We should take our hats off to the brave Black Watch

Scotland on Sunday ^ | April 6, 2003 | Alan Cochrane

[lizma]

)..I've met many Americans who see England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as being the 'British Isles'..but any American who has come to these islands and voiced that opinion, I'm sure, has been educated differently)

A few years ago, while I was in Germany, I met a bunch of students from Cardiff.

I said "Oh, you're Welsh" and they answered "No, we're British."

Surprised me.

[tet68]

More.

The Black Watch was raised in 1739 as the 43rd Highland Regiment, in 1751 the 42nd was raised, and in 1881 both Regiments became the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Regimental Battle Honours shown on colours.

 1756 - 1763 Guadaloupe 1759, Martinique 1762, Havannah during the Seven Years war 
 1763 - 1764 Pontiac's Conspiracy in North America 
 1781 - 1783  at Mangalore during the second Mysore War 
 1789 - 1791 Mysore during the Third Mysore War 
 1799      Seringapatam during the fourth Mysore War 
 1808 - 1814  Corunna, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onoro, Salamanca, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Poulouse during .              the Peninsula war  
 1815,   Battle of Waterloo 
 1846 - 1847  Seventh Kaffir War 
 1851 - 1853  Eighth Kaffir War 
 1854 - 1855  Alma, Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 
 1857 - 1858  Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny 
 1873 - 1874  Ashantee War 
 1882 - Tel El Kibir during the Arabi Pasha Revolt 
 1882 - 1884   First Sudan War 
 1885 - Kirbekan, Nile during the Egyptian Campaign 
 1914 - 1918  Marne 1914, 1918, Ypres 1914, 1917, 1918, Loos, Somme 1916, 1918, Arras 1917, 1918, Lys, Hindenburg Line, Doian 1917, Megiddo, Kut al Amara 1917 
 1939 - 1945 Falaise Rd, Rhine , Tobruk 1941, El Alamein, Akarit, Tunis, Sicily 1943, Cassino II, Crete,  Burma 1944 
 1950 - 1953  The Hook 1952, During the Korean War 

VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.

There has been fifteen members of the regiment who have been awarded the Victoria Cross, Eight during the Indian Mutiny, One during the Ashanti War, One during the first Sudan war, ,four during the World war One and one during the Korean War

[TomB]

Scottish bump.

[Hill-William]

May God Bless the Black Watch and you as well Mad Ivan for bringing us the post.

[Happygal]

I said "Oh, you're Welsh" and they answered "No, we're British."

Well, I have to say that surprises me. Because, I live in a town which has a port that services the UK through Wales, and we get a LOT of Welsh blokes over here on weekends. NOT a single ONE of them, have I heard calling themselves 'British'.

(Don't get me wrong..I'm 'British' friendly..but that surprises ...no AMAZES..me)

[LibKill]

I salute the Black Watch.

Now, those 'stingy' civil authorities might just part with a few shillings to adequately equip these brave men.

[SevenofNine]

OOHHHH Ivan

Rackkkkk these Scottish Troops I didn't know Scotland taking part here

SILLY ME

[Guenevere]

#9...So very very true :)))
(I'm relating it to the Southern men)

[Mr. Silverback]

Go Black Watch! As my Campbell ancestors would say, "Cruachan!"

[Iris7]

Just want you people to know that I appreciate your standing with us in this Iraq situation. I will never forget.

Your people - OUR people - are doing what must be done to prevent nuclear terrorism within the next decade. We have a righteous, righteous cause.

[Happygal]

Black Watch BUMP!

[metesky]

Ofttimes its braver to lower your weapon than to raise it.

Excellent.

Bump for the "Nuke 'em all" crowd.

[FreedomPoster]

The only thing that would have made this story better is if there were a piper wailing away as they moved into Basrah. Black Watch bump.

[rrrod]

one big atta boy to them!

[FreedomPoster]