The 78th 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 Seafo
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Colours of the regiment
Francis Humberston MacKenzie, founder of the regiment, by Sir Thomas Lawrence
78 Highlanders Indian Rebellion Monument, Edinburgh Castle
Citadel Hill (Fort George)
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Citadel Hill is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the British in 1749, and were referred
78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
…form the Seaforth Highlanders, with the 78th becoming the second battalion. The regiment's legacy is retained through Nova Scotian institutions such as Citadel Hill, which features a living history program with reenactors portraying the 78th Highland Regiment and controls the 78th Highlanders (Halifax Citadel) Pipe…
Aerial view of Citadel Hill
Built in 1803, the Halifax Town Clock is a major landmark built on the eastern slope of Citadel Hill.
View of Citadel Hill, with its cannons pointed towards Halifax Harbour. Completed in 1856, the fortification was designed also to repel a land-based attack by the United States.
Prisoners of war at the Halifax Citadel ca. 1917 prior to the opening of a permanent prisoner-of-war camp in Amherst