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Also known as '''The Black Watch''' | Also known as '''The Black Watch'''. | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1725''' four Independent Highland Companies raised to police Highlands, commonly called the Reicudan Dhu, or Black Watch | *'''1725''' four Independent Highland Companies raised to police Highlands, commonly called the Reicudan Dhu, or Black Watch | ||
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*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | *'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
*'''1882''' [[Egyptian Campaign]] | *'''1882''' [[Egyptian Campaign]] | ||
*'''1897''' Subathu | *'''1897''' [[Subathu]] | ||
*'''1899''' Sitapur | *'''1899''' [[Sitapur]] | ||
*'''1919''' [[Baluchistan]] | *'''1919''' [[Baluchistan]] | ||
*'''1921''' [[Allahabad]] | *'''1921''' [[Allahabad]] | ||
*'''1923''' [[Quetta]] | *'''1923''' [[Quetta]] | ||
*'''1925''' [[Lahore]] | *'''1925''' [[Lahore]] | ||
*'''1928''' Chakratta | *'''1928''' Chakratta | ||
*'''1931''' [[Meerut]] | *'''1931''' [[Meerut]] | ||
*'''1935''' Barrackpore | *'''1935''' [[Barrackpore]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_(Royal_Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot 42nd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_(Royal_Highlanders) Black Watch] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_(Royal_Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot 42nd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_(Royal_Highlanders) Black Watch] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 9 October 2009
Also known as The Black Watch.
Chronology
- 1725 four Independent Highland Companies raised to police Highlands, commonly called the Reicudan Dhu, or Black Watch
- 1729 two additional companies raised
- 1739 Earl of Craufurd's Regiment formed by regimentation of existing six coys and four new coys; also known until 1751 by the names of other colonels
- 1751 became 42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot
- 1758 became 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot
- 1861 became 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, The Black Watch
- 1881 amalgamated with the 73rd Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch)
- 2006 merged with five other Scottish regiments - the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Service in British India
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1882 Egyptian Campaign
- 1897 Subathu
- 1899 Sitapur
- 1919 Baluchistan
- 1921 Allahabad
- 1923 Quetta
- 1925 Lahore
- 1928 Chakratta
- 1931 Meerut
- 1935 Barrackpore
External Links
42nd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Black Watch Wikipedia