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Black Watch (other)
The Black Watch is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Black Watch, blackwatch, or ''variant'', may also refer to: * The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada * ''Black Watch'' (full rigged ship), a 1877 large sailing ship built in Windsor, Nova Scotia * MS ''Black Watch'' (1971), a cruise ship * ''Black Watch'' (play), a 2006 Scottish play written by Gregory Burke * Black Watch (wristwatch), made by Sinclair Radionics * ''The Black Watch'' (film), a 1929 film directed by John Ford * The Black Watch (band), a rock band * 42nd Regiment of Foot, the official title of the Black Watch regiment from 1739 to 1881 * Black Watch, a type of tartan Tartan ( gd, breacan ) is a patterned cloth consisting of criss-crossed, horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Sc ... See also * * * * * * List of ships named ''Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Watch
The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) was amalgamated with the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot. It was known as The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) from 1881 to 1931 and The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) from 1931 to 2006. Part of the Scottish Division for administrative purposes from 1967, it was the senior Highland regiment. It has been part of the Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division for administrative purposes from 2017. Origin of the name The source of the regiment's name is uncertain. In 1725, following the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, General George Wade was authorised by George I to form six "watch" companies to patrol the Highlands of Scotland, three from Clan Campbell, one from Clan Fraser of Lovat, one from Clan Munro and one f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) Of Canada
, colors = , march = Quick: "Hielan' Laddie"Slow: "The Red Hackle" , mascot = , battles = Second Boer WarFirst World WarSecond World WarWar in Afghanistan , notable_commanders = , anniversaries = , battle_honours = See #Battle honours , website = The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment in 34 Canadian Brigade Group, 2nd Canadian Division, of the Canadian Army. The regiment is located at 2067, rue Bleury (2067, Bleury Street) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is currently commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel J.B.F Roy, CD. The regiment's armoury was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008. They are the senior Canadian-Scottish Regiment. Lineage and history File:RHC Regt Colour.jpg, The regimental colour of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Watch (full-rigged Ship)
''Black Watch'' was a large full-rigged ship built by Windsor shipbuilder Bennett Smith in Windsor, Nova Scotia. It was the last ship built by Smith in Windsor. Construction Bennett Smith was the foremost owner, designer and master shipbuilder in Windsor. He ran a shipyard inherited from his father on Smith's Island, at the intersection of the Avon and St. Croix Rivers. With his brothers he built 27 ships in Windsor, the final one being the full-rigged, 1318-ton ''Black Watch''. The ship cost $50,000.00 to construct and was launched in May 1877 to great fanfare. Upon completion of ''Black Watch'', Smith closed his shipyard, reportedly over a wage dispute with his employees. Smith continued to invest in shipbuilding, mainly in Saint John, New Brunswick, and was a principal in the Avon Marine and Shipowners Insurance Company. Career and loss ''Black Watch'' sailed from Windsor on 6 June 1877 bound for New York in ballast (heavy material placed in hold for stability). On board w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Black Watch (1971)
MS ''Black Watch'' was a ''Royal Viking Star''-class cruise ship. She was built by Wärtsilä Helsinki Shipyard, Finland for Royal Viking Line as ''Royal Viking Star'', entering service in 1972 as the lines first ship. She has also sailed for Norwegian Cruise Lines as ''Westward'' and Royal Cruise Line as ''Star Odyssey''. As of June 18, 2022 she has been beached for scrapping at Alang, India. History ''Royal Viking Star'' Royal Viking Line was established in 1970 as a joint project between the American businessman Warren Titus and three Norwegian shipping companies (including Kloster Cruises, the owner of Norwegian Cruise Line). The aim of the new company was to offer luxury cruises to destinations around the world as an alternative to Caribbean cruising. For this end the company ordered three purpose-built luxury cruise ships from Wärtsilä Helsinki New Shipyard in Finland. The first of the new ships, named ''Royal Viking Star'', was launched on 12 May 1971 and entered s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Watch (play)
''Black Watch'' is a play written by Gregory Burke and directed by John Tiffany as part of the first season of the National Theatre of Scotland. Based on interviews with former soldiers, it portrays soldiers in the Black Watch regiment of the British Army serving on Operation TELIC in Iraq during 2004, prior to the amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ''Black Watch'' was first performed during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on 1 August 2006 in a temporary traverse stage at the former University of Edinburgh Officer Training Corps' Drill hall. Well received by critics, ''Black Watch'' has won four Olivier Awards including Best New Play. It has also won a ''Herald'' Angel, ''The Scotsman'' Fringe First, a Best Theatre Writing Award from '' The List'', a Stage Award for Best Ensemble, the ''South Bank Show'' award for Theatre and four Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland. Context The Black Watch regiment is based in Fife and the Tayside region in Scotland, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Watch (wristwatch)
The Black Watch is an electronic wristwatch launched in September 1975 by Sinclair Radionics. It cost £24.95 ready-built, but was also available for £17.95, as a kit. These prices are equivalent to around £ and £ respectively in , when adjusted for inflation In economics, inflation is an increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services; consequently, inflation corresponds to a reduct .... The Black Watch was supplied with a plastic band as standard, with a black stainless steel bracelet available as an extra at £2.00. Design The Black Watch was equipped with a red LED display, which illuminated only when the watchcase's surface was pressed; pressing one part of the case displayed hours and minutes, pressing another displayed minutes and seconds. The Black Watch was later available in grey and white, with these versions also having a date function. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Watch (film)
''The Black Watch'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code adventure epic film directed by John Ford and starring Victor McLaglen, Myrna Loy, and David Torrence. Written by James Kevin McGuinness based on the 1916 novel '' King of the Khyber Rifles'' by Talbot Mundy, the film is about a captain in the British Army's Black Watch regiment assigned to a secret mission in India just as his company is called to France at the outbreak of war. His covert assignment results in his being considered a coward by his fellows, a suspicion confirmed when he becomes involved in a drunken brawl in India that results in the apparent death of another officer. The film features an uncredited 21-year-old John Wayne working as an extra; he also worked in the arts and costume department for the film. This was director John Ford's first sound film. Cast * Victor McLaglen as Capt. Donald Gordon King * Myrna Loy as Yasmani * David Torrence as Field Marshal * David Rollins as Lt. Malcolm King * Cyril Chadwick as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Watch (band)
The Black Watch is an American independent rock band from Santa Barbara, California, United States, whose only constant member has been singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter, John Andrew Fredrick. Through their thirty years in the recording industry, the group has affiliated with at least ten different record labels. Fredrick formed the band in 1987 after earning his Ph.D. in English from University of California, Santa Barbara. After recording ''St. Valentine'' and releasing it on eskimo, Fredrick's own label, violinist J'Anna Jacoby joined the group and the two of them formed the nucleus of the band until she left the group in 2003. The Black Watch has recorded and toured consistently throughout its history except for a brief period in 1997 when the band broke up. During this hiatus, Fredrick wrote ''The King of Good Intentions'', a semi-autobiographical novel about an indie rock band. The band recorded a CD of the same title intended as a companion piece to the novel, alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Regiment Of Foot
The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army also known as the Black Watch. Originally titled Crawford's Highlanders or the Highland Regiment and numbered 43rd in the line, in 1748, on the disbanding of Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot, they were renumbered 42nd and in 1751 formally titled the 42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot. The 42nd Regiment was one of the first three Highland Regiments to fight in North America. In 1881 the regiment was named ''The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch)'', being officially redesignated ''The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)'' in 1931. In 2006 the Black Watch became part of the ''Royal Regiment of Scotland''. History Early history After the Jacobite rising of 1715 the British government did not have the resources or manpower to keep a standing army in the Scottish Highlands. As a result, they were forced to keep order by recruiting men from local Highland clans that had been loya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tartans
This is a list of tartans from around the world. The examples shown below are generally emblematic of a particular association. However, for each clan or family, there are often numerous other official or unofficial variations. There are also innumerable tartan designs that are not affiliated with any group, but were simply created for aesthetic reasons. British noble and regimental tartans Tartans in this section are those of the current or former British royal family, of individual British nobility members, and of British military regiments that use traditional Scottish attire, mostly Highland regiments. UK military or Government tartans A number of tartans, worn by UK military units, are known as Government tartans, and are defined in a Standard currently maintained by Defence Equipment and Support within the Ministry of Defence. They are known by a number, a name, or both. The commonest are Government 1, Black Watch; Government 1A, a slightly lighter form of Black Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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