Origins and Lineage 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders
(North) The Battalion originated on April 6, 1871 and
incorporates the following Regiments: Organized on April 6, 1871
as the Colchester and Hants Provisional Battalion of Infantry,
from five independent companies. It was redesignated The 78th
Colchester and Hants, or Highlanders Battalions of Infantry on
September 1, 1871; The 78th 'Colchester, Hants, and Pictou',
Battalion of Infantry or 'Highlanders' on September 5, 1879; The
78th Colchester, Hants, and Pictou Regiment 'Highlanders' on May
8, 1900; The 78th Pictou Regiment on April 1, 1920; The Pictou
Highlanders on July 2, 1920 and the Pictou Highlanders (Motor)
on April 1,1946. On October 1, 1954 it was amalgamated with The
North Nova Scotia Highlanders and The 189th Light Anti-Aircraft
Battery (authorized April 1, 1946) to form the 1st Battalion,
The Nova Scotia Highlanders. The unit was redesignated 1st
Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) on June 21, 1956.
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