The Black Watch

1739: Earl of Craufurd’s
Regiment of Foot
1741: Baron Semphill’s
1745: John Murray’s
1747: ranked as 43rd Foot
1751: 42nd (Highland)
Regiment of Foot

1758: 42nd (Royal Highland)
Regiment of Foot

1758: 2nd Bn raised
1762: 2nd Bn disbanded

42nd-Foot
1780: 2nd Bn raised
2nd Bn, 42nd Regiment of Foot
1786: 2nd Bn → 73rd Foot →

73rd (Highland)
Regiment of Foot

1804: 2nd Bn raised

1809:
2nd Bn raised
1812: 2nd Bn disbanded

1817:
2nd Bn disbanded
1842: Reserve Bn raised

1848:
Reserve Bn raised
1850: Reserve Bn disbanded

1852:
Reserve Bn disbanded
1861: 42nd (Royal Highland)
Regiment of Foot
(Black Watch)




1862:

73rd (Perthshire)
Regiment of Foot

42nd Foot
73rd Foot
42nd Foot
73rd Foot
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
layout layout
1881: 1st Bn, 2nd Bn,
The Royal Highlanders
(Black Watch)
The Black Watch
(Royal Highlanders)
BlackWatch
BlackWatch
1935: The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment)
BlackWatch
1948: 2nd Bn disbanded
1948:
part of
The Highland Brigade
1958: Highland
1968:
part of
The Scottish Division
BlackWatch
2006: The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion
The Royal Regiment of Scotland
SCOTS