78th Fraser Highlanders
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The 78th Fraser Highlanders, more properly the 78th Regiment, Second Highland Battalion of Foot was a British military unit raised in Scotland in 1757, to fight in the French and Indian War. The regiment fought at the capture of Louisbourg in 1758, at the battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759, at the capture of Montreal in 1760 and at the capture of St. John's, Newfoundland in 1761. In 1763 at the end of the war, they were disbanded in what is now Canada. Many soldiers remained in the area of Quebec.
Recreated for the 1967 World Fair in Montreal, the Regiment is now comprised of students from local pipe bands. During the summer months, at the Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène, the Regiment performs Musket and Bagpipe demonstrations.
[edit] See also
- 78th Fraser Highlanders Pipe Band, a pipe band from Toronto with the same name.
- 71st Regiment of Foot (Frasers Highlanders)
