72nd Regiment of Foot - Duke of Albanys Own Royal Highlanders [Recruiting NA/EU]

[EdwardTheGreat]

Who are we? We are a British regiment with many different nationality's as well as personality's. Do not be offended if you are called a name or something, we just joke around. We only joke around out of Event's of course. We have extreme rules on trolling and PTS (Permission to speak). PTS is basically when you simply have to ask permission to speak during events to avoid confusion during them. The regiment is a great place for poor meleer's to go, for we are fairly good at melee. We love to provide a fun time in and out of events. If you ever have a game that you would like to play with other's, don't be afraid just encourage other people to play the game also. Besides all of that, you should definitely consider joining us. If you don't want to join us that is fine, but I would love to recommend a regiment called the 80th (Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot owned by one of my closest friends. If you are looking for a serious, disciplined and competitive regiment then enlist with the 72nd!

72nd Cap Badge.

Origin   In 1771 the family title of "Earl of Seaforth" was restored to Kenneth Mackenzie after his family had forfeited it because of their involvement in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715. As a gesture of gratitude, the Earl offered to raise a regiment on his estate for general use by the Crown. The offer was accepted and a corps of 1,130 men was raised. Of these, 900 were Highlanders and the remainder coming from the Lowlands and was located at Elgin, its first base, in May 1778. In August 1778 the Regiment marched to Leith for embarkation to the East Indies– but a dispute regarding their terms of service lead the men to march back to Edinburgh and they took up a position of protest in the vicinity of Arthur's Seat, remaining for several days. During this protest, the men were amply supplied with food and ammunition by the populace of the capital, who had taken side with them in their grievances. After three days of negotiations, compromises were reached and the men again marched from the capital to their quarters at Leith, this time led by the Earl of Seaforth, but the idea of sending them to India now having been abandoned. At this time, the Regiment was designated as the 78th Regiment of Foot.     Early History 1781–1798: East Indies. Embarked on 12 June from Portsmouth with a unit strength of 973 rank and file. Because of change of diet, rough seas and scurvy 274 had died on the voyage and on arrival at Madras on 2 April 1782, only 369 were fit to carry arms. They joined the army of Sir Eyre Coote at Chingleput at the beginning of May but because of their general health, they were considered unfit for service. Those able to wield arms were drafted into the 73rd (Macleod’s Highlanders) Regiment. By October they had recovered their strength and "the colours were once again unfurled" to allow the Regiment to take part in the wars against Tippoo Sahib. At this time, the Earl of Seaforth died and was replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Humberston Mackenzie, who in turn was killed on 7 April 1783 on board the sloop HMS Ranger in action against a Mahratta fleet on his return from Bombay to Madras. He was succeeded by Major–General James Murray.

Uniforms of the 72nd

   

The men has enlisted for a three-year period of service and at the end of this term, most returned to England, save for 425 who elected to remain in India. They were joined by men from other regiments who had also elected to remain on the sub–continent instead of taking their discharge home. This bolstered the regiments number to 700 men. Due to the end of the war with the French, the number of Crown regiments had been reduced and the Seaforth’s designation was changed from the 78th Foot to the 72nd Foot on 12 September 1786. In 1789 the war against Tippoo Sahib re–started and the 72nd were to see service in the actions of Dindigul, Palghatcherri, Bangalore, Seringaptam, Savendroog, and the 1794 victory over Tippoo which marked the end of the Second Mysore War. The Regiment eventually embarked from Madras back to England on 10 February 1798, being awarded the title "Hindoostan" on its colours.

19th Century    The regiment began the 19th century in Ireland, before joining the Highland Brigade sent to capture the Dutch Cape Colony (now in South Africa) in 1806. It remained there for much of the next 15 years, although it did join the invasion of Mauritius in 1810.A 2nd Battalion was raised in 1804. This spent most of its existence in Ireland before disbanding in 1816. The regiment also ceased to be a Highland regiment in 1809.    After fighting in the Fifth Cape Frontier War (1818-19), the regiment returned to Britain in 1821. It regained its Highland dress and status in 1823. That same year it was re-named after Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany, younger brother to King George IV and commander-in-chief of the British Army. It carried out sentry duty at the Tower of London before being sent back to the Cape Colony for 12 more years in 1828, going on to serve in the Sixth Cape Frontier War (1834-36).1842 was an eventful year for the regiment. It was presented with new Colours by the Duke of Wellington and also put down industrial riots in Manchester. The following decade took it to Ireland, Gibraltar, the West Indies and Canada on garrison duties.    The 72nd fought with the Highland Brigade at Sevastopol during the Crimean War (1854-56) and in Central India during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59). In 1863 it took part in the Umbeyla Expedition on the North-West Frontier.It returned to Britain for home service from 1865 to 1871, before moving to the subcontinent once again. While there it fought in the Second Afghan War (1878-80) at Peiwar Kotal (1878), Charasiah (1879), Kabul (1879) and Kandahar (1880). In 1881 the regiment was amalgamated with the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (The Ross-shire Buffs) to form The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs).

Three men of the 72nd (Duke of Albany’s Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, 1856

Late 19th Century-Mid 20th Century    The regiment was formed in 1881 by merging the 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (The Ross-shire Buffs), which became the new unit’s 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. It was made the county regiment for seven northern Scottish counties, including the Orkney Islands.Both battalions were in India at the time of the merger, with 1st Battalion returning to Britain in 1882 and 2nd Battalion in 1895. In 1883 1st Battalion was posted to Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight and received new Colours the following year from Queen Victoria at Osborne House. Her son, Prince Leopold, the Duke of Albany, was made its colonel-in-chief.    In 1898 1st Battalion was sent to the Sudan. A year later 2nd Battalion was sent to southern Africa to serve in the Boer War (1899-1902), fighting throughout the conflict. 1st Battalion moved to India in 1903 and stayed there until the outbreak of the First World War (1914-18), receiving new Colours from King George V during the 1911 Delhi Durbar.In August 1914 2nd Battalion, which had been back in Britain since 1903, deployed straight to the Western Front with the 4th Division, staying there throughout the war. 1st Battalion joined it there in October 1914 as part of the Meerut Division. 1st Battalion then moved to Mesopotamia in 1916 and Palestine in 1918. The regiment was awarded seven Victoria Crosses and raised nine territorial battalions and three service battalions during the conflict.    In 1920 the future King Edward VIII became the regiment’s colonel-in-chief. 1st Battalion spent the 1920s in Britain before deploying to Egypt and Palestine in 1933 and Hong Kong in 1937.2nd Battalion returned to India straight after the the First World War, fighting on the North-West Frontier in 1930. It then moved to Palestine in 1932 and Britain in 1934, joining the British Expeditionary Force on the outbreak of the Second World War (1939-45).In June 1940 2nd Battalion was captured at St Valery and so had to be reconstituted in Britain two months later. 1st Battalion was still in China on the outbreak of war and stayed there until November 1940, when it was deployed to Malaya. From February 1942 until the end of the war 1st Battalion was stationed in India, while the new 2nd Battalion spent the same period fighting in the Middle East, Sicily, Italy and North-West Europe.    1st Battalion spent the first five post-war years reasserting colonial control in Malaya, Java and Singapore. In 1948 the regiment’s two regular battalions were merged into one. The regiment then spent the 1950s in West Germany, Egypt, Aden and Gibraltar before being amalgamated with The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders in 1961 to form The Queen’s Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons).

Regimental Ranks

Pipe Band Pipe Major -  PipMaj Piper - Ppr Drummer - Dmr [close]

Rankers Lance Corporal - LCpl Regular - Rgl Private - Pte Recruit - Rct [close]

Non-Commissioned Officers Sergeant Major - SgtMaj Colour Sergeant - CSgt Sergeant - Sgt Corporal - Cpl [close]

Officers Colonel - Col Lieutenant Colonel - LtCol Major - Maj Captain - Cpt Lieutenant - Lt Ensign - Ens [close]

Muster Roll

Officers Colonel Sandman Major Edward Lieutenant Amo [close]

Non-Commissioned Officers Sergeant Major Zeus Corporal Cristan [close]

Enlisted Lance Corporal Ronald Regular BTeets Private Daniel Private Maximus Private Adam Private Duck Recruit Taco Recruit WilliamTheBlob Recruit Edward[2nd] Recruit Sgstinston Recruit Wazzaflaa Recruit Alex Recruit Fancy Recruit Palonius [close]

Pipe Band Sadly, No one. [close]

Events

Monday Free Day

Tuesday Free Day

Wednesday Training @ 7:00pm EST.

Thursday Free Day

Friday Mass Pressganging

Saturday Training @ 8:00pm EST.

Sunday 72nd Kelnian Event

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[CrumpetAwesome]

Good luck fellow Highlanders

[EdwardTheGreat]

Good luck fellow Highlanders

Thanks

[Zzehth]

Buena suerte.

[SuicideSilence]

good luck

[Col. Sandman]

Boo Ya go 72nd!!!!!!!

[Crescent Glow]

Highlander Swag.

[Rupert]

Why doesn't every Regiment have the Rank of PipeMajor

[EdwardTheGreat]

I think this thread deserves aaaaaaaaaaaa...................... BUMP!