Black Watch

By: John Parker

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Paperback | 5 June 2006 | Edition Number 1

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The Black Watch is one of the finest fighting forces in the world and has been engaged in virtually every worldwide conflict for the last three centuries. Named after the dark tartan of the soldiers'' kilts, it is the oldest Highland regiment. As part of the British army, their first battle abroad was in Flanders in 1745 but the regiment soon moved to North America to fight the French, and then shared the capture of Montreal, the Windward Islands and Martinique. The American War of Independence saw the regiment once again in America, fighting horrific battles and eventually storming Fort Washington in 1776. Since then the regiment has held its own from the Napoleonic Wars to the Indian mutiny to Iraq. The Black Watch is the UK''s most decorated regiment, combining the proud history and tradition of an organisation that has been soldiering for over 250 years.

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A compelling account of an often heroic history - THE SCOTSMAN

Parker laces his narrative of the broad sweep of military events with poignant snapshots - GLASGOW HERALD

A cracking tale of courage... a wonderfully readable account - FOCUS

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History of Other Lands

Introduction	p. 1
Beginning with a Mutiny	p. 5
No Going Back	p. 29
Indian Fighters	p. 51
Defeating George Washington	p. 71
Wars, Wives and Widows	p. 85
Fighting Napoleon	p. 109
Praise from Wellington	p. 139
Crimea, India and Eight VCs	p. 161
Mr Stanley, I Presume	p. 185
Brothers in Arms	p. 213
Unremitting Sacrifice	p. 243
And So to the Next One ...	p. 261
Classic but Costly	p. 283
Every Major Battle	p. 307
On the 'Bloody Hook'	p. 349
A Policeman's Lot	p. 375
Into Battle Again	p. 395
Forward the 42nd!	p. 419
Victoria Cross Awards	p. 439
Affiliated Regiments Overseas	p. 445
Sources and Bibliography	p. 455
Index	p. 463
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