42nd Royal Highlanders 78th Fraser's Highlanders 42nd Royal Highlanders 1762 Five years later the highlander looks very different. The coat is discarded and the soldier would be identified as a member of the 42nd only by the sett of his tartan - with its distinctive red overstripe and by the regimental lace on his waistcoat. The plaid has been replaced by the much handier philabeg and his legs are covered to mid- thigh by a pair of blue wool mitasses. Broadsword and pistol have both been left In store but otherwise he In In full marching order with the new knapsack. The musket to a 42" barrel carbine for highlanders with wooden ramrod. 78th Fraser's Highlanders 1757 This plate depicts a battalion company soldier of the 78th dressed as he would have been prior to embarkation for America and iAlustrating the regulation uniform orn by highland regiments. The 42nd differed only in the addition of lace and different number of buttons on the coat. Note how the belted plaid to fairly evenly pleated all the way round and the stockings are tied below the knee rather than below the *well of the calf. Part 2: Highland Regiments in America During the Seven Years War Part 1: Highland Regiments in America During the Seven Years War Back to 18th C. Military Notes and Queries No. 2 Table of Contents Back to 18th C. Military Notes and Queries List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by Partizan Press This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com