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formation of the 42nd
Regiment of Foot were
known in
Scottish Gaelic as Am
Freiceadan Dubh,
which translates to "The
Black Watch" in English. In 1984, in a...
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Grants and
three of Campbells.
These companies were
known by the name Am
Freiceadan Dubh, or the
Black Watch. By 1740 it had
become the 43rd
Highland regiment...
- and
three from Clan Campbell.
These companies were
commonly known as Am
Freiceadan Dubh, or the
Black Watch, this name may well have been due to the way...
- a
field [in Aberfeldy] in 1739". The
force was
known in
Gaelic as Am
Freiceadan Dubh, "the dark" or "black watch". This
epithet may have come from the...
- poem,
Deargadan Phòland ("The
Fleas of Poland"), "We
called them the
Freiceadan Dubh ('Black Watch'), and any man they didn't
reduce to
cursing and swearing...
- poem,
Deargadan Phòland ("The
Fleas of Poland"), "We
called them the
Freiceadan Dubh ('Black Watch'), and any man they didn't
reduce to
cursing and swearing...
- poem,
Deargadan Phòland ("The
Fleas of Poland"), "We
called them the
Freiceadan Dubh ('Black Watch'), and any man they didn't
reduce to
cursing and swearing...
- six
Independent Highland Companies who by this time were
known as Am
Freiceadan Dubh or
Black Watch. It has been
suggested that this name came from their...
