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The Black Watch - Source: http:\/\/www.theblackwatch.co.uk\/index\/ raising-of-the-regiment<\/p><\/div>\n

The 42nd Royal Highland Regiment
\nAm Freiceadan Dubh (The Black Watch)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a Highland Regiment every individual feels that his conduct is the subject of observation and that, independently of his duty, as one member of a systematic whole he has a separate and individual reputation to sustain, which will be reflected on his family and district or glen.\u201d\u00a0 The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) website<\/p>\n

THE NAME:<\/p>\n

The Black Watch name was derived from the dark color of the tartan which is now known as the Black Watch tartan\u00a0and the units original role to\u00a0guard the highlands.<\/p>\n

THE BLACK WATCH DRESS:<\/p>\n

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Black Watch Uniform - Source: http:\/\/www.theblackwatch. co.uk\/index\/raising-of-the-regiment<\/p><\/div>\n

The original uniform was a twelve yard long plaid which was used as a blanket at night and was fastened by a belt.\u00a0 The jacket and waistcoat were scarlet with buff facings and white lace.\u00a0 Men wore a blue bonnet and were armed with a musket and bayonet, a broadsword and usually a pistol and dirk (long dagger).<\/p>\n

THE HISTORY OF THE UNIT:<\/p>\n

The Black Watch was raised in the wake of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.\u00a0 A good number of the clans took part in this rebellion because English Law\u00a0considered it a crime to bear arms and wear the highland dress.\u00a0 The English Government determined\u00a0that the most effective way to preserve order and\u00a0enforce\u00a0the Disarmament Acts, was to employ Scotch Highlanders rather than regular British troops.<\/p>\n

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Black Watch Tartan - Source: http:\/\/www.theblackwatch. co.uk\/index\/raising-of-the-regiment<\/p><\/div>\n

In 1725 four independent companies of Highlanders were raised and because they functioned so\u00a0succuessfully two more companies were added in\u00a01729.\u00a0 The unit became a regular army regiment of the line in 1740.<\/p>\n

The first real action for the unit was at the battle of Fontenoy in 1745 which\u00a0was an English defeat.\u00a0 The 42nd Regiment of Foot performed admirably in battle.\u00a0 One French Officer is reputed to have said, \u201cHighland furies rushed in on us with more violence than ever did the sea driven by tempest.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the start of the French and Indian War the regiment remained inactive near Albany, New York.\u00a0 The 42nd then became part of the assault on Fort Ticonderoga.\u00a0 In a series of futile charges half of\u00a0the regiment’s men were killed or wounded but because\u00a0the unit performed admirably they\u00a0were still accorded the honor of being declared a Royal Highland Regiment of Foot.\u00a0 The unit\u00a0was then\u00a0transferred to Martinique.<\/p>\n

When the 42nd Regiment\u00a0returned to North America in 1763 they were assigned to Col. Henry Bouquet for his expedition to relieve Fort Pitt.\u00a0 This\u00a0expedition by Bouquet appeared to be headed for defeat similar to Braddock\u2019s in 1755.\u00a0 However, Bouquet was a much better tactician than Braddock and strategically placed his men on a hill which gave him the highground in the battle.\u00a0 On the second day of the Battle of Bushy Run the 42nd Regiment led a bayonet charge that drove\u00a0the Indians from the field and relieved the siege of Fort Pitt.<\/p>\n

In 1765 a detachment of the 42nd\u00a0was placed at Fort Loudoun under Lt. Charles Grant where they became embroiled in the Black Boys Rebellion.\u00a0 A patrol under the direction of Sgt. Leonard McGlashen\u00a0engaged in a shoot out with some of the Black Boys at the Widow Barr\u2019s place located near present day Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.\u00a0 This incident was considered by some as the the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War.\u00a0 Over the course of the\u00a0following nine months\u00a0the unit became\u00a0involved in\u00a0increasing\u00a0controversy over the confiscation of fire arms.\u00a0 The Black Boys Rebellion did not end until the confiscated fire arms\u00a0were turned over and the 42nd Regiment abandoned Fort Loudoun permanently by order of General Thomas Gage.<\/p>\n

In 1767 the regiment\u00a0was ordered home.\u00a0 Many men of the Highland Regiment volunteered to stay in America.\u00a0 Some were transferred to other units, while others were discharged and settled here.\u00a0 The unit\u00a0returned to America in 1775 to fight in the Revolution.\u00a0 The 42nd Regiment remains an active British Military unit today.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Papers of Henry Bouquet Volume VI Selected Documents, November 1761 – July 1765. \u00a0Edited by Louis M. Waddell.\u00a0 The Pennsylvania Historical And Museum Commission. \u00a0Harrisburg 1994<\/span><\/p>\n

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) website.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.theblackwatch.co.uk\/index\/raising-of-the-regiment<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

42d Royal Highland Regiment 1729 – 1775.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.coghlan.co.uk\/42nd_Highlanders_part1.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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