A military Hunting Stewart kilt joins my collection

[OC Richard]

Here is a link I found the other day from the STA on regimental tartans

http://www.tartansauthority.com/tart...ental-tartans/

Looking over that page there are a number of small mistakes, typos, and things that aren't worded clearly.

For example

Prince Charles Edward Stuart - worn by the 72nd Regiment Seaforths (The Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) as trews (1809) until almalgamation with the 78th (Ross-shire Buffs) in 1881 after which they both wore MacKenzie.

That would make you think that the "72nd Regiment Seaforths" wore Prince Charles Edward Stuart trews in 1809.

They did not.

Actually 1809 was the year the government took away the Highland Dress (kilts etc) of several Highland regiments, namely the 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, and 91st Foot. After 1809 these regiments had the same appearance of English and Lowland Scottish regiments.

Later a degree of Highland Dress was restored to three of those six regiments.

In 1823 the 72nd Foot were allowed trews in Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan, along with the Highland doublet and feather bonnet, which gave the 72nd a unique appearance in the British army. In 1881 the 72nd Foot became the 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders.

That article is the first time I've seen the term "the 72nd Regiment Seaforths". Up till 1881 regiments were numbered, after 1881 they were named.