The Seventy-Eighth Highland Regiment or Fraser’s Highlanders 1757-1763
With thanks to Deborah Gilbert for transcribing this list for The Canadian Military Heritage Project
“All accounts concur in describing this as a superior body of men. Their character and actions raised the military reputation, and gave a favourable impression of the moral virtues of the sons of the mountains.”
Sources: “Sketches of the Character, Manners and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland; with details of The Military Service of The Highland Regiments”, by Major-General David Stewart (1825), Vol I & II, Edinburgh; with additional information from returns of the “Killed & Wounded”
Names of the officers commissioned the 5th of January 1757:
Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant the Honourable Simon Fraser; wounded at
Montmorency 1759; wounded at Quebec 1760; died a Lieutenant-General in
1782.
Majors
James Clephane
John Campbell of Dunoon; wounded at Quebec 1760; afterwards Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of Campbell Highlanders in Germany.
Captains
John Macpherson, brother of Clunie; wounded at Montmorency 1759.
John Campbell of Ballimore
Simon Fraser of Inverallochy; killed on the Heights of Abraham 1759.
Donald Macdonald, 2nd son of Clanronald; wounded Louisbourg 1758; killed at Quebec 1760.
John Macdonell of Lochgarry; wounded on the Heights of Abraham 1759;
afterwards Colonel of the 76th, or Macdonald’s Regiment; died in 1789,
Colonel.
Alexander Cameron of Dungallon
Thomas Ross of Culrossie; killed on the Heights of Abraham 1759.
Thomas Fraser of Strul (Strui?)
Alexander Fraser of Culduthel
Sir Henry Seton of Abercorn and Culbeg
James Fraser of Belladrum
Captain-Lieutenant Simon Fraser; died Lieutenant-General in 1812.
Lieutenants
Alexander Macleod; later Captain; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Hugh Cameron
Ronald Macdonell, son of Keppoch; wounded on the Heights of Abraham 1759.
Charles Macdonell from Glengarry; wounded at Quebec 1760; killed at St. John’s 1762.
Roderick Macneill of Barra; killed on the Heights of Abraham 1759.
William Macdonell
Archibald Campbell, son of Glenlyon; wounded at Quebec 1760.
John Fraser of Balnain
Hector Macdonald, brother to Boisdale; killed 1759/60?.
Allan Stewart, son of Innernabeil
John Fraser
Alexander Macdonell, son of Barrisdale; killed on the Heights of Abraham 1759.
Alexander Fraser; killed at Louisbourg 1758.
Alexander Campbell of Aross; wounded at Quebec 1760.
John Douglass; wounded on the Heights of Abraham 1759.
John Nairn; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Arthur Rose, of the family of Kilravock; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Alexander Fraser, Sr.; wounded on the Heights of Abraham 1759; wounded at Quebec 1760.
John Macdonell of Leeks; died in Berwick 1818.
Cosmo Gordon; killed at Quebec 1760.
David Baillie; killed at Louisbourg 1758 as Captain.
Charles Stewart, son of Colonel John Roy Stewart; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Ewen Cameron, of the family of Gleneves; wounded at Montmorency 1759.
Allan Cameron
John Cuthbert; killed at Louisbourg 1758.
Simon Fraser, Sr.; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Archibald Macallister, of the family of Loup; wounded at Quebec 1760.
James Murray; killed at Louisbourg 1758.
Alexander Fraser
Donald Cameron, son of Fassafearn; died Lieutenant on half pay 1817.
Ensigns
John Chisholm; later Lieutenant; wounded at Quebec 1760.
John Fraser of Erroggie
Simon Fraser, Jr.; later Lieutenant; wounded at Quebec 1760.
James Mackenzie; wounded on the Heights of Abraham 1759.
Malcolm Fraser; wounded on the Heights of Abraham 1759; later
Lieutenant; wounded at Quebec 1760; afterwards Captain 84th Regiment.
Donald Macneil; later Lieutenant; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Henry Munro; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Hugh Fraser; afterwards Captain 84th, or Highland Emigrants
Alexander Gregorson, Ardtornish; wounded on the Heights of Abraham 1759; wounded at Quebec 1760.
James Henderson
Robert Menzies; wounded at Quebec 1760.
John Campbell
Chaplain: Robert Macpherson
Adjutant: Hugh Fraser
Quartermaster: John Fraser
Surgeon: John Maclean
Commissioned after 1757:
Major James Abercromby; was Captain in the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment,
removed Sept.16, 1760 to the 78th; on Half-pay 1763; killed at
Bunkerhill in 1775, Adjutant-General to the Army.
Ensign Duncan Cameron (Fassafern); wounded at Quebec 1760.
Ensign William Robertson; wounded at Quebec 1760.
Ensign Malcolm Fraser; wounded at Quebec 1760.
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