Great Britain

The Black Watch

Kingdom of Great Britain
 
1739: Earl of Craufurd’s
Regiment of Foot
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1741: Baron Semphill’s
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1742: ranked as 43rd Foot
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1745: John Murray’s
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1748: ranked as 42nd Foot
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1751: 42nd (Highland)
Regiment of Foot

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1758: 42nd (Royal Highland)
Regiment of Foot

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1758: 2nd Battalion raised
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1762: 2nd Battalion disbanded
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42nd-Foot
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1780: 2nd Battalion raised
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2nd Battalion,
42nd Regiment of Foot
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1786: 2nd Battalion →
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73rd (Highland)
Regiment of Foot

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1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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1804: 2nd Battalion raised
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1809: │
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2nd Battalion raised
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1812: 2nd Battalion disbanded
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1817: │
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2nd Battalion disbanded
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1842: Reserve Battalion raised
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1848: │
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Reserve Battalion raised
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1850: Reserve Battalion disbanded
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1852: │
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Reserve Battalion disbanded
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1861: 42nd (Royal Highland)
Regiment of Foot
(Black Watch)

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1862: │
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73rd (Perthshire)
Regiment of Foot

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42nd Foot
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73rd Foot
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42nd Foot
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73rd Foot
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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layout layout
1881: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion,
The Royal Highlanders
(Black Watch)
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The Black Watch
(Royal Highlanders)
see also the Militia Battalion
and the Volunteer Battalions
and more Volunteer Battalions
BlackWatch
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BlackWatch
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1922: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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1935: The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment)
BlackWatch
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1948: 2nd Battalion disbanded
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1948:
part of
The Highland Brigade
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1958: Highland
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1968:
part of
The Scottish Division
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BlackWatch
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2006: The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion
The Royal Regiment of Scotland
SCOTS
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