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Bonnet badge of the 78th Regiment of Foot

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Bonnet badge of the 78th Regiment of Foot
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Rank and file bonnet badge of the 78th Regiment of Foot, worn at the front of a feathered bonnet, 1830 - 1882.

The elephant denotes service in India: large numbers of Scottish soldiers served there during the 18th and 19th centuries. 'Cuidich N RI' (Cuidich 'n Righ) is the motto of the 78th: it can be translated as 'Tribute to the King' or 'Help the King'.

The Regiment was raised by Lieutenant-General Francis Humberston Mackenzie of Seaforth, 1st Baron Seaforth and Mackenzie (1754-1815) in 1793.

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