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	Black Watch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Part of the Scottish Division, it was the senior regiment of Highlanders.
		During the 2003 Iraq War the Black Watch fought in the attack on Basra and during its deployment the unit suffered a single fatality.
		On 12 August a soldier from the regiment was killed as a result of an improvised explosive device (IED).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Highland_Regiment (1204 words)

	Black Watch
		The regiment went into action for the first time in 1745 at the battle of Fontenoy.In 1751 the number was changed, the regiment becoming known as the 42nd or Highland Regiment, and seven years later the title of " Royal " was conferred.
		In 1809 the 73rd, together with several other Highland regiments, were ordered to discontinue the Highland dress which was considered a detriment to recruiting.
		During the war of 1914-1918 the regiment consisted of 25 battalions and fought in France and Flanders, Macedonia, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Palestine.
	pirate.shu.edu /~therajpa/blackwatch.htm (861 words)

	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada - About Us
		The Black Watch of Canada's birth and growth is thus analogous to that of the Parent Regiment, which was formed in 1739 to guarantee peace in the highlands of Scotland and eventually to fight for Monarch and Country in conflicts throughout the world.
		The Queen's Colour symbolizes the regiment's loyalty to the monarch, and the Regimental Colour symbolizes the regiment's veneration to its past.
		The Black Watch (RHR) of Canada last trooped the colour in the presence of Her Majesty, The Queen Mother during the Regiment's 125th Anniversary in 1987.
	www.blackwatchcanada.com /en/about.htm (1780 words)

	The New Scottish Regiment
		This Regiment was a result of the merger of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) and the Royal Scots Fusiliers, in 1959 to form The Royal Highland Fusiliers.
		The Black Watch Tartan is one of the oldest tartans known, and from it many military and civilian tartans are based, mainly with the addition of over stripes of red, yellow and white lines.
		Both Regiments were from the North of Scotland, in the Mackenzie lands, and their tartan was the same as the MacKenzie Clan, and again based upon the Black Watch pattern, with red and white over stripes.
	www.turnbullclan.com /features/new_scottish_regiment.htm (3056 words)

	1881-1975 (The Black Watch)
		So it was with The Royal Highlanders, the 1st Battalion went to Egypt and the 2nd remained at home for the next 18 years, serving in England, Ireland, Scotland and England again before they became due for their own tour of foreign duties.
		All the Regiment’s battalions apart from the 1st and 4th/5th had fought at the 1st Battle of Arras in the Spring of 1917 and then in July and August came the 3rd Battle of Ypres, in which the 4th/5th were reduced by losses to the strength of a single company.
		In 1934 the Regiment title was changed to The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), reverting in parentheses to the old title given to the Regiment by King George 11 after Fontenoy.
	www.eze33.com /brigade/bw3.htm (3050 words)

	The Virtual Royal Highlanders of Canada
		The Parent Regiment, from which The Black Watch of Canada derives its title, was formed in 1739 to serve in a garrison and peacekeeping capacity in the then troubled Highlands of Scotland.
		Highland dress is a extremely traditional and complex code of the wearing of certain articles of clothing, like kilts, doublets, brogues, and special belts, with combinations of a number of other accessories, like the dirk or Sgian Dubh, the broach, the sporran and others.
		As a general introduction to highland dress as it is worn by the Black Watch of Canada, its members wear the Black Watch Tartan, a very dark and distinctive pattern which is used as the background for this website's pages.
	www3.sympatico.ca /kmeade/royals/fmuseum.html (2381 words)

	Private, The Royal Highland Regiment, The 42nd (The Black Watch)
		Thus the Black Watch Regiment is the oldest Highland Regiment in the British Army.
		It was a matter of great pride to the 42nd Regiment that it was designated a "Royal" regiment in 1758 for its distinguished battle record, prior to the battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) and at the time of the battle the Regiment had not received notice of the honor.
		The Black Watch added three companies to the Battalion and by the time the army was gathering to serve under General James Abercromby in the attack on Fort Ticonderoga 1300 men were in the regiment of which they were to lose 25 officers and 622 men in killed and wounded.
	www.vintageviews.org /vv-ny/Pt/cards/t020.html (661 words)

	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) [UK]
		The Black Watch, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918)
		Tartan of The Black Watch, by John Andrea.
		VCs in the Black Watch Regimental Museum, by Iain Stewart.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/inf/042Black.htm (506 words)

	Black Watch
		In 1758 it added a second battalion to its strength, which subsequently became a separate regiment, the 73rd Foot, before the two were finally re-united in 1881 to form The Black Watch.
		For the 1st Battalion, it was to be a disastrous war; as part of the 51st Highland Division, it was trapped at St Valéry long after the Dunkirk evacuations and was forced to surrender.
		In 1959 Duncan Beat, son of a former Bandmaster of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was appointed Bandmaster.
	military-bands.co.uk /black_watch.html (1425 words)

	Introduction and Overview
		The Royal Highland Regiment was and is one of the oldest regiments in the British army.
		That way, the majority of the men involved chose to be in the most famous Highland Regiment, with a history of glorious deeds running back for two centuries and the tradition of the highland warrior.
		Though the Black Watch were later pulled out from the battle and evacuated from the Island, the commander of the German paratroops grudgingly praised the tenacity of the defending "Jocks" and said that had any other regiment been defending the airport, they would have taken it with far fewer casualties and a lot earlier.
	www.chindit.net /overview.htm (860 words)

	Royal Highlander's Home Page
		The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada is the oldest Highland regiment in the Dominion, and was the first of the Dominion battalions to become allied with their Parent regiment in Scotland.
		Like the Parent Black Watch, the unit was founded when there were threats of local trouble, and eight Montreal "chieftains" each raised a company of soldiers to keep the peace.
		The Regiment was the only Canadian one to have three battalions at the front of this campaign, and all of them fought their way up the slopes of Vimy on the same day in 1917.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Theater/7041/Page3.html (716 words)

	Royal Family > Memorial sites > The Queen Mother > Funeral > Procession
		The Gentlemen of the Royal Family walking in the Procession and The Princess Royal arrive in Colour Court by way of Stable Yard Road and Ambassador's Court, where they are received by the Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and assemble in the Lower Corridor.
		The Gentlemen of the Royal Family, the Princess Royal and Gentlemen of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Family are conducted by the Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from the Marlborough Road Door to The Queen's Chapel.
		The Queen and the Ladies of the Royal Family are conducted by the Lord Great Chamberlain from the Grand Committee Room to the North Door and wait outside on the East side.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page1081.asp (1639 words)

	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) at St Columba Church
		A premier Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army and one of the most famous fighting forces in the world, with a proud history and tradition of an organisation that has been soldiering for over 250 years, with the skills and professionalism of a front-line unit in a modern Army.
		Trustworthy Highlanders were needed by the British Crown to prevent fighting between the clans, deer raiding and help enforce the ban on carrying weapons.
		For their performance the regiment were awarded the honour of carrying the Sphinx on its Colours and badge.
	www.highlandcathedral.org /honours_insignia.php?id=black_watch (465 words)

	Victorian Era Visual Signalling Instruments --Black Watch, 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Signalling Unit, c. 1898
		Landline telegraphy was a mature and widely used technology by the armies of the world at the turn of the 20th century.
		Shortly after this photo was made, some units of the Black Watch were serving in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa.
		The Black Watch was formed in the early 18th century to police the highlands of Scotland.
	www.telegraph-office.com /pages/Black-Watch-Signal-Unit.html (2336 words)

	The Black Watch (RHR) of Canada Pipes & Drums - Home
		In the case of the Black Watch, the unit's tradition and history are embodied in the sounds, uniform and deportment of its Pipes and Drums.
		The Black Watch Pipes and Drums are the oldest organized pipe band in North America, and has, over the years, been consistently ranked among the top Canadian Forces bands in all rated categories.
		As members of a Royal Regiment, its pipers wear the Royal Stewart tartan, which is the tartan of the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, as an ongoing symbol of loyalty to Queen and country.
	www.blackwatchpd.com (520 words)

	The 42d Light Infantry Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Over 200 years ago, this famous regiment was part of the British Army sent to America during the American War of Independence in 1776.
		The Regiment was under the command of Lt. Col.
		The Light Infantry Battalions were used as elite troops during the war to lead the march of the army and to form a protective skirmish line in front of the army at the beginning of the engagements.
	home.att.net /~highlander42d (218 words)

	The Black Watch - Spirit of Angus
		This is the WW2 History of the 5th (County of Angus) Battalion of The Black Watch - the Royal Highland Regiment - and gives a vivid account of events from 1939 to 1945 with a postscript bringing the story up to the present day.
		He joined the London Scottish Regiment in 1939 and was commissioned to the Black Watch and posted to the 5th Battalion in 1941.
		The aim is to provide an Oral History section in the Black Watch Regimental Museum in Perth, which will be a resource for people researching the subject and for the interest of the public.
	www.spiritofangus.org.uk (624 words)

	7th Battalion, The Black Watch 1939-45 Living History Association
		Battalion, The Black Watch 1939-45 War Re-enactors is an association of amateur military historians whose purpose is to commemorate the sacrifices and accomplishments of the average Jock serving in the Highland Regiments during the turbulent years of World War II.
		The regiment we have the honour to portray is The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), the oldest Highland regiment in the British army.
		Battalion of the Black Watch was a Territorial Battalion (much like a "reserve" unit in the American Army) raised in the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland.
	home.stny.rr.com /the7thblackwatch/recruit.html (543 words)

	Royal Highlander's Home Page
		Black Watch: The Royal Highland Regiment of Canada, known as the Black Watch, is one of the most famous and prestigious regiments in Canada...
		In countless battles the Black Watch has been chosen as the regiment to lead the Canadian attack...a tradition that was built on the central philosophy of this regiment...
		In 1939, the Black Watch prepared for war with bayonet practice on the football field of McGill University in Montreal...where many of the men were students.
	www.geocities.com /hollywood/theater/7041 (476 words)

	The Wartime Memories Project - The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
		The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) was formed in 1881 the 42nd and 73rd Regiments of Foot were amalgamated.
		The history of the regiment can be traced back to the raising in 1725 of six independent companies of highlanders from clans which had remained loyal to King George I during the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
		During World War Two the 1st, 2nd, 4th 5th, 6th and 7th Battalions of the Black Watch, saw action abroad with the loss of 1740 men.
	www.wartimememories.co.uk /allied/blackwatch.html (603 words)

	Scottish Regiments
		The Regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The Royal Scots Fusiliers and The HighlandLight Infantry.
		Meanwhile the 74th Highland Regiment, raised in1787, had a separate existence until 1881 when it was amalgamated with the 71st to become part ofthe HLI.
		The Queen's Own Highlanders were an amalgamation of three of the famous Highland regiments raisedin the late 18th Century; The 72nd Highlanders, The 78th Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) and The79th Cameron Highlanders.
	users.pandora.be /dave.depickere/Text/scots.html (1752 words)

	Scotland Forever - Military Photos
		And not just the Black Watch, which raised a million and a half signatures in a month in its recruiting area for a petition to preserve its identity.
		An officer of the Picardies claimed that his regiment was on duty on the night of the Crucifixion.
		The Army would never have dared to sack the Black Watch while the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother, whose brothers and uncles fought and died with the Watch, was alive.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=77489 (1971 words)

	World War Two Scottish and Highland Headdress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Highland and Scottish Regiments generally wore glengarries as headdress in the interwar years.
		The affiliated regiment in Scotland provided 900 tartan patches, cut from condemned kilts and trews at the regimental depot at Fort George, as a gift to the First Battalion of the Canadian Seaforths upon their arrival in the UK in the winter of 1939-1940.
		In early 1941 a square decal two and one half inches square was adopted for the left side of the helmet, depicting a piece of Mackenzie tartan with the cap badge superimposed.
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /wwiiglens.htm (1060 words)

	The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the senior Highland regiment in Canada they were associated with the Black Watch of the British Army, eventually taking the same name and later the red hackle that all Black Watch soldiers wear on their headdress.
		The 1st Battalion, Black Watch was brigaded with Le Regiment de Maisonneuve and Les Fusiliers Mont Royal of the Second Canadian Division, however the FMR were replaced with the Calgary Highlanders in the 5th Brigade in 1940.
		On 13 October 1944 - known as Black Friday by the Black Watch - the regiment put in an assault near Hoogerheide during the Battle of the Scheldt in which all four company commanders were killed, and one company of 90 men was reduced to just 4 survivors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada (530 words)

	Black Watch! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) was formed in 1739.
		He was commissioned into The Black Watch in 1991 and has since served as a Rifle Platoon Commander, Reconnaissance Platoon Commander, Operations Officer and Company Commander in the United Kingdom, Germany, Hong Kong, Brunei, France, Canada and Kenya.
		He joined the 1st Battalion The Black Watch in 1980 and has served with the Pipes and Drums in Germany, Scotland, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Denmark and Taiwan.
	www.cox-arena.com /blackwatch.html (922 words)

	Royal Black Watch
		of trustworthy Highlanders were raised from loyal clans.
		In 1751 the Regiment was numbered the 42nd,
		Highland societies were set up in London, Edinburgh
	members.tripod.com /~DARTO/blackwatch.html (756 words)

	The Virtual Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
		The Virtual Black Watch of Canada is a group of gamers gathered to play Playnet’s "World War II Online", an ambitious multiplayer online game which simulates many aspects of the Second World War.
		The Virtual Black Watch is based upon the historical Canadian infantry unit, The Black Watch (Royal Highlander Regiment) of Canada, which saw action in the Boer War, World War I, the infamous Dieppe raid of 1942, and many other battles of World War II and Korea.
		Drop by the Mess Hall for the latest scuttlebutt on WWII Online or the Regiment, or if you’re in a more serious frame of mind, visit the Regimental Museum for a brief overview of the history of the real Black Watch.
	www3.sympatico.ca /czono/vrhc/vrhc.htm (483 words)

	Scottish Military Historical Society - Regulars
		The regiment went into action for the first time in 1745 at the battle of Fontenoy.
		In 1751 the number was changed, the regiment becoming known as the 42nd or Highland Regiment, and seven years later the title of " Royal " was conferred.
		Sixty-eight battle honours were awarded to the regiment for the 1914-1918 war, and of these, ten were selected for emblazoning on the Colour.
	www.btinternet.com /~james.mckay/bwatch42.htm (873 words)

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