back to Britain from Canada in March 1845 with a dreadful
disembarkation from the open roadstead at Deal. Later that year it became
the 74th (Highland) Regiment. It had served for its first fifteen years in India,
where the kilt was considered too heavy, and although the soldiers resumed wearing it on returning to Scotland in 1806, they had lost their Highland dress
in 1809, and the name “Highland” in 1816. However the commanding officer,
Colonel Eyre J. Crabbe, who was about to retire after 38 years continuous
service with the regiment, was able to assure the Commander-in-Chief, the
Duke of Wellington, "that throughout the varied services and changes of so
many years, a strong national feeling, and a connection with Scotland by
recruiting, had been constantly maintained."
Memorial in St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
The regiment then served in the Kaffir War and in the Sepoy Rebellion.
In 1852 the regiment was involved in the HMS Birkenhead disaster; under
their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Seaton and with men of the 73rd
regiment. They followed what became known as the "Birkenhead" Drill,
enabling women and children on board to be saved.
In 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, the 75th amalgamated with the 71st
(Highland) Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd battalion, Highland Light
Infantry

Ranks:

Commissioned Officers: Colonel - Col Lieutenant-Colonel - LtCol Major - Maj Captain - Cpt Lieutenant - Lt Ensign - Ens

NCO's Colour Serjeant - CSjt Serjeant-Major - SjtMaj Serjeant - Sjt Corporal

Enlisted Men: Lance Corporal- LCpl Guardsman - Gdm Kingsman - Kgm Regular - Rgl Private - Pte Recruit - Rct

Roster:

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[McEwan]

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