Assaye (with the elephant).
Seringapatam.
Busaco.
Fuentes d’Onor.
Ciudad Rodrigo.
Badajos.
Salamanca.
Vitoria.
Pyrenees.
Nivelle.
Orthes.
Toulouse.
Peninsula.
In the year 1787 four new regiments were ordered to be raised for the service of the state, to be numbered the 74th, 75th, 76th, and 77th. The first two were directed to be raised in the north of Scotland, and were to be Highland regiments. The regimental establishment of each was to consist of ten companies of 75 men each, with the customary number of commissioned and non-commissioned officers. Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, K.B., from the half-pay of Fraser’s Highlanders, was appointed colonel of the 74th regiment.[438]
The establishment of the regiment was fixed at ten companies, consisting of—
| 1 | Colonel and Captain. | 1 | Adjutant. |
| 1 | Lieutenant-Colonel and Captain. | 1 | Quartermaster. |
| 1 | Major and Captain. | 1 | Surgeon. |
| 7 | Captains. | 2 | Surgeon’s Mates. |
| 1 | Captain-Lieutenant. | 30 | Sergeants. |
| 21 | Lieutenants. | 40 | Corporals. |
| 8 | Ensigns. | 20 | Drummers. |
| 1 | Chaplain. | 2 | Fifers, and |
| 710 | Privates. |
A recruiting company was afterwards added, which consisted of—
| 1 | Captain. | 8 | Corporals. |
| 2 | Lieutenants. | 4 | Drummers. |
| 1 | Ensign. | 30 | Privates. |
| 8 | Sergeants. | ||
| Total of Officers and Men of all ranks, 902. | |||
The regiment was styled “The 74th Highland Regiment of Foot.” The uniform was the full Highland garb of kilt and feathered bonnet, the tartan being similar to that of the 42nd regiment, and the facings white; the use of the kilt was, however, discontinued in the East Indies, as being unsuited to the climate.
The following were the officers first appointed to the regiment:—
Colonel—Archibald Campbell, K.B.
Lieutenant-Colonel—Gordon Forbes.