Seaforth Highlanders

Seaforth Highlanders
Regimental cap badge of the Seaforth Highlanders.
Active	1881–1961
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Line infantry
Part of	Highland Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Fort George, Inverness
Motto(s)	Cuidich 'n Righ (Aid the King)
Battle honours	See below
Commanders
Current commander	N/A
Ceremonial chief	N/A
Colonel of the Regiment	The Duke of Windsor
Insignia
Tartan

The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross–shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, mainly associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The regiment existed from 1881 to 1961, and saw service in World War I and World War II, along with many numerous smaller conflicts. In 1961 the regiment was amalgamated with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), which merged, in 1994, with the Gordon Highlanders to form the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). This, however, later joined the Royal Scots Borderers, the Black Watch, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to create the present Royal Regiment of Scotland.

The regiment was created through the amalgamation of the 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and the 78th (Highlanders) (Ross-shire Buffs) Regiment of Foot, as part of the Childers Reforms of the British Army in 1881. It was named after Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, who had originally raised the 72nd Regiment. Originally named Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) Queen Victoria approved on 22 November 1881 to style the regiment forthwith Seaforth Highlanders (Ross–shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's). The 1st battalion saw action at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in September 1882 during the Anglo-Egyptian War and again at the Battle of Atbara in April 1898 during the Mahdist War.