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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.
Regimental uniform, 1852 71st Highlanders in 1856 Memorial to men of the regiment killed or fatally wounded on the North West Frontier of India in 1863. Remaining in India, the regiment fought at the siege of Pondicherry in August 1793 [15] during the French Revolutionary Wars before transferring to Ceylon in August 1795 [15] and returning to Scotland in August 1798.
An early photo, taken at Scutari, of officers and men of the 93rd Highland Regiment, shortly before their engagement in the Crimean War, 1854. 1881 painting The Thin Red Line by Robert Gibb, depicting the 93rd Highlanders during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854.
These Highland regiments were disbanded after the war, but other Highland regiments were raised later and, like the rest of the British Army, saw service in various wars including in the Napoleonic Wars. Depiction of The Thin Red Line at the Battle of Balaclava. Highland regiments played a conspicuous role in conflicts throughout the Victorian era.
British Army: Type: Infantry Regiment: Size: One battalion (two battalions, 1794–96 and 1804–16) Garrison/HQ: Fort George, near Inverness (1873–81) [1] Nickname(s) The King's Men [2] Mascot(s) Elephant: Engagements: French Revolutionary Wars Second Maratha War Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Persian War Indian Rebellion Second Afghan War: Insignia ...
British Army: Type: Highland Infantry Regiment: Size: One battalion (two battalions 1803–1814) Garrison/HQ: Castlehill Barracks, Aberdeen: Nickname(s) The Gay Gordons [1] Engagements: Napoleonic Wars Crimean War Indian Rebellion Battle of Majuba Hill
Napoleonic Wars: The 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a Line Regiment of the British Army, raised in 1794. Under the ...
Originally on the Irish establishment, the regiment became part of the British Army in 1804 and was renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders). [13] The 1st Battalion took part in the Battle of Copenhagen in August 1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. [14] In July 1808, the 79th Foot was deployed to Portugal for service in the ...