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72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot - Cranston Fine Arts Regiment Art


Name : 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot



Started : 1823
Ended : 1881




Notes :
Amalgamated in 1881 to create the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's).

Previously :

72nd_Regiment_of_Foot

Subsequently :

Seaforth_Highlanders_(Ross-shire_Buffs,_The_Duke_of_Albany's)

Artwork of this regiment

Piper, 72nd Regiment c.1856 by Chris Collingwood.

Piper, 72nd Regiment c.1856 by Chris Collingwood.
3 editions.
£25.00 - £500.00



Previous Regiment Lineage(s) :
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Seaforth_(Highland)_Regiment (1778 - 1778)
78th_(Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot_or_Seaforth_(Highland)_Regiment (1778 - 1786)
72nd_(Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot (1786 - 1809)
72nd_Regiment_of_Foot (1809 - 1823)

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Subsequent Regiment Lineage :
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Seaforth_Highlanders_(Ross-shire_Buffs,_The_Duke_of_Albany's) (1881 - 1961)
Queen's_Own_Highlanders_(Seaforth_and_Camerons) (1961 - 1994)
The_Highlanders_(Seaforth,_Gordons_and_Camerons) (1994 - 2006)
Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland (2006 - Present)

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Text for the above items :

Piper, 72nd Regiment c.1856 by Chris Collingwood.

The 72nd regiment (The Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) fought with the Highland Brigade at Sevastopol during the Crimean war (1854-56) and in the Central India campaign during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59). In 1863, it took part in the Umbeyla Expedition on the North West Frontier. The regiment 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 (Ross-shire Buffs) to form The Seaforth Highlanders. The image is of Pipe-Major Macdonald, in 1858

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