The Black Watch: The Record of an Historic Regiment

by Archibald Forbes

Book Overview

"It was as the result of a suggestion made to the authorities by Duncan Forbes of Culloden that in 1729 it was determined on that a certain number of Highland clansmen should be embodied in the character of a species of local gendarmerie. ...The 'Black Watch, ' or as is its Gaelic name, 'Am Freiceadan Dubh, ' was the appellation given to the independent companies of which, with reinforcements, the regiment was subsequently formed. From the time that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0788421956
• ISBN13: 9780788421952
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Heritage Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"