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English: A tartan of 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch), found in the 1785 records of Wilsons of Bannockburn and still in their Key Pattern Book of 1819, as "42nd Coarse Kilt with Red". It is believed to be the sett used for the regiment's small kilts while they were still also using the belted plaid (great kilt) for dress uniform.
The earliest image of Scottish soldiers wearing tartan (belted plaids and trews); 1631 German engraving by Georg Köler.[a]Regimental tartans are tartan patterns used in military uniforms, possibly originally by some militias of Scottish clans, certainly later by some of the Independent Highland Companies (IHCs) raised by the British government, then by the Highland regiments and many Lowland ...
Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 Scots) drummers and drum major; inherited in succession from Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), and 42nd Regiment of Foot. The tartan is also among the most common in civilian use, under various names like old Campbell, hunting Grant, hunting Munro ...
English: The tartan of the 42nd Regiment of Foot, Earl of Crawford's Highland Regiment, later renamed the Black Watch. Originally called "the 42nd sett", it probably dates to 1749, when the regiment was renumbered from 43rd to 42nd. This sett is also known as "Government", and officially designated "Government 1" by the British military.
Detail from a painting showing 42nd Regiment of Foot (Black Watch) recruits being reviewed on Glasgow Green, c. 1758 42nd Regiment of Foot at Fontenoy, 1745 A Sentry at Ease, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), 1892 Major General Andrew Wauchope c.1899 The Black Watch in the Battle of Magersfontein, Second Boer War, 1899 Black Watch firing rifle grenade in 1917
English: The tartan of the 42nd Regiment of Foot, Earl of Crawford's Highland Regiment, later renamed the Black Watch. Originally called "the 42nd sett", it probably dates to 1749, when the regiment was renumbered from 43rd to 42nd. This sett is also known as "Government", and officially designated "Government 1" by the British military.
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