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Following on from this bust release from Marc Day at S2K which I looked at here https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/medieval-soldier-bust-from-s2k.117121/
Brief history :
The 72nd Highlander Regiment started its life as The Seaforth Highlanders Regiment which was raised in 1778 by the Earl of Seaforth. It became the 72nd ( Highland ) Regiment of Foot in 1786. The regiment saw service in East India and Cape of Good Hope prior to 1809. 1809 was the year that all Scottish regiments will remember, as it was the year in which many of the regiments lost their `Highland' status and ceased to wear the kilt. Unfortunately, the 72nd was one of those regiments.
In subsequent years, the 72nd saw service in Cape Colony, Mauritius, the Kaffir War in South Africa, and Ireland. In recognition of its record as a reliable regiment, in 1823 it was re-titled The 72nd -Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders (For Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany) and allowed to resume wearing highland dress such as the feather bonnet. However, instead of the kilt, it wore trews of Charles Edward Stuart tartan. The regiment has been amalgamated with other regiments over time
One of the influences of India was the adoption of clothing items in various degrees including wearing a turban for instance , this is what our subject has done.
As a Scottish Regt he proudly wears trousers in the regimental tartan of Hunting Stewart but of course he could wear plain coloured trousers as well .
The Tartan
The dress that the 72nd was given in 1823 made them unique: instead of the kilt, trews in Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan, their uniform otherwise matching that of the kilted regiments, with feather bonnets, plaids, etc.
The tartan of this regiment being often given as Royal Stewart, the two tartans are pretty much the same, the only difference being the size of the red empty block. But in period photographs the two tartans can clearly be distinguished
Here's Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan as shown on Scotweb; this is the genuine tartan worn by the 72nd
Credit : information on tartan obtained from www.markthe scot.com
Couple of references for you
One of the officers in trews:
Books are of course available here are a few on Scottish Regts you might find interesting
Curtesy of Bill Horan here is a version in the trews ( a private soldier)
of course we have available this as well to assist in the tartan....
......if only...LOL
Continued in next post
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Following on from this bust release from Marc Day at S2K which I looked at here https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/medieval-soldier-bust-from-s2k.117121/
This time we are moving forward in time to the mid Victorian , the time of the british empire with many horrific wars one of note is of course the Indian Mutiny of 1857 in which the 72nd served alongside other Regts.Brief history :
The 72nd Highlander Regiment started its life as The Seaforth Highlanders Regiment which was raised in 1778 by the Earl of Seaforth. It became the 72nd ( Highland ) Regiment of Foot in 1786. The regiment saw service in East India and Cape of Good Hope prior to 1809. 1809 was the year that all Scottish regiments will remember, as it was the year in which many of the regiments lost their `Highland' status and ceased to wear the kilt. Unfortunately, the 72nd was one of those regiments.
In subsequent years, the 72nd saw service in Cape Colony, Mauritius, the Kaffir War in South Africa, and Ireland. In recognition of its record as a reliable regiment, in 1823 it was re-titled The 72nd -Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders (For Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany) and allowed to resume wearing highland dress such as the feather bonnet. However, instead of the kilt, it wore trews of Charles Edward Stuart tartan. The regiment has been amalgamated with other regiments over time
One of the influences of India was the adoption of clothing items in various degrees including wearing a turban for instance , this is what our subject has done.
As a Scottish Regt he proudly wears trousers in the regimental tartan of Hunting Stewart but of course he could wear plain coloured trousers as well .
The Tartan
The dress that the 72nd was given in 1823 made them unique: instead of the kilt, trews in Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan, their uniform otherwise matching that of the kilted regiments, with feather bonnets, plaids, etc.
The tartan of this regiment being often given as Royal Stewart, the two tartans are pretty much the same, the only difference being the size of the red empty block. But in period photographs the two tartans can clearly be distinguished
Here's Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan as shown on Scotweb; this is the genuine tartan worn by the 72nd
Credit : information on tartan obtained from www.markthe scot.com
Couple of references for you
One of the officers in trews:
Books are of course available here are a few on Scottish Regts you might find interesting
Curtesy of Bill Horan here is a version in the trews ( a private soldier)
of course we have available this as well to assist in the tartan....
......if only...LOLNap
