Interesting that the number 77 is on the cap badge. The 77th is the Seven Years War regiment which my group portrays (www.muskets-of-the-crown.org), also known as the First Highland Battalion. But they were mustered out in 1763 after the Battle of Bushy Run here in Pennsylvania. The 77th was reformed in late 1700s (after Rev. War) and was also called the Middlesex Reg't, not a Highland Regiment. They fought off and on in India, esp. the 2nd Battalion. Several years ago a friend of mine bought a swagger stick off ebay with the 77th badge in silver on the head and presented it to me as a gift. Of course, it is the Middlesex Reg't, not the 77th that I portray...BUT, I had a collector of swagger sticks trace it to late 1800s. It's one of my most prized possessions. So, although the 77th was not an Indian Lancer Reg't, the 77th, Middlesex Reg't, was in India.

Malcolm MacWm., ASM
www.britishbrigade.org