72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany\'s Own Highlanders Regimental Cap Badge. BA 428. 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany\'s Own Highlanders Regimental Cap Badge. BA 428. Antiques & Militaria

The 72nd Highlanders was a British Army Highland Infantry Regiment of the Line. Raised in 1778, it was originally numbered 78th, before being redesignated the 72nd in 1786. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 78th (Highlanders) Regiment to form the 1st Battalion of the Seaforth Highlanders in 1881. The regiment was raised in the Western Highlands by Kenneth Mackenzie, Earl of Seaforth as the Seaforth (Highland) Regiment in January 1778. As an act of gratitude for the restoration of the family Earldom which had been forfeited during the Jacobite rising of 1715. A corps of 1,130 men was raised of whom 900 were Highlanders and the remainder came from the Lowlands: it was established at Elgin, its first base, in May 1778. Measuring; 90 x 54mm with all pins intact. The price includes UK delivery. BA 428.