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The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army also known as the Black Watch.Originally titled Crawford's Highlanders or the Highland Regiment (mustered 1739) and numbered 43rd in the line, in 1748, on the disbanding of Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot, they were renumbered 42nd, and in 1751 formally titled the 42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot.
English: The tartan of the band (musicians) of the 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch) used at least as early as 1780 through to c. 1865, and also used by the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders bandsmen from c. 1830s to c. 1865 (both later switched to regular Black Watch tartan for musicians). The pattern is Black Watch with the black replaced by red.
Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon (née Maxwell; 1748 or 1749 – 14 April 1812) was a Scottish Tory political hostess. Together with her husband Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon, and son George, Marquess of Huntly (the future 5th Duke of Gordon), she founded the Gordon Highlanders, a British Army infantry regiment which existed until 1994.
76th (Hindustan) Regiment of Foot - Became Hindustan in 1806, last in 1812 - 1 Battalion; 77th Regiment of Foot - Became East Middlesex in 1807 - 1 Battalion; 78th (Ross-Shire Buffs Highlanders) Regiment of Foot - 2 Battalions 1793-1796 and 1804-1816; 79th (Cameronian Highland Volunteers) Regiment of Foot - Cameron Highlanders in 1804 2 ...
A statue of an unknown Highlander designed by John Greenshields, referred to at the point of commission as Stewart himself, was added in 1835. [4] The monument's location at Glenfinnan was made possible by a new road (now the A830), built by Thomas Telford and opened in 1812, between Fort William and Arisaig.
The regiment was originally raised in Scotland amongst highlanders keen on emigrating to Canada in 1803–4. The unit was to see service only in British North America, however, misunderstandings regarding the terms of enlistment and rumours that the regiment would be sent to India caused the recruits to mutiny in Glasgow.
Pages in category "British military units and formations of the War of 1812" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... (Sutherland Highlanders ...
In June 1815, Glengarry formed the Society of True Highlanders, a rival to the Celtic Society of Edinburgh, reflecting the strong sense of Highland identity and pride that characterized the time; he was closely involved in arguments over precedence before, during, and after George IV's visit to Scotland in 1822. The occasion is best remembered ...