In 1786 the regiment was redesignated as the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders).Īfter being redesignated the 71st Highlanders carried on fighting in India where they fought in the Battle of Pondicherry in 1793 and at Ceylon in 1795. A 2nd Battalion was raised in 1778, serving from 1780 in Gibraltar where they took part in the siege of the fortress before disbanding in 1786 after they were absorbed into the 1st Battalion in 1783.
Between 17 the 1st/73rd Highlanders saw service in Gambia in West Africa and in the Mysore War in India where the battalion was completely destroyed during the Battle of Conjeveram on 10 September 1780. The 1st battalion served in the East India Campaign. Lord MacLeod was the first commander of the regiment, adopting the “Macleod of Harris tartan” that was originally a Mackenzie tartan. The MacLeod's Highlanders were raised from an independent Highland regiment by John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod, son of the Earl of Cromartie, in 1777 as the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders). In 1763 the regiment became invalid and was disbanded in 1768. Later on it would take part in a similar raid on Belleisle in 1761. After smashing the fort and docks at Cherbourg, the 71st boarded a ship and headed back to England.
Shortly after their formation the 71st took part in a raid on the French coast at Cherbourg during the Seven Years' War. The 71st was originally formed from the 2nd Battalion of the 32nd Regiment of Foot in 1758.
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