The 1st Battalion (72nd Highlanders) was raised by the chief of the Clan Mackenzie in 1778. The regiment gave early evidence of that great bravery which has ever marked it, especially in India and Afghanistan, and took part in the whole of the Egyptian and Soudan expeditions from the attack at Tel-el-Kebir to the final battle at Omdurman. The 2nd Battalion (78th Highlanders) claim descent from the famous Fraser Highlanders of 1756, being reorganized at Aberdeen in 1793 as the Rossshire Buffs and has an equally glorious record. Nickname: 1st Battalion, "The Macraes"; 2nd Battalion, "King's Men," from the motto. [Illustration: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders--Officers in Review Order.] [Illustration: Gordon Highlanders.--Officers in Review Order.] [Illustration] (_Depot_, Aberdeen.) (_Record Office_, Perth.) The Royal Tiger, superscribed "India." The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "Mysore," "Seringapatam," "Egmont-op-Zee," "Mandora," "Corunna," "Fuentes d'Onor," "Almaraz," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees," "Nive," "Orthes," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "South Africa, 1835," "Delhi, 1857," "Lucknow," "Charasiah," "Kabul, 1879," "Kandahar, 1880," "Afghanistan, 1878-80," "Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt, 1882, 1884," "Nile, 1884-85," "Chitral," "Tirah," "Defence of Ladysmith," "Paardeberg," "South Africa, 1899-1902." Motto: _Bydand_ (Watchful). _Uniform_, Scarlet. _Facings_, Yellow. Gordon tartan with yellow stripe. White sporran with two black tails. _Head-dress_, Feather bonnet, scarlet, white and green diced border with white hackle. _Cap_, Glengarry, with scarlet, white and green diced border. _Regimental March_, "Highland Laddie." Allied Regiment, 48th Regiment (Highlanders) of Canada. THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS "The Gay Gordons," as the regiment has always been known, are the lineal descendants of that famous regiment raised in 1787, mainly by the beautiful Duchess of Gordon, who bestowed on each recruit a kiss. The regiment saw a great deal of service in India, notably the storming of Seringapatam. Service in the Mediterranean and South Africa followed, and the regiment was back in India in time to take part in some of the severest fighting in the Mutiny. Brilliant service in other parts of the Empire followed. The 2nd Battalion (92nd Highlanders) trace their history back to 1794, and fought in India, the Peninsula and at Waterloo with great credit. Many famous officers have commenced their military careers in the Gordon Highlanders. [Illustration] (_Depot_, Inverness.) (_Record Office_, Perth.) The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt." "Egmont-op-Zee," "Corunna," "Busaco," "Fuentes d'Onor," "Salamanca," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," "Toulouse," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "Alma," "Sevastopol," "Lucknow," "Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt, 1882," "Nile, 1884-85," "Atbara," "Khartoum," "South Africa, 1900-02." _Uniform_, Scarlet. _Facings_, Blue. _Tartan_, Cameron-Erracht.