42nd Regiment of Foot
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42nd Regiment of Foot
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The 42nd 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. The unit was honoured with the name Royal Highla
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Scottish regiment in the British Army
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Regiment_of_Foot
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2024-04-26T22:25:27Z
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