On January 17th, 1872, the regiment was suddenly recalled to Umballah, owing to an outbreak among the Kukah Sikhs. The regiment was highly complimented by the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Napier of Magdála, and Major-General Sir Henry Tombs, for the discipline and efficiency it displayed whilst serving at the camp. On February 9th, the regiment was inspected by Major-General Fraser-Tytler, C.B., at Umballah, when he expressed himself highly pleased with the general efficiency of the regiment.

Having received orders to move to Peshawur, the 72nd left Umballah on the 27th of October 1873, and marched the whole way, a distance of 476 miles, or 46 marches, although there is rail as far as Lahore.

We have much pleasure in being able to present our readers with authentic steel portraits of three of the gallant [colonels of this famous regiment]:—That of its first Colonel-Commandant, Kenneth, Earl of Seaforth, from a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds; that of Sir George Murray, G.C.B. and G.C.H., who was for some time also Colonel of the 42nd Royal Highlanders, which is given on the [plate of colonels of that regiment]; and that of Sir Neil Douglas, K.C.B. and K.C.H., appointed from the 81st Regiment on the 12th of July 1847. This portrait is from a painting by Sir John Watson Gordon, late president of the Royal Scottish Academy.

SUCCESSION LISTS OF COLONELS, FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS, &c., OF THE 72nd HIGHLANDERS.

COLONELS.

NAMES.Date of Appointment
to Regiment.
Country.Remarks.
Kenneth, Earl of Seaforth29th Dec. 1777ScotlandLieut.-Col. Commandant 29th Dec. 1777. Died at sea Aug. 1781.
Thomas Frederick M. Humberston13th Feb. 1782EnglandLieut.-Col. 13th Feb. 1782. Died 30th April 1783.
James Murray1st Nov. 1783ScotlandLieut.-Col. 1st Nov. 1783; Col 1786; Lieut.-Gen. 1793. Died 19th March 1794.
Sir Adam Williamson, K.B.1st March 1794ScotlandLieut.-General 1797. Died 21st Oct. 1798.
James Stuart23d Oct. 1798ScotlandLieut.-Col. Commandant Feb. 1782. Died in 1815.
Rowland, Lord Hill, G.C.B.26th April 1815EnglandRemoved to 53d Foot 24th Feb. 1817.
Sir Geo. Murray, G.C.B., G.C.H.24th Feb. 1817ScotlandRemoved to 42d Regiment 6th Sept. 1823.
Sir John Hope G.C.H.6th Sept. 1823ScotlandDied at Rothesay, 1st Aug. 1836.
Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B.15th Aug. 1836ScotlandDied in London, 13th June 1847.
Sir Neil Douglas, K.C.B.12th July 1847ScotlandRemoved to 78th Regiment, 29th Dec. 1851.
John Aitchison29th Dec. 1851ScotlandRemoved to Scots F. Guards, 27th Aug. 1870.
General G. G. J. Arbuthnot27th Aug. 1870ScotlandFrom the 91st Foot, and died in Oct. 1870.
Charles Gascoyne22d Oct. 1870England
LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.
H. Monckton18th Jan. 1807EnglandAppointed Major-General.
W. N. Leitch29th Dec. 1814EnglandPlaced on Half-Pay on Reduction, 25th Dec. 1818.
Felix Calvert9th Aug. 1821EnglandExchanged to Half-Pay, 25th Sept. 1826.
C. G. J. Arbuthnot1st Oct. 1825ScotlandAppointed to 90th, 17th May 1831.
Thomas Francis Wade17th May 1831IrelandRetired upon Half-Pay, 20th April 1832.
John Peddie28th Aug. 1837ScotlandAppointed to 90th, 23d Feb. 1838.
C. G. J. Arbuthnot23d Feb. 1838ScotlandAppointed Col. in the Army, 28th June 1838.
Lord Arthur Lenno14th April 1843ScotlandExchanged to Half-Pay, 25th Feb. 1845.
Charles Gascoyne25th Feb. 1845EnglandExchanged to Half-Pay, 11th Sept. 1849.
Freeman Murray11th Sept. 1849ScotlandExchanged to Half-Pay, 5th May 1854.
W. R. Faber5th May 1854EnglandExchd. to 35th, 23d June 1854. Never joined.
James Fraser23d June 1854ScotlandRetired 1st Dec. 1854.
R. P. Sharp1st Dec. 1854IrelandPlaced on Half-Pay by Reduction, 10th Nov. 1856.
J. W. Gaisford22d June 1855EnglandRetired 23d Nov. 1855.
William Parke23d Nov. 1855EnglandExchanged to 53d, 14th Aug. 1860.
C. H. Somerset25th Aug. 1857EnglandRetired 19th Aug. 1862.
William Payn14th Aug. 1860EnglandAppointed Brigadier-General in India 14th June 1872.
Richard Rocke19th Aug. 1862EnglandPlaced on Half-Pay by Reduction, 15th Feb. 1866.
M. De la Poer Beresford14th June 1872EnglandStill serving in 1873.
MAJORS.
Benjamin Graves24th Sept. 1812EnglandExchanged to 12th Regiment 5th May 1815.
John Carter11th Dec. 1813EnglandExchanged to 7th Regiment 27th April 1823.
William Frith5th May 1815IrelandExchanged to 55th Regiment.
John Rolt29th Aug. 1822IrelandAppointed Lieut.-Col. unattached.
T. G. Fitzgerald27th April 1823IrelandRetired 26th Aug. 1824.
M. H. Drummond24th July 1823ScotlandAppointed Lieut.-Col. unattached 16th June 1825. Died on passage to West Indies, 13th Jan. 1826.
Frederick Brownlow26th Aug. 1824IrelandExchanged to Half-Pay, 19th Nov. 1825.
W. L. Maberly19th May 1825EnglandAppointed Lieut.-Col. 96th Regiment.
Charles Middleton16th June 1825ScotlandAppointed Lieut.-Col. unattached 19th Nov. 1825.
George Hall19th Nov. 1825EnglandExchanged to Half-Pay, 7th Aug. 1835.
C. M. Maclean1st Feb. 1827ScotlandPromoted Lieut.-Col. 3d W. I. Regiment.
Frederick Hope7th Aug. 1835ScotlandExchanged to Half-Pay, 27th Sept. 1842.
Henry Jervis27th Sept. 1842EnglandAppointed Lieut.-Col. Provisional Battalion, Chatham.
Richard P. Sharp8th March 1850EnglandPromoted Lieut.-Col. 72nd, 1st Dec. 1854.
J. W. Gaisford19th July 1850EnglandPromoted Lieut.-Col. 72nd, 22d June 1855.
William Parke1st Dec. 1854EnglandPromoted Lieut.-Col. 72nd, 23d Nov. 1855.
James Mackenzie22d June 1855ScotlandDied in the East Indies, 5th March 1858.
A. D. Thellusson23d Nov. 1855EnglandRetired 14th Aug. 1860.
Richard Rocke6th March 1858EnglandPromoted Lieut.-Col. 72nd, 19th Aug. 1862.
C. J. W. Norman14th Aug. 1860EnglandRetired 5th March 1861.
Alexander Crombie5th March 1861ScotlandRetired 9th Nov. 1866.
T. C. H. Best19th Aug. 1862EnglandRetired 20th Feb. 1863.
Cecil Rice20th Feb. 1863EnglandPromoted Lieut.-Col. Half-Pay, 28th May 1870.
Charles F. Hunter9th Nov. 1866ScotlandRetired 14th July 1869.
M. De la Poer Beresford14th July 1869EnglandPromoted Lieut.-Col. 72nd, 14th June 1872.
Francis Brownlow28th May 1870IrelandStill serving in 1873.
W. H. Clarke14th June 1872EnglandStill serving in 1873.
PAYMASTERS.
J. C. C. Irvine27th Sept. 1810IrelandExchanged to Half-Pay, 15th Oct. 1825.
William Graham13th Oct. 1825ScotlandDied in London, 30th Dec. 1848.
Rowland Webster29th May 1849EnglandAppointed to Coast Brigade Royal Artillery.
George Fowler6th May 1862EnglandResigned.
C. M. Dawes30th Aug. 1864EnglandExchanged to 30th Regiment.
J. Cassidy22d Feb. 1871ScotlandStill serving in 1873.
ADJUTANTS.
Richard Coventry11th Jan. 1810EnglandAppointed to Veteran Battalion 1819.
Henry Jervis25th May 1819EnglandPromoted Captain 19th Sept. 1826.
Michael Adair19th Sept. 1826IrelandPromoted Captain Half-Pay 10th March 1837.
Charles Moylan14th April 1837IrelandResigned 26th June 1840.
J. T. Hope26th June 1840ScotlandResigned 15th April 1842.
Henry Rice15th April 1842EnglandPromoted Captain 12th Nov. 1847.
Alexander Crombie24th Dec. 1847ScotlandPromoted Captain 6th June 1854.
C. C. W. Vesey25th Aug. 1854EnglandResigned 1st May 1857.
Hon. S. R. H. Ward1st May 1857IrelandPromoted Captain 17th Regt. 10th Sept. 1858.
James Thomson31st Dec. 1858ScotlandDied 3d May 1871 at Umballa, East Indies: the cause was a fall from his horse, on parade.
T. A. A. Barstow4th May 1871ScotlandStill serving in 1873.
QUARTERMASTERS.
William Benton1st Nov. 1804ScotlandRetired on Half-Pay 25th July 1822.
George Mackenzie25th July 1822ScotlandExchanged to Half-Pay 26th May 1825.
John Macpherson9th Sept. 1823ScotlandRetired on Half-Pay 2d March 1838.
Samuel Brodribb2d March 1838EnglandAppointed to 14th Dragoons.
William Hume24th April 1838ScotlandRetired on Half-Pay 23d July 1847.
John Lindsay23d July 1847ScotlandDied at Barbadoes, 21st Nov. 1848.
Michael Boden20th April 1849IrelandRetired 30th April 1852.
John Macdonald30th April 1852ScotlandDied of wounds received in the trenches before Sevastopol 8th Sept. 1855.
Donald Munro30th Nov. 1855ScotlandExchanged to 91st Highlanders.
Peter Murray24th Jan. 1865ScotlandExchanged to 10th Regiment.
T. H. Smith30th Sept. 1868ScotlandStill serving in 1873.