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the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs)

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Pedigree
Last Edited: 17 Jun 2020

Military Service

  • Military Service*: The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs) Patrick McManus private 78th Regiment between 1857 and 1860 a private with the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs) and probably served his county during the Indian Mutiniy (1857.)1,2

Notes

  • Note for Web*: The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (Ross-shire Buffs) 78th Highlanders Wikipedia
    The 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a Highland Infantry Regiment of the Line, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders to form the Seaforth Highlanders in 1881.
    The Victorian Era
    ... It then moved to Persia in January 1857 and took part in the Battle of Khushab in February 1857 during the Anglo-Persian War.
    The regiment returned to India in May 1857 to help suppress the Indian Rebellion. It took part in the recapture of Cawnpore in July 1857 and then took part in the reinforcement of Lucknow strongly defending the residency until it was relieved in November 1857. The regiment won eight Victoria Crosses during the campaign and its role at Lucknow was commemorated by poets such as John Greenleaf Whittier and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The regiment returned home in September 1859..2

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1860 McMannus, Peter - Madden, Cath statutory marriages 282/02 0058; 1860 marriages in the 2nd district of burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar; image held; [Nov 2009].
  2. [S29] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/78th_(Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot [Jun 2020].