72nd Regiment of Foot (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders)
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The 72nd Regiment of Foot (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) was a historic British Army Highland infantry regiment that later became part of the Seaforth Highlanders.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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Highland regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ line infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish regimental system
ⓘ
Seaforth Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCounty | Ross-shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Mysore Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | Fort George, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
amalgamated into larger regiment
ⓘ
disbanded ⓘ |
| languageTradition | use of Scottish Gaelic among soldiers (historically) ⓘ |
| laterBecame | 1st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Highland military traditions
ⓘ
later incorporation into the Seaforth Highlanders ⓘ service in India ⓘ |
| partOf | Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalTitleIncludes |
Duke of Albany's Own
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalType | Highland ⓘ |
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| service | British Empire overseas garrisons ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
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Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
Highland dress
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Scottish clan affiliations ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
Highland bonnet
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kilt (in certain periods) ⓘ tartan trews (in certain periods) ⓘ |
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