Colonels of the 78th and 79th Highland Regiments

Colonels of the 78th and 79th Highland Regiments

ID: QZP40_159_616 DESCRIPTION: This illustration, which appeared in 'A History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans, and Highland Regiments' by John S Keltie, published in 1877, shows Colonels of the 78th and 79th Highlanders. 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) Lieutenant General Francis H Mackenzie, Lord Seaforth, 1st Colonel, 1793-1796. Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant GCB, GCMG, 11th Colonel, 1863-1881. 79th Cameron Highlanders General Sir Ronald Crawford Ferguson, Bt, GCB, 2nd Colonel, 1828-1841. General Sir James MacDonell GCB, KCH, 4th Colonel, 1842-1847. (This information was kindly supplied by the Regimental Museum of The Highlanders, Fort George). PLACENAME: N/A CREATOR (AV): H Crickmore DATE OF IMAGE: 1877 PERIOD: 1870s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations) Asset ID: 30965 KEYWORDS: