The Black Watch ; When Serving with the First Battalion in the Three Campaigns

A Sho rt Histo ry o f

T h e B la c k W a t c h

( R oyal Highlan ders)

' ' Y l lx u V b r w V e R a n

A Sho rt Histo ry o f

The B ac k Watc h

(R o ya l Highla nde rs)

1 7 2 5 — 1 9 0 7

To w hic h is adde d an A c c ou n t

o f the Se c o n d Battalion in the

Sou th A fri c an War 1 8 — 1 0 2 , 9 9 9

A M FR EICEA D A N D UB H

Willi am Bla c kw o o d 8: So n s

Edinbu rgh a nd London 1 9 0 8

(Elba ﬂami n g of

AJ - W M OR GE ER A L ( 94 G . A . H N UC OPE, LL B ,

WH JomED TH 42ND I 186 5 A D P T THE FOLLO WING O E N , N S EN

THIRTY - THREE YEARS IN THE BLACK WATCH ; WHEN SERVING WITH THE FIRST BATTALION IN THE THREE CAMPAIGNS

OF SHA T EGYPT A D S DA WA THR TIM A N EE , , N OU N, S EE ES SEVERELY WOUNDED ; WHO FOR FOUR YEARS COMMANDED THE

S C D ATTALI A D AT THE ATTL OF OMD RMA E ON B ON, N B E U N WAS IN COMMAND OF THE FIRST BRIGADE ; WHO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR WAS GIVEN THE

C MMA D OF TH HIGHLA D RIGAD A D LL ON TH O N E N B E , N FE , E

11TH OF D C MB R 18 99 AT MA GER SFONTEIN IGHTI G E E E , , F N

A AD F R G M L V D S0 W LL T THE HE O THE E I ENT HE O E E .

TITLES AND DIST INCT IONS OF THE R EGIM T EN .

THE B L A C K WA T C H

R OY IG L ND RS ( AL H H A E ) .

H R YAL CYPH R WITHI TH CAR TER T E O E N E .

THE ADG A D O ORDER OF THE H L B E N MOTT OF THE T IST E .

IN TH IR T C R R TH MB R THE ATTALI IN A H E F S O NE E NU E OF B ON, E C OF THE OTHER THREE CORNERS THE R OYAL CYPHER G D W IMP R AL CR W ENSI NE ITH THE E I O N .

SP X P R CR B D G P THE HI I E Y T. N , SU E S E

N MYSORE MANGALORE SERI GAPATAM CORUNNA.

’ FUENTES D ONOE— PYRENEES— NIVEW NWE

— — ORTHES TOULOUSE PENINSULA.

— - - - WATE L S TH RICA 18 46 7 185 1 2 3. R OO OU AF , , — — W— ALMA SEVASTOPOL LUCR NO ASHANTEE.

— - - — — EGYPT 1882 1884 TEL EL K BIR NIL 188 4 188 5 KIR BER AN. , , E E, ,

- — S TH RICA 1899 1902 PAARDEBER G. OU AF ,

PR EFA CE.

THIS Short histo ry is published with the approval of the ofﬁcers comm anding the 1st a nd 2nd Battalio ns Th B of e lack Watch .

d a n m fo r The facts here collecte h ve bee co piled , the

o a r m m a l st m st p rt, f o the Regi ent l Records of the a nd 2md B a a and a tt lions, of the Perthshire Militi ,

m a hi 42n d and 73rd and fro the ofﬁci l stories of the ,

’ ‘ ’ l n r from Stewart s Sketches of the High a de s . Permission has been given by La dy Tu llibardine an d F ma ma n ew Mr J . W. ortescue to ke use of ny

‘ facts concerning the regiment con ta ined in The

’ ‘ Milita ry Histo ry of Perthshire and in The History

’ of the British Army : in the former case this applies especially to the account of the Militia Battalion a nd to the raising of the 4th an d 5 th Volunteer B at

a 18 n t lions in 5 9 . Tha ks a re also due to the ofﬁcers commandin g the Six Volunteer Batta lions and 5 th Ro yal Highla nders of Canada for information they were good enough to collect a nd forward to me . It has been the fortune of the regiment to be X PR EFACE .

a ma and m r — a eng ged in ny victories in so e reve ses,

“ a a a a F a and f ct th t e rned the s ying, irst in the ttack ” last in the retreat ; but whether such victories as those of Seringapatam an d Alexandria brought more

n a F a a a ho our th n ontenoy, Ticonderog , or M ng lore, is

a a a h rd to decide. This short ccount of m ny actions ha s a a m been written in the hope th t, by le rning so e

Oi a r r r r thing the v lou of thei p edecesso s, soldiers belon ging to the regiment may be themselves en

ra d a w co u ge in th t ay . The narrative of the services of the 2nd B attalion

n S A r an War m duri g the outh f ic has been co piled,

a a m r ma to gre t extent, fro the full reco d de by

a Cam n A a a M jor eron, the djut nt, but unh ppily never

a nd a aid a printed, lso with the of the person l re

f m ar collections o any of those who served in the w . It is a dded a t the request of many soldiers who were engaged in that campaign who hitherto ha ve been unable to procure any account of the services

r of the 2u d B attalion in South Af ica .

A . G . W.

P H W 1907 . ES A AR, C O NT ENT S.

P A R T I .

THE BLACK WATCH .

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T I. FROM THE RAISING OF THE BLACK WATCH o THE FO RMATION OF THE 2ND BATTALION 21 II. FROM 1779 To THE END OF THE WATERLO O CAMPAIGN CHANGES IN THE REGIMENT 5 3 Iv 6 1 . FROM 18 16 TO 1907

RECORD OF THE PERIODS OF SERVICE OF THE SEVERAL BATTALIONS WHO HAVE CONSTITUTED THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLANDERS) U ULL L L L T L S CCESSION OF F CO ONE S , IS OF ORIGINA

C &C. OFFI ERS , SUCCESSION O F COLONELS F WH V I T OF ICERS O RECEI ED COMMISS ONS , DA ED “ 25 TH T B 17 39 TH H HL OC O ER , IN E IG AND T” LY ALL D TH As REGIMEN , COMMON C E EN , W “ TH BLA K WAT H ” NO , E C C ORIGINAL LIST OF OFFICERS BELONGING To THE 2ND BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH 3 R D BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH THE VOLUNTEER BATTALIONS THE BLACK WATCH THE IST (CITY OF DUNDEE) VOLUNTEER BAT TALION THE BLACK WATCH CONTENTS .

THE 2ND (ANGUS) VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH THE3 R D ( DUNDEE HIGHLAND) VOLUNTEER BAT TALION THE BLACK WATCH THE 4TH ( PERTHSHIRE) VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH THE 5 TH ( PERTHSHIRE HIGHLAND) VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH THE 6 TH (FIFESHIRE) VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH THE FIFTH REGIMENT ROYAL HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA THE REGIMENTAL COLOURS REGIMENTAL BAND AND PIPE MUSIC THE RED HECKLE RAISING THE 2ND BATTALION 4 2ND ROYAL HIGH LANDERS FAREWELL ADDRESS OF GENERAL SIR COLIN CAMP B LL To TH H HL B E , E IG AND RIGADE INSCRIPTION ON THE REGIMENTAL MONUMENT IN DUNKELD CATHEDRAL INSCRIPTION ON THE MANGALORE MONUMENT ( NOW IN BOMBAY CATHEDRAL) THE BLACK WATCH ASSOCIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY

PA T II R .

THE 2ND ION IN SO FRIC BATTAL UTH A A.

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THE I . FROM BEGINNING OF THE WAR TO THE HALT T BL F T H 1900 A OEM ON EIN, MARC

. H 1900 U T L PT B 1901 WH II FROM MARC N I SE EM ER , EN THE BATTALION LEFT LADYBRAND x u l CONTENTS .

REGIMENTAL H EADQUARTERS UNDER COLONEL YOR T PT B R 1901 To H 1902 S OUN, SE EM E MARC TH V R D TA H T F RECORDS OF E A IOUS E C MEN S , ROM SEPTEMBER 19 01 UNTIL THE END OF THE WA J 1902 R, UNE DETACHMENT RECORDS “ ” R APT A ’ P Y E , O C AIN M CRAE S COM AN “ B ” COMPANY ” “ ” “ E AND G COMPANIES “ ” “ ” “ L ” MPA F, G, CO NIES “ A ” AND “ C ” COMPANIES REGIMENTAL MOUNTED INFANTRY DETACHMENT OF I2TH MOUNTED INFANTRY DETACHMENT WITH THE 22ND BATTALION MOUNTED INFANTRY 9 I DETACH MENT WITH NO . ARMOURED TRA N THE BATTALION DURING THE WA R BATTALION LOSSES BATTALION HONOURS SERVICES OF OFFICERS IN THE 2ND BATTALION SERVICES OF OFFICERS ATTACHED FROM THE 3R D BATTALION

BOOK OF DAYS HOME THE FIRST HIGHLAND REGIMENTS

LIST O F M AP S.

IN T E XT .

OF MAGERSFONTEIN

AT KOEDOESB ER G

BATTLE OF PAA RDEB ER G ROUGH PLAN OF LADYBRAND DISTRICT

FOLDING MAPS .

TREKS OF BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH OF BLOEMFONTEIN To OCTOBER 1900 THE BRANDWATER BASIN TREKS OF THE SECOND BATTALION THE BLACK

W T H 1901- 1902 A C ,

C H A PT E R I .

FROM THE RAISING OF THE BLACK WATCH TO THE FORM ION OF THE SECOND ION 17 9 . AT BATTAL , 7

AFTER the Revolution of 16 8 8 most of the Highland cla ns mainta ined a feeling of loyalty to wa rds the S a am m tew rt f ily, but were obliged to sub it to the A m Government of Willia m III . great nu ber of the clansmen joined the unsuccessful rebellion of 1715 and e l E , their f e ing of hostility to the nglish Government w as increased by the la w making it a n Offence either to bea r arms or to wear the w as Highla nd dress. It therefore decided by the Government tha t an effective method of preserving am and a nf order ong the clans, lso of e orcing the i am Act m a a D sarm ent , would be to e ploy cert in number of Highlanders as regula r soldiers paid by the Crow n and serving under ofﬁcers belonging to the Whig clans. m AS ha s It w as not altogether an untried syste . ‘ been Shown by Mr ROSS in Th e Military Histo ry ’ s m a la of Perth hire , independent co p nies of High nders

m a a S in had been int ined by the Crown, with hort terv als m 16 6 7 17 17 a , fro to , in which ye r they were disbanded on the advice of General Wade. B u t the difﬁculties which now faced the Govern ment seemed to be most easily met by the employ 4 THE BLACK WATCH . ment of a local irregula r force to quell local irregular disturba nces . Consequently in 1725 four independent companies l a and m of High anders were r ised, the syste proving an i e 1729 m ani unqual ﬁed succ ss, by two more co p es F m m a had been embodied . ro these co p nies the suc cession is unbroken to their form ation in 1740

a ula m into reg r regi ent of the line, and the origin of The Black Watch may thus undoubtedly be placed r 7 2 at least as fa back as 1 5 . n w as i This ame given to the independent compan es, pa rtly from the nature of their duties in preserving order an d pa rtly from the darkness of their uniform compared with that of the regular troops . Three 110 a of the companies consisted of men e ch, three a m a smaller of 70 men each . The three l rger co p nies mma o a Sir a Ca were co nded by L rd Lov t, Dunc n mp

bell o f Lo chn ell C Ballin dalloch. , and olonel Grant of Men of good character and family were readily found to fill the rank s both for the privilege of bearing m and a hl a ar s we ring the Hig and dress, and bec use companies were Ofiicered by landowners well known hl in the Hig ands . The officers were appointed chiefly from the Whig a Ca m a and m en cl ns, such as pbell, Gr nt, Munro ; the ui r A and were recr ted from these, f om thole, from r the Highlands of Perths hire . The recruits we e not all fin e o m only men of physique, but also of s e a i i ma n r st nd ng in their d strict, and ny on joini g we e ’ m a l a m acco p nied by gi lies, who c rried their aster s d firel k baggage an oc s on the march . Even E a and S a at in ngl nd, still more in cotl nd

mm m and a this time, the co on feeling of conte pt fe r towards the regula r army w a s shown by the name THE BLACK WATCH . 5

a as of Thom s Lobster, the soldier who wore a red coa t was call ed ; the cha racter of the recruit a nd the sombre hue of his dress freed the Highlanders of these independent companies alike from this con m as r a te pt f om the nickn me. To maintain order in the Highlands the com panies were broken up into detachments and a and S a qu rtered in Ross utherl nd, through Inver

- S A and B a ness hire, thole, readalb ne, to the northern Ar leshir parts of gy e. A c a a 1 ppre i ting the v lue of such soldiers , the 739 Government in 1739 increased their numbers by a m a and m four addition l co p nies, formed the into a im Ea C a r reg ent of the line, with the rl of r wfo d as B a c m a colonel, and The lack W t h now beca e p rt a a of the regul r rmy. Six months later the ten companies were mustered 1740 a Ta B and A and in ﬁeld between y ridge berfeldy, m nu bered the 43rd Regiment . Ea ch w as a a soldier rmed with musket, bayonet,

C a : a and a m S and l ymore two pistols, dirk, s all hield a a were lso llowed to be worn, but these were not m a provided by Govern ent. The dress was long 1 a B a a pl id of The lack W tch tartan, twelve y rds long, pla ited round the middle of the body and ﬁxed on a o an d a a the left shoulder, scarlet c at w istco t with n buff facings a d white lace . When not on duty the little kilt or philibeg of Athole tartan w as Th e a a worn. pipers were given pl ids of Roy l

1 h e om a a d nd nden ac co mman der as While t c p nies cte i epe tly, e h m d the ar an of ow n c an b en the co m ani r su e t t his l , ut wh p es we e re m n d u nd r Lo rd ra ford a Lo land r a new ar an w as gi e te e C w , w e , t t a n designed and called The Black Watc h t rta . ! ’ ‘ The details o f dress and arms are taken fro m Stewart s Sketches ’ he and r Of t Highl e s . 6 THE BLACK WATCH .

a a - r w as a Stewart tart n . The he d d ess blue bonnet n with dice border a d a tuft of feathers. 1743 1743 m s and a r In , uch to the surpri e just nge of

r E m the soldie s, the nglish Govern ent sent orders that the regiment w as to lea ve the Highlands and m m o . arch fro Perth to L ndon The order was obeyed , but believing they were to be sent as Sla ves to the n m m and West I dies, so e of the regi ent mutinied, ﬂed from Lo ndon with the in tention of escaping to m S . e cotland The utineers, who were without ofﬁc rs, succeeded in evading O pposition until they reached N am orth ptonshire, where they were surrounded by reg u lar troops to whom they surrendered On their return to London three ringleaders were Shot in the and 200 a di Tower, priv te sol ers were forced to serve ff Ma m m in di erent corps abroad . In y the regi ent e a fo r F a and n B a m b rked l nders, joi ed the ritish r y mm i ediately a fter the ba ttle of Dettingen. 1744 a F a Th e Quitting their winter qu rters in l nders, Black Wa tch served under Marshal Wade and a F a as far n adv nced into r nce as Lisle, but owi g to the superior numbers of the French no important l r a an d a a a a a resu ts we e chieved, M rsh l W de g in F an r retired to l de s for the winter. 1745 The next yea r the Duke of Cumberland w as

appointed Commander - in - Chief of the B ritish forces F a r m a in l nde s, who then nu bered bout

a a Sa mma F arm M rsh l xe, co nding the rench y, set a a t A a nd siege to Tourn y the end of pril , took up a stron g position with a covering army of a bout n troops nea r Fo tenoy. This position the C r a m a a a Duke of umbe l nd deter ined to tt ck, the llies

numbering a bout m en .

On l 0th Ma a a a the of y the dv nced gu rd , of which THE W C BLACK AT H . 7

’ hla a a the Hig nders formed p rt, drove in the enemy s a r outposts , and with great d sh fo ced the Fren ch out i Veson and of the v llage of occupied it themselves. The next day the Duke decided to a ttack the F ma a nd rench in position, drew up the army with and A a r t the Dutch ustri n fo ces on the lef , the B F ritish just to the right of ontenoy itself . The left a ttack was SO ha lf - hearted as to be a complete ’ a 43rd f ilure. The in Ingoldsby s Brigade were

B a posted on the ritish right . This ttack advanced in two lines on the ma in French position between ’ F and d Eu i ontenoy Redoubt , from both of wh ch a terrible cross fire of a rtillery w a s directed a ga inst a B the serried r nks of the ritish . The troops, however, a an i fir fl at steadily dv ced w thout ing, their ri es the ul hi m A S . t ho der, until wit n thirty yards of the ene y this range they poured in volleys on the French f m a a . in ntry, one regi ent firing while two were lo ding F n w as S a The rench li e h ttered by this fire, and the ’ n m m British a dva nced 300 ya rds into the e e y s ca p . Bu t unfortunately at this moment the French troops o ff f who had driven the Dutch on the le t, supported an d a by all their reserves, now closed in, the d nger B mm n of the ritish being surrounded growing i i ent, r M i r m retreat w as o dered about 3 R . Th s etire ent w as a m ma r c rried out in the ost orderly nner, cove ed by the Highlanders a nd the 19th Regiment un der C a ll Off his hat m Lord r wford, who pu ed to the regi ent r a had after the etre t been successfully conducted, sayin g they had won as much honour as though they B and F a m had gained a battle . The ritish rench r ies ’ each lost a bout 7000 m en in the day s fighting. The la m a an conduct of the High nders, who were ost g ll tly C Sir arm led by their olonel, Robert Munro, was w ly 8 THE BLACK WATCH .

m praised in the Gazette . The loss of the regi ent was

30 90 12 n . A killed, wounded, and missi g fter some n ra a m u e service under Ge e l H wley, the regi ent ret rn d

to England in Octobe r. During this year three augmenta tion companies a m en were r ised, the being recruited chieﬂy in Perth r One o f ni a t a shi e . these compa es fought Prestonp ns 21st Of S a Co on the eptember under Gener l pe, losing m i l e a ri com any k l d and t ken p soners, the other two

m hl a panies being e ployed in the Hig nds . On 15 th 5 th A and 24th 1746 the of June, of ugust, of August the regiment embarked with an expedition

St C a N . Am under General l ir for orth erica, but on

each occasion w as driven back by contra ry winds . On the 15 th of September the expedition sailed B a 8 000 a a to rittany, and l nded, strong, on th t co st ’ a L Orient a ne r port , to which pl ce the force set

S . S iege The defence proving too strong, the iege was raised and the expedition returned on board w as a the ﬂeet . The force then l nded on the penin a O a sul of Quiberon in ctober, where fort with eighteen guns was captured by The Black Wa tch

an d a . a di the Roy ls Winter dvancing, the expe tion m m a di a t C . returned ho e, the regi ent l n ng ork 1747 F 43rd m En In ebruary the e barked for gland, and a l F a subsequently s i ed to l nders, where they were a a a a F a gain eng ged in ctive service g inst the rench. 1748 After spendin g the winter in South B eveland the a a regiment returned to Irel nd. The ugmentation m hi a co pa nies were disbanded t s ye r. 1749 The regimental number w as now changed from 4 42n 3rd to d. 175 1 The King’ s and Regimental Colours were authorised

a l st . by Royal Warr nt, dated July

1 0 THE BLACK WATCH .

n a and and surrou ded on three sides by w ter morass, fortified on the fourth Side by a breastwork eight m feet high and many for idable Obstac les . w as a a a a There no rtillery to prep re bre ch, and a a m r the ttack f iled, chiefly fro the lack of prope prepara tion an d to the omission of scaling - ladders a s a nd a with the s aulting parties, lso owing to the a m fine defence made by the French under Montc l .

B a a er The lack W tch was det iled with the res ve, but a t the ﬁrst repulse adva n ced to the front and m ade attack a fte r attack in va in effort to carry the works : a m en an d all 42nd only few , these few of the , suc c eeded in m r a immedi cli bing the b e stwork, but were a a A t a tely bayoneted s they re ched the crest. f er the a ssa ult h ad been m ainta in ed for four hours a general m w as r r m retire ent o de ed, but not before the regi ent a a a h ad 25 a nd 6 22 men in repe ted tt cks lost ofﬁcers , m 14 r Nor of who 3 we e killed. were these the losses

a and and m of defe t disaster, but of persistent ost galla nt atta ck m ade a gainst every adverse circum a in a a O a n d r st nce, the f ce of fe rful dds in the p esence S a A r m a to of terrible l ughter. berc o by retired h stily a a nd ma n a m L ke George, re i ed in ctive in his for er ca mp until the next yea r .

B S a a a a 22nd l y peci l w rr nt, d ted the of Ju y, the regiment w as hon oured by being declared The ‘ ’ m 4 2nd o r a la F . , Roy l High nd Regi ent of oot A S r S a h ad c u ecruiting in cotl nd been so su cessf l , it w a s decided to add a second ba ttalion to the regi w a s m ani ment . This for ed of the three comp es who had a r a 1st B a a and l e dy joined the tt lion, of seven

r m a m at . othe co p nies, now e bodied Perth In the autumn the 2nd B attalion was ordered to join an expedition then being collected against th e THE C 1 1 BLACK WAT H .

m West Indies . Two co panies proceeded with the a and a a 15th ﬁrst tr nsports , re ched M rtinique on the a a A a f a F a 175 9 of J nu ry. l nding was ef ected ne r ort Roy l ;

as m r n a m but the ene y we e fou d to be in gre t nu bers, and the ba tteries near St Pierre too formidable to be a a m a a and tt cked, it was deter ined to le ve M rtinique w as direct the expedition against Gua daloupe . This 23rd and ma m a reached on the , the re ining ﬁve co p nies n of the 2 d Battalion here joined the expedition . The troops landed on the 24th and took possession an O of the town d citadel. utposts were thrown

a and m r f n 13th forw rd skir ishes we e requent. O the of February a detachment of the Royal Highlanders a nd Marines was landed on Gran de Terre and a n as c ptured Fort Lo uis . O another occ ion the a a Highl nders, with drawn swords, c ptured two

a w as ra redoubts in r pid succession . This tole bly “ a ra n C S a t for a sm rt t i ing, olonel tew r observes, m had young corps who, nine onths before, been ” a herding Sheep . The island was ﬁn lly surrendered 1st Ma r 2nd B a a h ad on the of y, not befo e the tt lion 100 m en a r a a lost over , p rtly in the seve al ctions, p rtly r from fever. They were now o dered to join the 1st B a a a nd a N Am a a tt lion, l nded in orth eric e rly a 42n d e in July, the two batt lions b ing posted to ’ m the second brigade of General Amherst s a r y. A c m a i r and com c ording to custo , the gren d e light n a a panies were formed into separate corps . O ce g in 42nd a a ad a r the emb rked t the he of L ke Geo ge, ’ a an d A r m s iled across, followed berc o by s route to T r F a a a . a iconderog This ye r, howeve , the rench b n do ned r and Am r the fo t without ﬁghting, he st a a Cr r a m ma dv nced to own Point, whe e the r y re ined r du ing the winter. 12 THE A BL CK WATCH .

Next summer the force embarked in boats and 1 60 On 26th A 7 moved down the St La wrence . the of ugust F e an d 4th 5 th ort L vis was captured, on the and of September the descent of the rapids w as accom lished S a e and p , though ixty bo ts were wreck d eighty

r . a a a men d owned The force l nded ne r Montre l, the only place of importa nce rema ining to the French

a r and since the c ptu e of Quebec by Wolfe, on the 8 th a a w as and Can a a m the c pitul tion signed, d beca e a B p rt of the ritish power. 176 1 B a ta S a a oth b t lions were quartered in t ten Isl nd, and received orders to join a new expedition aga inst m B a a the West Indies . The regi ent rea ched rb does

m and a a in Dece ber, there joined force under Gener l ni Monckton formed for the capture of Ma rti que . 176 2 ‘ By the 16th of January the force w a s landed three

m F a a F iles from ort Roy l , the capit l . The rench ocen a To rten so n pied strong position on Morne , which was c a a 24th a i su cessfully tt cked on the , the Gren d ers an d 42nd in the centre of the line storming post a r n m r fte post. The e e y withdrew to Morne Grenie , a Torten son a a r hill beyond Morne , but dv nced th ee n a a days later aga inst the British li es . The tt ck

a l la a r i a f i ing, the High nders ch ged w th dr wn swords n and drove back the enemy with great loss. O the

7th F a a and Mar of ebru ry the g rrison surrendered, n tiniqu e w as delivered up to the British . Ge eral Monckton stated in despa tches that the Royal Highlanders had particula rly distinguished them selves : the loss of the regiment was 12 o ﬂicers and

8 9 men. AS w ar ha d e a a S a an been d cl red ag inst p in, attack 42nd on the island of Cuba w as determin ed on . The i a a a a joined the expedition, sail ng gainst H v n , the THE W BLACK ATCH . 13

a a Al rm l be ar . capit l of the isl nd, under Lord e After a S a Ca iege of forty d ys Moro stle, the key of the S a w as a 30th ul p nish position, ssaulted on the of J y, an d r captured , followed shortly after by the surrende a a a a C a of H v n and the whole isl nd of ub , including i nine Spanish battlesh ps. During these Operations 42nd 12 m en 8 2 the lost in action and from fever. Th e prize - money for this capture amounted for 5 4 a 4 £ 6 £ . 2nd field officers to , priv te soldiers The B attalion now transferred all men fit for service l st Ba a w as a a i a . to the tt lion , and fterw rds d sb nded Th e peace of Fontainebleau now en ded the Seven 1763 ’ ar m Yea rs W . The regi ent bears no honours on the colours for the m an y actions in this or the a N A a following camp igns in orth meric , yet it was

m and by the steady conduct of the regi ent, the a rdour the soldiers displayed on those many battle a 42nd w as as a a m ﬁelds, th t the ﬁrst known n e

B hi r . famous in ritish sto y The losses were severe. From 175 8 to 176 6 the 42nd had 409 killed and 5 6 3 wounded. The regiment remained in America w ith the force t and kept there for the protection of the colonis s, w as a at r A a B u t n qu rtered ﬁ st in lb ny. in the spri g the Indians made a great raid across the frontiers of a a 42nd a M ryl nd and Virginia. The joined column a a C under thous nd strong, ordered, under olonel B to F . a ouquet, the relief of ort Pitt Tow rds the m n a e end of July this colu n, when crossi g pass b yond

B R u n w as a a d n a s . ushy , suddenly tt cke by I di n It w as m di n m found i possible to sperse the e e y who, ni a m when ght fell , covered the heights th t for ed the r m all S at pass . The atta ck w as renewed f o ides a d wn. THE BLACK WATCH .

Colonel Ste wart relates the troops were SO encu m bered by their wounded an d the convoy Of provisions F m o ff for ort Pitt, that it was i possible to drive the

a a a Indi ns, who grew bolder with every tt ck , and the Situa tion must ha ve been most serious when Co lon el m m Bouquet atte pted a stratage . The two light com panies in adva nce were ordered to retire and fall a and m e a ia into the squ re, i m di tely the Ind ns rushed a forward into the Open. They were met by vigorous a l m a i ch rge, whi e the light co p n es doubled round n m a small hill a d a tta cked the in ﬂank . They m were thus driven o ff w ith hea vy loss . The regi ent had 30 l and 36 e cc e kil ed wound d , but su e ded in F i relieving ort Pitt, where they passed the w nter. 1764 The ﬁg hting between the back settlers and the

Indians was incessant. To repress their a ttack s Colonel Bouquet marched in June with a column o m 42nd i n a 400 c posed of the , some L ght I f ntry, a and a a m u Virgini ns , det ch ent of colonists disg ised

ia a n far a as Ind ns, with their faces p i ted, into Del a an d SO a an a w re, h rassed the Indi s in th t territory a that they kept peace for sever l yea rs. The 42nd e F a return d to ort Pitt in January, and lthough they had experienced the extremes of hea t and cold an d ar nl h i Si every form of h dship, o y t ree men d ed of ck ix m ness during the S onths . 1765 The regiment rema ined at Fort Pitt until the

n a a Penns l followi g ye r, when they were q u rtered in y ’ a Ca S m a vani , but ptain tirling s co p ny was sent on ma a di Ohi and a re rk ble expe tion down the o, then F C a up the Mississippi to ort h rtres in Illinois. Of this he took possession and occupied the Fort l S m til the pring, and then rejoined the regi ent after an absence of ten months and a journey of THE W BLACK ATCH . 15

3000 o man over miles without the l ss of a . Fo r this performance the company w a s tha nked by

- - the Comma nder in Chief.

m w as r m m r 1 6 The regi ent orde ed ho e in the sum e . 7 7

a m en ma Am o m M ny volunteered to re in in erica , s e

d r dis were transferre to other corps, others we e a and r and 2nd Ba t ch rged settled in the count y, the

a w as S o ff a m a t lion truck the est blish ent of the rmy. These a rduous campaigns in America brought the a hla a — e rv i Roy l Hig nders gre t credit, s ices wh ch no a a r m one better appreci ted th n the ve y colonists who , a a 42nd m ten ye rs l ter, the were to eet as rebels on many ba ttleﬁelds . a a t C r a nd ma The regiment l nded o k , re ined in a nd w as Ireland for the next eight years, on m lO ed in At several occasions e p y quelling riots . a review held in 176 8 the regimen t para ded at a a a an and ﬁle strength of over thous nd r k , of

all n Ta whom except two were born orth of the y, and none in the fron t rank stood under five feet a ll m ma a eight inches . This is the ore re rk ble as the standa rd of height in the a rmy a few yea rs i previously w as only five feet two nches. O a and r fficers c rried fusils, , when in full d ess ,

a - n a the b sket hilted broadsword , but ordi rily wore S a a m i light hangers . erge nts were now r ed w th ca rbines in place of the Lochaber a x e ; muskets and a e a l b yonets were issu d to priv tes, who a so carried broa dswords and pistols supplied by the a be colonel, though the two l tter ceased to used after 1776 . w as a r a 1771 The jacket of rusty red colou , and fter ’ a w as a a a two years we r converted into w istco t, but afte r 1770 white waistcoats were issued in 16 THE BLACK WATCH .

. a a a their place The pl id, lso, fter two years was ﬂicer had a reduced to the philibeg. O s alw ys worn m nl a t i a plu e of feathers, but it was o y th s period that all ranks had their bonnets ﬁtted with ostrich

- feathers in the present fashion . The sword belts were of black leather ; and a cartouch - box holding

- w a s thirty two cartridges worn in front, above the and ﬁ a purse, xed round the loins by black belt,

a - S in which hung the bayonet. Go t kin purses were first issued a bout this time in place of badger skin . C S a m S olonel tew rt, fro whose ketches these a details are taken, tells how in the early d ys of the regiment there were many ba rds among the O soldiers . Their poems ften took the form of am a l l ents for the f llen, or reco lections of their m n 75 a a a d . 1 6 dist nt ho es glens In M jor Reid, a m a m m who fterwards co m nded the regi ent, co posed “ 42nd w a s The March of the , which subsequently “ set to some verses beginning In the Garb of Old ” a a 42nd and a G ul, written by a priv te of the ; bout this time the regimenta l chaplain wrote the Ga elic “ hl ” words to The Hig and Laddie . After an absence of thirty - two years the 42nd n S a now retur ed to cotl nd, but the next year was ordered to America to fight against the colonists h ad ill i w ar who rebelled. The success of th s was due rather to the Government at home than to the S a a rmy in the field. The trength of the st nding army w as only and the p erson/ml of the na vy s a a a m le s th n h lf th t nu ber, but the real weakness of the country w as shown when it was found m E necessary to hire Ger an mercenaries . very w as A a available regiment ordered to meric , new

18 THE BLACK WATCH .

ff a a a a inaccessible cli s, the Highl nders ch rged g ll ntly a ma n m 200 i and m forw rd , ki g so e pr soners, eeting

the troops of the real attack inside the works . m 8 4 w a s The regi ent lost men, but the fort captured a m with 2700 prisoners . The r y soon after this n went into wi ter quarters . m w as a a t Pis u atu a The regi ent then qu rtered q , 1777 a Am a mm ne r boy, post on the line of co unication N On 10th Ma to ew York . the of y they were a 2000 A r o ff ttacked by mericans, but d ove them a 200 m 47 with loss of killed, the regi ent losing n Fo r a m killed a d wounded . this eng ge ent the regiment was highly commended by Lord Cornwallis a O a nd a a an a a in Gener l rders , w rded extr r tion of

m r m an ru . In July the egi ent joined in expedition a a a n a an d 11th S m g inst Pennsylv i , on the of epte ber n a i B was e g ged in the v ctory of randywine, where m an 22 B a com the light co p y lost men, the ttalion n i pa es being in reserve . a his a m Howe continued to adv nce with whole r y, but w a s considerably impeded by a force under

a a a a a Gener l W yne, det ched by W shington to del y

a ra r the march . To de l with this force Gene l G ey w as a a a a r 42m given b tt lion of Light Inf nt y , the d r m ﬂints m m and 44th egi ents . The were re oved fro the muskets SO as to prevent the possibility of a ’ n a nd a m w as l shot bei g ﬁred , W yne s ca p successfu ly r ni 300 his m en l and su prised by ght, of ki led

and 100 m a nd a wounded ore captured, this with l B an d a loss of on y three ritish killed few wounded . At dawn on the 4th of October Washington made a a m at a w determined att ck on the ca p Germ nto n , ff and was only bea te n o a fter a hard ﬁght. The ﬂank companies of the 42nd had 12 killed and THE C BLA K WATCH . 19

B a many wounded . The ttalion companies at this time were detached un der Colonel Stirling to capture a t Billin s o int A a redoubt g p , built by the mericans a a r hi to obstruct the n vig tion on the Delawa e . T s w as a m and Ba a n easily cco plished, the tt lion rejoi ed ma n arm and N m n hi a the i y, in ove ber we t to P l a delphi for the winter. ’ Durin g the Spring the 42nd and the Queen s 1778 m m regi ent were sent on detach ent to the Jerseys, where they had a number of small but successful m m engage ents with the A ericans . Ma Sir nr C h ad In y He y lifton , who succeeded mma m a a m m Lord Howe in co nd, rched the r y fro a a New a nd S m Phil delphi to York, in epte ber the regiment joined in another small but m ost successful a a a B r expedition under Gener l Grey g inst edfo d, on the A r n Am cushnet rive , where they destroyed seve ty er n r ican priva teers and an immense qua tity of sto es . The 42nd now to ok part in several enterprises on E a an d r m a the liz beth Hudson rive s, but no i port nt ult r and m n ma res s we e achieved, the regi e t re ined n quartered near New York until the follow ing spri g . In May the 42n d joined a small expedition tha t 1779 a m New r and 137 A ri a s iled fro Yo k, destroyed me c n r vessels and much Shipping on the coast of Vi ginia. During the summer the regiment form ed the garri f at S n a n d Vere lank s son O two forts tony Poi t p , but returned to New York for the winter. At the end Of March the 42nd sa iled from New 1780

r an d 18 A r Sir Yo k , on the th of p il joined Henry ’ Clinton s army then engaged in the Siege of Charles a r a a S Six to wn . The pl ce surrende ed fter iege of m 25 an d weeks, the regi ent losing killed wounded, a nd the a rmy returned to New York . THE BLACK WATCH .

178 1 It became known in the a utumn that Lord Corn ’ a a m at r To w n w as w llis r y Yo k closely surrounded, and Sir Henry Clinton embarked a force of 7000 m n 42n his n a e d . , including the , to relief Unfortu tely the su rrender took place before the transports reached ’ r i a and C a m the coast of Vi g ni , linton s r y withdrew

to New York without fighting. 1782 The independence of the United States w as this d d a year conce e , the regiment l establishment was f reduced to eight companies of fi ty men each , and the 42nd was stationed in Nova Scotia for the next A m five years . During the merican war the regi ent n lost 8 5 killed a d 28 6 wounded . It is now time to consider an event most importa nt in hi the story of the regiment, the raising of the Ba 2nd ttalion . C H A PTE R II .

FROM 1779 To THE END OF THE W ER OO C MP IGN AT L A A .

SELDOM has England been in grea ter need of soldiers 1779 a m F a ha d th n at this ti e . r nce declared w ar in the i S and e a prev ous pring, her forc s now actively ided A At w ar at in E the merican rebels. once urope, A ri a and ia a m ul me c , Ind , the r y was f ly occupied, while the evils of impressment and of the bounty system had lowered both the numbers and standard f r O rec uits . Hitherto men for the 42nd had be en recruited a exclusively in the Highl nds, with the result that while desertions were common throughout the rest a man m of the rmy, not one had left the regi ent a l a a l wful y during the l te w rs. Now a m , however, without tte pting to raise the S a a ri necessary number in cotl nd, the utho ties sent recruits to the 42nd without character o r pride in r m the regiment, punishments orde ed to check cri e Ba a an d w as nl lowered the tone of the tt lion, it o y am Of O s an d the ex ple the lder oldiers, the traditions 42nd a of the , th t preserved the good name of the la Royal High nders . r ff di Mo e e ective, however, than sen ng unwilling men to the front was the action of the Government 22 THE BLACK WATCH .

in allowing Lord John Murra y to ra ise a second battalion to the regimen t of which he had been full d S 1745 . a a n colonel ince This was uthorised in July, in spite of the fact that over Highlanders had nl n a been e isted duri g the p st eighteen months,

adi 42nd and recruits were re ly found for the , in 1 8 0 ar 2nd B a a 8 27 w as m 7 M ch the tt lion, strong, e bodied

- C N m a a at Perth . Lieut. olonel or n Macleod was p mma o ﬂicer and pointed co nding , seven other ofﬁcers 1 r m B were also transferred f o the 1st attalion . 2n d B a a m a F r The tt lion rched to ort Geo ge, where orders were received in the autumn to emba rk for and a a an 1781 foreign service, in J nu ry joined expedition under General Mathews directed against the Dutch

A a a m colonists in South fric . The expedition s iled fro m a a r n a Ports outh in M rch, but fte capturi g convoy E n am Sa an a B a of Dutch ast I di en in ld h y, it was found that a French squadron had reached the Cape

r m an d n w as a a befo e the , the e terprise b ndoned . At Ali r had this time Hyder , ruler of Myso e, m a a F a a nd a s for ed le gue with the rench in Indi , the B ritish were a lready ﬁghtin g the Dutch in B n a m r a n d 2n d e g l, ore troops were equired, the m w B attalion was ordered to Bo bay. This as not

1 Amo n s w as a r a n Jo n O a d o ran or g the e ce t i h sw l , wh se st ge hist y is ‘ ’ o d b Mr B laikie in the Ml ar H or o f t l y i it y ist y Perthshire . Th e so n Of an Ed nbu r o d m he e n d and ro to the rank Of i gh g l s ith, liste se sergeant in the 18 R o a Ir R m n and n r as d a co mm th y l ish egi e t, the pu ch e ission H and r He w as ran rr in th e R o a . d to the 2nd Ba a o n y l ighl e s t sfe e tt li ,

c he a o m an d to India w as mad ad u an in c a o whi h cc p ie , e j t t, whi h pp int men he n d a mo rann a d o o n and o on ado e d t evi ce st ty ic l isp siti , s pt all H w f the habits of a Hindu . e as there ore relieved fro m his d u ties as

ad u an and n f the arm . On the o u br ak of he F j t t, the le t y t e t re nch R o u on O a d o n ed the R e u b can orce and w as n th ev l ti , sw l j i p li f s give e co mmand o f a regiment in which his tw o sons enlisted as dru mmer

bo . In 1793 the r O a ds re k d in ac on in La V nde ys th ee sw l we ille ti e e . THE BLACK WATCH . 23

F ar a nd reached until ebru y, during the voyage of 178 2 thirteen months 5 officers a nd 116 m en died chiefly r m f o scurvy . The 2n d Batta lion advanced in October with a m m a a Palacacherri far m s all colu n g inst , not fro the a a a a n co st of M l b r, but findi g the fortress to be of m Panian é great strength, the colu n withdrew to , defeating the Mysore troops on the w a y at Munga ra cota h an a m u r Pani n n d t R a g ee . a é w as o w invested by a la rge a rmy un der Tippoo Saib and a Fren ch n n n r l co ti gent u de Monsieur Lal y. The latter led a vigorous attack in the ea rly mornin g of the 29th

N m ﬂ ﬁn e of ove ber, but was repulsed chie y by the cha rges of the Highlanders . Towards the middle of December Tippoo acknowledged defea t by crossing Panian an d r a the é river etiring to the C rnatic. The conduct of the 2nd B atta lion w as thus noticed in General Orders : The intrepidity w ith which the Highl an ders repeate dly charged w as most hon ourable ” r to their characte . ’ The 2nd B a ttalion now joined Gen eral Mathews 1783 a at Cu n da o re an d ar a rmy p , m ched through the Gh uts a n r S r tow rds Bed o . even forts were captured befo e i a i n a reach ng the capit l, wh ch surre dered e rly in

F a and a a a ma a ebru ry ; M ng lore, s ll fort on the co st, 2nd B a a w as a lso ca ptured a month later. The tt lion r mar a a Annan ore w as then orde ed to ch g inst p , which w a s ta ken at the point of the ba yonet. The Highlanders rem ained here during April and then

a a w as a occupied M ng lore, where news brought th t d Tippoo Sulta n had recaptured B ednor an put n General Mathews and its garrison to dea th . O the 28 th of April Tippoo sent a force to besiege Man his 2nd B a t galore, but t force was repulsed by the 24 THE W BLACK ATCH . talion with a loss of 23 men and the capture of ll ’ a s . S an the enemy s gun The ultan, with immense M so ries a F n army of y and strong rench co tingent, a a then invested M ng lore, which was defended by Colonel Ca mpbell of the 42md and a small garrison : B 36 9 the ritish troops, who numbered only , belonged a m m inly to the regi ent, the sepoys ﬁt for duty being 1 0 Not a da a e 22nd under 5 0 . y p ss d until the of June without some of the garrison be ing killed or wounded . A month later peace w a s declared in Europe between F a a nd E a a nd F a r nce ngl nd , his rench llies left the i m S c m l besieg ng ar y. The ultan was thus o pel ed to consent to an a rmistice by which he a greed to provide n a m the garrison with provisions. Duri g the utu n several efforts were made to relieve the ga rrison by m a sea, but no reinforce ents or stores were l nded in ’ S a m the presence of the ult n s army, because of so e m B misunderstanding of the terms of the ar istice . y the end of the year there was little rice left fo r the o an sep ys, half of whom were in hospital, while m y others grew mutinous an d deserted to the enemy : the British troops also were weakened by scurvy a nd a a a starv tion, but, in the v in hope of relief rriving, Colonel Macleod ga llantly held out until the en d of a r all S a a nd J nuary, when the wo ks being h ttered pro

’ ex h arrsted w as a n d visions , the fort surrendered, the r ll r garriso n ma ched out with a honours of w a . The garrison had thus kept employed th e whole ’ i n of the Sultan s ma n army for nine months. O the 30th a a a m Tillicherr of J nu ry the g rrison e barked for y, there being then ﬁt for duty 160 British troops an d 6 46 o w i n S m r sep ys, sho ng a loss duri g the iege of o e than half of the garrison. The regiment had 5 o ﬂicers and 17 men killed

26 TH E BLACK WATCH .

led his force through the Gha uts and crossed the Ca ver a S r a a a m F a a a y ne r e ing p t in ebru ry, few d ys ’ a a had a fter Cornw llis defe ted the Sulta n s a rmy . r and Ti o o w as The two forces we e then united, pp compelled to Sign a trea ty ceding half his possessions E m to the as t India Co pany. The 42nd during this yea r w as employed in

n r n - quelli g distu ba ces in ROSS Shire. 1793 1793 E a m an all a a In ngl nd ade i nce with Holl nd, declared w ar a gainst the French Revolutionary m an d an a m Govern ent, r y under the Duke of

York w a s sent to Flanders . O w ing to the syste m of converting agricultura l a a m m a a m a l nd into sheep f r s, ny Highl nders e igr ted, and m any who rem a ined refused to serve in the a m 4 2nd w as r y, consequently the strength of the hi m m n in reduced at t s ti e to under 400 e . Two

m a a and dependent co p nies were therefore r ised, the m n r r l regi ent thus rei fo ced p oceeded to Hul , where m F a a nd n B it e barked for l nders, joi ed the ritish

r n A t a a a rmy nea Oste d in October. f er t king p rt in the succe ssful defence of Nieuport orders were m received to return ho e to England. This year the 73rd w as brigaded with the 72nd a nd 74th r Sir a B a r and a , unde D vid i d, adv nced w ith a force un der Colonel Braithwaite against the r n rr A F ench settleme t of Pondiche y. fter a siege k 73rd of two wee s the place surrendered, the losing three officers killed besides a number of

men wounded . 1794 In June a division of under Lo rd Moira w as n C m a at sent to rei force the Duke of u berl nd, a m F th t ti e hard pressed by the rench, under 42nd hi Pich e ru F . g , in landers The landed with t s THE C C BLA K WAT H . 27

at O and w a s r a force stend , b ig ded with the 19th and 5 4th : a fter a difﬁcult march in presence Of the

m a a m a a m at A ene y, Lord Moir re ched the in r y lost. AS the French h ad troops in Flan ders at

m A r m and this ti e the llies we e co pelled to retire, in December the British army took post behind the

r aa . e w as a rive W l The wint r exception lly severe, and ri r ff f r the ve , being frozen over, o ered no o mida bl m e obsta cle to the ene y. On the 27th of December a French column 2000 strong crossed the Waa l on the ice and captured Thu l a a a w n r y . Gener l D vid Dund s as the o dered a a F a ten a a n to tt ck the rench with force of b tt lio s,

4 2nd r r ma including the . He the efo e rched to ma n a a Thu l and Gelder lse , vill ge to the north of y , F n c a a 3 drove the re ch a ross the W l on the oth, in which action the 42nd h ad a loss of one ofﬁcer an d On 4th a a F a a nine men . the of J nu ry the rench g in n r l 4 2nd advanced a d etook Thu y . The occupied Gel dermalsen a nd m B a a nd , so e ritish cav lry piquets two da ﬁeld pieces were posted in front. The next y the French dispersed these piquets a nd captured the two 42nd at a a and ar guns . The once dv nced ch ged the m ma a m r an d r a ene y, king nu ber of p isoners et king

n O f n men . the gu s, with the loss o ly four F m a r a a ive onths l te , in recognition of this g ll nt m n w as a r a action, the regi e t utho ised to we r the a i Red Heckle, unique distinction to wh ch no other r h n m egiment as a y clai .

A general retirement w as now ordered . The troops experienced the grea test hardships on the ma B m ar 14 rch to re en, where they emb ked on the th

A No r r f of pril for Harwich . we e these suf erings altogether due either to the w ar or to the sea son. 28 T HE BLACK WATCH .

The expedition had been wretchedly equ ipped : the only regiments that h ad even greatcoats had them and 42nd given by public subscription, of these the was not one ; many of the la ter recruits had only and a linen jackets trousers, and when ﬂ nnel waist coats were given it was at the expense of their O f mm a f icers ; lastly, the co issari t and hospital de n i partments were equally a d incred bly bad . a hi a Wh tever the causes, during t s retreat m ny m e a F m regi ents, esp ci lly those of the rench e igrants,

all . lost discipline Villages were looted, and hundreds of drunken men were frozen to death in a Single ni Of a hi ght. the rmy w ch had left the Waal m a at B strong only e b rked remen. In con ' 42nd 25 u trast to this, the lost only men d ring the m —a whole ca paign, fact partly due to the natural a i hla h rd ness of the Hig nders, but even more to the ﬁne spirit and good discipline ever displayed under e the most trying circumstanc s . Owing to the successes of the French R evolu tiona r F a a a m an a y armies in l nders, Holl nd bec e lly Fr B of ance . The ritish Government therefore deter

m a c C a . An ined to tta k eylon, then Dutch colony di 73rd exp e tion was ﬁtted out, and the joined the a S a troops under Gener l tewart, and l nded , on

2l st A s a . the of ugu t, near Trincom lee hi c 7 1st 72nd 73rd To t s for e, consisting of the , , and m and a c m regi ents three sepoy batt lions , Trin o alee a F surrendered fte r a Siege of three weeks . ort B atticaloe and the island of Manaar were then and a C m reduced , fin lly olombo , the last settle ent a n F rem i ing to the Dutch, surrendered in ebruary a the defenders, though equ l in numbers to the l re besiegers, on y made one sortie, which was THE BLACK WATCH . pulsed with heavy loss by the flank companies of the 73rd . 42nd a The , now r ised to a strength of over 1000 a fil e m ar a n r nk and , e b ked on expedition a Sir A under the comm nd of Ralph bercromby, di rected a a a g inst the West India Isl nds, held by the

French Republican forces . 300 a w as The fleet, consisting of s il , , however, dispersed in a storm ; regimenta l hea dqua rters and five companies of the 42nd on boa rd the Middlesecc m and Ma returned to Ports outh, in the following y r - m an d e e barked were quartered at Gibralta r. Th e a m a 1796 rem ining five co p nies , however, reached Ba e F a an d a rbado s in ebru ry, took p rt in the capture ’ of St Lucia with Sir John Moore s Brigade : the a 23rd Of Ma g rrison surrendered on the y, though not before 748 of the British troops ha d been killed or wounded . The expedition was then directed a gains t St Vin a a 8 cent, on which isl nd the force l nded on the th of n a a e m Ju e, and two d ys l t r attacked the ene y posted V zi On a fortified hill called La i e . The five companies were ordered to make a feint 1797 a m m ttack, but after cli bing up a ost precipitous ridge B f a they were joined by the uf s, and c ptured three 42md strong redoubts in rapid succession . The was Of pressing forward to the attack the last redoubt, when the ma in attack proved successful and the 42nd had enemy surrendered at discretion . The Six 46 men killed an d wounded in this attack . d m m hun red of the ene y, however, ade their escape, an d joined the Carribbs on the farther side of th e

A a a r Of island . g inst these most t ying form bush a S m h warfare was m intained until epte ber, when bot 3 0 THE BLACK WATCH .

F n arri r F a the re ch and C bbs surrende ed. ive thous nd ’ of the latte r were given six months provisions and a n tr nsported to the island of Ra ta . a St V a Sir Le ving incent, the ﬁve comp nies joined ’ a A r m a a R lph berc o by s expedition g inst Porto Rico, A r l a 17 . F where they l nded on the th of p i inding, a w a s a m however, th t the fort strongly held, the tte pt w as a a a nd m a b ndoned, the ﬁve co p nies returned to

a M rtinique. Throughout this campa ign the health of the 42nd h a d m a m en been good , though ore th n of the British forces died of fever between May 1796 a nd ﬁ r 1797 . June While the ghting continued, only fou m en h ad St a a fever in Luci , though within seven d ys a fte r the surren der Sixty m en of the regiment went a a n d am a w as into hospit l, the s e ch nge observed in r a n d n ra St Vincent . The t opic l sun a the consta t ins

m a ma a r n a nd a de the cli te t yi g one, there were m ny who regrette d the change from the kilt an d feather i r r and hat i bonnet to wh te linen t ouse s felt , wh ch l were worn by a l troops in the West Indies . From Martinique the ﬁve companies were ordered m nd m ul r a a at . e ho e, l nded Ports outh in J y They emba rked at Portsmouth an d joined regimental head

a at ra a B a a qu rters Gib ltar, r ising the tt lion to over n 1100 stro g. 1798 The 42n d w as this year engaged in the capture of a n ra S art S a a su r Minorc u der Gene l tew , the p ni rds r n a m enderi g the isl nd without uch resista nce . The

n m in a 18 42 d re ained Minorc till 00. 1799 7 rd a a a ra m C The 3 , h ving rrived in M d s fro eylon , n a n r arr m joi ed the rmy u der Lo d H is, nu bering an d in crea sed la ter by the Hyderabad Contingent of m B m As an d 6000 troops fro o bay. the fol THE C 3 1 BLACK WAT H . lowers were ﬁve times more numerous than the com batants di r mm n , the fﬁculties of supply we e i e se . The fo rce advanced from B angalore at the ra te of only

a - da a a S a a a m Ti o o ﬁve miles y g inst ering p t , where pp a h ad n 2 Sult n muste red troops . O the 7th of a at Mala vell n m r a M rch, y, the e e y we e defe ted with a 1000 m en and 19 a w a s loss of , by the th the pl ce invested . Two days previously the 73rd took pa rt in the capture of an importa nt post conta inin g a

r- m an d 20th a a nd powde ill , on the repelled sortie ’ a u a m r n 25 0 c pt red line of the ene y s t e ches, killing On 4th Ma mn of the defenders . the of y two colu s a r a s a n a a of ttack we e org ni ed, h vi g tot l strength of 4300 ﬁrelock s 73rd 74th and , the , fourteen sepoy

m ni ri co pa es forming the ght a tta ck.

a a w as r a a r mid - da The ss ult delive ed little fte y. Th e two columns advanced from the forward trenches r Ca ver w a s r a 300 a to the rive y, which he e ne rly y rds wide a nd waist deep in the centre ; then climbing a a a a r a stone w ll on the f rther b nk, they c ossed deep di a a nd a r r a tch sixty y rds wide, ﬁn lly ushing the b e ch a ram a an d S r g ined the p rts, within two hours e in gapata m w a s captured an d the Sulta n slain . B 15 00 m r The ritish lost , the ene y Du ing the siege the 73rd had 21 killed and 99 wounded . This achievement ﬁnally broke the power of

h ad e n a m n a Mysore, which be n for so lo g e ce to B in ra the ritish Mad s . The gaps are many and serious in the Records a and Official Histories of both Ba ttalions . Wh t is here written concernin g the next tw o years is taken ’ r m ‘ B r Arm mainly f o The History of the itish y, by the kindness of Mr Forte scue . After the fall of Seringapatam it still remain ed 3 2 THE BLACK WATCH . to establish British authority in Myso re and crush

m e — a m a s as a a nu b r of rebel leaders, c p ign rduous are hi as they little known, but for w ch the honour “ Mysore w as subsequently granted for the regi m enta l colours . o f l Doo ndia The chief these rebe s was one Rao, who put himself a t the head of a number of free h a m en had dis ooters, m inly who served in the f ba nded a rmy o Mysore . His force was not broken

A an d l 6th a up until the end of ugust, on the of th t month the ﬂank companies of the 73rd distinguis hed

ms a a - ﬁ ve m the elves, fter march of twenty iles, in the a ssault and capture of B ollal. A had a Colonel rthur Wellesley, who origin lly as 73rd an d a been posted ensign to the , who fter

r w as wa ds became Duke of Wellington, now given His command of all the troops in Mysore. task w as

a - an a h rd one, to destroy enemy who could live r his on the count y, whereas own troops were de m pendent on supply colu ns . It entailed some very ha rd marching on the infantry. B a Of y the end of the ye r, however, the power several local raj a hs had been completely broken ; but nea r Mu ns erabad a force compose d of the ﬂank companies of the 73rd and 74th and some sepoys s an d l o was twice repul ed, on y captured the p sition 140 0th A with the loss of on the 3 of pril . In another a m a 73rd enterprise the ﬂ nk co p nies of the , with

a a ma S - m a sm ll force of cav lry, rched ixty two iles

- a in twenty nine hours, by which me ns they sur

n a a u raman da h prised a d defeated rebel chief ne r G . Mea nwhile Doo n dia Rao had again coll ected some a a C dherents , ag inst whom olonel Wellesley led a d 73rd t S a a force , inclu ing the , that lef ering p tam

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a a had pl in for m ny hours, during which they to submit to a distant cannona de to which they were a 42nd 33 . un ble to reply, the losing men On the 21st of March the regiment was posted on B an m m Sir the ritish right, near old Ro an ca p, under A M m A . F a John Moore. bout the rench de their a a B m in ttack on the right of the ritish line . The left wing of the 4 2nd w as : posted in a sma ll ad van ed As a c redoubt. the right wing adv nced to join ” a F them, rench column, known as the Invincible, was discovered advancin g between the two wings Of m . n an d the regi ent The left wi g faced about, from both there poured such a ﬁre tha t the column was to di forced seek refuge in some buil ngs in rear, where 200 a i the survivors eventu lly surrendered, giv ng up a 42n their sta nd rd to the d. e a a 42nd Imm di tely fter this Moore reformed the , and led them himself aga inst the rea r ba ttalion of m e F . 42nd and a s cond rench colu n This the routed , 28th m a with the Regi ent, pursued for some dist nce. While in pursuit they were charged by two regiments F of cavalry, but quickly rallying, drove the rench horse back with loss . General Menou then ordered his second line of 2n cavalry to charge. Some of these charged the 4 d a an d Sir a A w as a in re r, R lph bercromby t ken

. m dia a a prisoner, though i me tely fter released by 42n corpora l and a priva te of the d . Though broken as a i hl regiment, the H g anders held their own in

and - da F scattered groups, before mid y the rench were Al a compelled to withdraw on ex ndria. Nothing could exceed the valour shown by the regiment : the 42nd had driven o ff two battalions and a a of infantry, had taken principal p rt in THE 3 5 BLACK WATCH .

the destruction of two cavalry regiments. In such achievements the losses were severe : in the three ’ a 8 00 h ad m a d ys ﬁghting, of the who e b rked on 8 5 06 r le e 23 the th, we e kil d or wound d, including O f F ri a . : f icers Mr ortescue, w ting of this ction, says “ The 42nd stands pre - eminent for a gallantry and steadf astness which would be difﬁcult to match in ” a the history of any rmy. a P INX The right of be ring the S H , with the word ” E a - gypt on the colours , was indeed well earned honour. After a march of fourtee n da ys along the banks N m Ca — c of the ile, the regi ent reached iro, which pla e B is 22nd surrendered to the rit h on the of June, and w as also present at the surrender of the French u army nder Menou at Alexandria in September. 42nd a n a at S a o 1802 The , h vi g l nded outh mpt n, was III A and a . at received by George shford , then m rched E m d to dinbu rgh . The regi ent was now reduce to 400 475 a a a strength of , men h ving e rned their dis a ch rge . 73rd a e The was qu rt red at Pondicherry, ten years a after h ving captured it. N ma a B l 1803 When apoleon ssed an rmy at ou ogne, with En a a a the intention of invading gl nd, second b ttalion 42nd w as a B a an d a to the r ised by Lord l ntyre , qu r tered F l 1st Bat at ort George, eventual y joining the l at E ta ion Weely, in ssex. l st Ba 42nd a a a 1805 The ttalion was qu rtered at Gibr lt r, and rema ined there for the following three years. 73rd at dra an d a a a 1806 The embarked Ma s, fter voy ge a a nd a of ten months l nded at Greenwich, was qu r tered a 5 12 at Stirling. Having tr nsferred men to o m n a ther regi ents in I di , recruiting became urgent, 3 6 T HE BLACK WATCH .

and parties were despatc hed all over Scotland for a u th t p rpose . rd m 1807 The 73 moved to Perth to i prove recruiting . 1808 A a e 73rd at second battalion was r is d to the , ﬁrst a a 1000 four comp nies strong, eventu lly increased to

rank and ﬁle . Th e British army having driven the a ch out of Sir o Portugal , the Government ordered John M ore to a a o S a m dv nce int p in fro Lisbon, and sent men, i B i na Sir a C . under D v d a rd, to orun to assist him 42n d at hi m a a w as The , t s ti e in Gibr lt r, ordered to ’ Sir a a join John Moore s rmy in Portug l, which order ri was car ed out in September. Ha ving advanced with the army under Sir John a A a A m a and Sa am Moore p st br ntes, l eid , l anca, they ir reached Sahagun on the 2oth of December. S ’ David Baird s Division now joined from Corunna ; ’ 42nd B the army was reorganised , and the in entinck s ’ B d Ba riga e joined ird s Division, the whole force numbering On the 23rd Moore learned from an intercepted despatch tha t the French forces in Spa in were over a a am strong. He beg n the same d y the f ous C a 25 0 i a m a retreat to orunn , miles d st nt, ainly long On th 18 09 poor roads covered in snow. the 6 of January f S ul r l he of ered o t battle nea Lugo, but the atter de F 9th 11th clined to atta ck. rom the to the the troops C marched day and night to orunna, but the trans l a a 14 ports on y rrived in the h rbour on the th, on al and l which day all the cav ry artil ery, except twelve m ma . s ll guns , were e barked

The British a rmy was now reduced to men. With this force Sir John Moore occupied a position F covering Corunna and facing the rench army, THE 3 7 BLACK WATCH .

hi hi strong, formed up on a line of lls somewhat gher ’ a B HO S th n those on which the ritish were posted . pe B ’ Division was on the left, aird s on the right of the Br w as l 1200 itish line, which here on y about yards distant from a strong ba ttery in position on the

F - w a i a rench left. Half y across th s intervening pl in i E a stood the v llage of lvin , held by the picquets of the

5 0th m A - S Regi ent. bout mid day oult directed two columns against the British left and centre ; but the a a m in attack was m de on the right, the brunt of ’ hi B Th ﬁre w ch was borne by entinck s Brigade. e F a l O from the rench b ttery, being on y pposed by the

6 - B few pounders, swept the ritish position to the centre . E lvina soon fell into the hands of the French . Sir n l Then, Joh Moore calling out, High anders, ” m E 42nd 5 0th reme ber gypt, the and charged for a m a and ward, and after ﬁerce ﬁght a ong the w lls di a F hollow roads lea ng to the vill ge, drove the rench E ir bac k on lvina . S John Moore ordered the regi a a ment to h lt at the foot of the r vine, but the C m a and Light o p ny some others, not hearing the a word to h lt, followed up the enemy till they were a B a and rec lled by order of the rig dier, the regi a ment held this position till the close of the b ttle . The two French columns had failed in their a Br and att ck on the itish left centre, the reserve a a dl a under P get was r pi y dvancing on the right, a nd the long da ys of retreat and disaster seemed ’ about to be ended by the utter defeat of Soult s

a w as . rmy, when Moore mortally wounded With out his guiding mind the full measure of the success so hardly won by the soldiers was not to ’ i nl E be reaped. Hope s Div sion not o y held lvina, THE BLACK WATCH

but was far in advance Of its position in the morning ; but the French being still in occupation a a of the heights bove, the troops were withdr wn

and embarked during the night. During this action the 42nd lost 215 killed and wounded . On the 19th of December the 42nd had numbered 8 8 0: 40 and 75 7 disem were killed at Corunna,

E a . C 80 barked in ngl nd onsequently, only about a men were lost during the retre t. It was remarked that the 42nd and the 5 oth behaved best during an a a the retreat d lost he viest at the b ttle . Though a a famous for a retre t, none the less the camp ign a w ar S had a gre t inﬂuence on the , ince it com pelled Napoleon to concentrate all his forces in one corner of the Peninsula instea d of conquering all

Spain . The victory at Corunna blotted out the scenes of i di indiscipline wh ch sgraced the retreat, but the w a s a Sir victory m rred by the death of John Moore, 4 2nd A E with whom the had fought in merica, gypt, a nd the Penins ula . In July the 1st B a tta lion 42nd embarked with ’ Lord Chatha m s a rmy on the disa strous expedition a a to W lcheren, where fever decim ted the troops a a n before they were able to act g i st the enemy, and the 42nd returned to England in September with only 204 men ﬁt for duty out of 75 8 who had embarked in July. The failure of the Walcheren Expedition had far Of reachin g results . the who started with o C a a 7000 in L rd h th m , died, and were li m f a va ded . ho e The ef ect on recruiting, especi lly in S a as 2n B a 42nd w . d cotl nd, disastrous The att lion w as only brought up to strength by enlisting 15 0 THE 3 9 BLACK WATCH .

u e m a and an w a vol nt ers fro the Irish Militi , order s promulgated discontinuin g the use of the Highland i l hi dress for seven H gh and regiments, of w ch the rd w as 73 one . The 2nd Ba ttalion 42nd sailed from Irela nd under B a a e at s and Lord l ntyre, l nd d Li bon , joined Lord ’ Wellington s army on the Guadiana . 1st Ba l 73rd 8 00 S The tta ion , over trong, embarked an a t a 8 th Ma in two tr sports Y rmouth on the of y, a nd a at a a a and fter touching M deir , Rio de J neiro, at Ca a 1st an pe Town , l nded on the of J uary at

S New S a . ydney, outh W les C a m a 1810 Here olonel Lachl n Macquarie, who co m nded 73rd a a the , le rned th t the Governor of the colony had n been deposed by the colo ists , but with the 73rd e ventu help of the the rising was quelled , and ally many of the local troops who had taken part l in the revolt joined the regiment. The estab ish a 1200 a a nd and C ment was r ised to r nk ﬁle, olonel Macquarie was appointed Governor an d Commander in - C New S a r 73rd hief of outh W les, whe e the a 1 rem ined until 8 14 . The l st Ba tta lion 42nd w as qua rtered at Mussel u F a m a a a b rgh. The rench r y, under Massen , dv ncing a B E a on Portug l, attacked the ritish at ns co , where they were severely repu lsed ; the 2nd B attalion 42n ix m n d r S e n . , being in rese ve, lost only wou ded B u t F S t as the rench were in great treng h, Wel lingtou w a s obliged a fter this action to withdra w a a to Portug l , where he posted the rmy in the a a defences of Torres Vedr s, previously prep red to cover the roads to Lis bon . The 2nd Batta lion 42nd took part in this fa mous 18 11 defence of the heights of Torres Vedras , where 4 0 THE BLACK WATCH .

Wellingto n successfully Opposed the French for S three months. Greatly reduced by ickness and n F their supplies bei g exhausted, the rench were ll S compe ed to retire into pain , followed by the

British. li a e Alm d During the pursuit, Wel ngton block d d ei a i F e B to rel eve this place, the rench attack d the rit ’ F d Onor 3rd ish army at uentes on the of May, where the 2nd Battalion 42nd lost nin e killed and wounded ; 5 th 42nd a and, on the of May, the , comm nded by o B a S n L rd lantyre, defeated cavalry charge with ig al

ll 25 . ga antry, losing men Wellington began the campa ign of 18 12 by be Ci Ro a t 2nd Ba sieging udad drigo, which the ttalion 42nd and a were present, then formed p rt of the B covering a rmy during the Siege of adajoz . l st B a 42nd a The ttalion l nded in Portugal, and afte r a bsorbing the men of the 2nd Battalion 1600 7 9th 9l st m numbered , and with the and for ed ’ 1st B a VI h ll n Pack s rig de in the t Division. We i gton Sa hi now advanced on lamanca, w ch was occupied on 17 u the th of June, and the forts capt red ten days later. a s M rmont then cro sed the Douro, and after much manoeuvring attacked the British po sition on the 22nd l of Ju y. 42nd VIth s The , with the Divi ion, were at first hi A i th e in reserve be nd the rap les Knolls . In IVth VIth evening, when the and Divisions were out flank ed IVth a a , the Ist and Divisions dv nced into F a the firing line and the rench were fin lly routed, 42nd 12 the losing men. to u n Welling n then marched to Madrid, and, t rni g

S B . On 1 th northward, set iege to urgos the 9 of Sept

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Of Ainhoe . These were captured, and about the a F w a a nd s me time the rench centre gave y, the VIth Division continued gaining ground till night

a S - f ll , having pent twenty four hours in continuous a ﬁ i m rching and g ht ng. Durin g the day the 42nd lost 28 killed and wounded . Hea vy rains rendered the further advance of the a m m an d w as 9th m r y i possible, it not till the of Dece a F ber that Wellington was able to att ck the rench, N 42nd a a now posted behind the river ive . The g in a m mma joined in the right ttack, this ti e co nded B at by eresford, and crossing the river Ustaritz, IIn d IIIrd a nd VIth e the , , Divisions forc d the heights

Mo u en e a a w a s . of g , and the p ss ge secured On da S the following y, however, oult made a bold counterstroke on the British remaining on the left bank of the Nive : the 4 2nd recrossed the a river, but took no further p rt in the fighting, nl 13 S which o y ended on the th, when oult was A ’ fin ally driven to the dour. In the five days n 42nd fighting the 4 2 d lost 29 men . The then went into cantonments near Villafranca for over m B i f r two onths . rushwood huts were bu lt, o fice s gave up some of their qua rters to the many married ll m women who sti marched with the regi ent, and, a a and lthough r in was constant, rations meagre, pay and o u overdue, the recent victories pr spect of f rther conquest roused a general feeling of cheerfu lness in m ca p . While Wellington was driving the French armies S Na O A out of pain, poleon was pposing the llies in a S di a m Germ ny. To strengthen the we sh r y in a 4000 Pomer nia, a force of troops, including the THE 4 3 BLACK WATCH .

2nd B a 73rd m a a att lion , e b rked under Gener l Gibbs

a at a a tow rds the end of June H rwich for Str lsund . S a a m ep r ted during a stor from the convoy, the tra nsport carrying the 73rd w as pursued by a fast nd a a a . C a priv teer ordered to he ve to olonel H rris, mm B a a mm who co anded the tt lion, i ediately ordered the light company to hide themselves under the ar and a m bulw ks, when the priv teer ca e alongside a a with the intention of bo rding the tr nsport , the men of the light company sprang up and fired so well directed a volley tha t the privateer at ff n S O a d . once heered , gave no further trouble A a e S 73rd fter few w eks in tralsund, the was detached in order to join the force O pera ting in lm n e Hanover under General Count Wa ode . Cr ep ing between the great a rmies of Da vou st and other F ma C a his m l rench com nders, olonel H rris led s a l force by ma rches a vera ging nea rly thirty miles m a and Mecklenber and through Po er nia g , succeeded an in joining Walmoden nea r Chorde in H over. Marshal Da voust had sent Pécheu x with 6000 men a to the defence of Magdeburg . He ring of this , Walmoden had marched rapidly an d intercepted P h u x 15 e éc e on the night of the th of Septemb r. Marching to the sound of cannon on the following m 73rd immedi orning, the reached the field of battle a tely after the French had driven off an attack on a Walmoden Ba a their left fl nk . ordered the tt lion to charge a body of infantry an d two guns posted on a hi hill in the centre of the French position . T s was

a i ma a . ch eved with s ll loss, and the guns c ptured F a w a and The rench right now g ve y, they retired , lea ving 8 00 dead and 15 00 prisoners on the ﬁeld. The only other regiment on B ritish pay at this 4 4 H THE BLACK WATC .

3rd n action was the Hanoveria Dragoons, which bore Chorde on its colours SO long as Hanover a a m remained sep rate kingdo . A 2nd Ba 73rd fter this battle, the ttalion marched a and to Dannenberg in ch rge of the prisoners, was a at N then qu rtered Rostock till ovember, when e it w as sent on transports to Yarmouth. Inst ad B a of landing, however, the ttalion was ordered to S al rejoin the brigade it had left in tr sund, and on the 14th Of December join ed the forces under Sir a a am Thom s Gr h . S a a In pite of the intense cold, Gr h m continued to operate against the French garrisons in Antwerp and B - o - ergen p Zoom, and many encounters with Fo r 2nd the enemy took place . their conduct on

F a a ebru ry in storming Merxem, a vill ge near A 2nd B i 73rd mm ntwerp , the attal on was co ended in a On 16 a ac desp tches . the th of M rch a det hment of 200 2nd Ba a F men of the tt lion, when holding ort F S m a rederick on the river cheldt, was bo b rded

74 - i a a s by a gun sh p and tt cked by eight gunboat , but successfully held its o w n . A w as A and ntwerp entered in pril , peace was a a a d Na decl red soon fter the b ication of poleon. The 2nd Batta lion 73rd w as then quartered in a B n v rious cities of elgium until the following Ju e, when a British army w as again concentra ted on the F and 2nd B a 73rd rench frontier, the att lion was posted ’ i A a S n . to lten s Division, and quartered ne r oig es The opposing a rm ies on the Spa nish frontier had m a hi at re ained in ctive during t s winter, but the end of February Wellington with men ad vanced to attack Soult holding a position with m m about the sa e nu ber of troops near Orthes. THE 4 5 BLACK WATCH .

At a 27th 42nd V d wn on the the , with the Ith 1814 i a Pan and Div sion, crossed the G ve de , joined in the centre attack under Picton . Ma king their w a 42nd a a y up from the river, the gall ntly g ined ’ A M and the lower ridges by 9 . there Picto n s lli a a a . r adv nce ce sed for time We ngton, howeve , ’ an d a n So ult s pressing with his left, thre teni g line Of a w i a m m retre t th colu n under Hill , co pelled the 42nd a and a French to give way. The ch rged c ptured a small vill age from which they had been exposed a a an d F to r ther severe musketry fire, the rench an h retreat ended in utter rout. In t is action the n n n 4 2 d lost 15 8 killed a d wou ded. F F ollowing the retreating rench, Wellington ordered the IVth and VIth Divisions under Beresford to cross a 4th A l m e the G ronne on the of pri , so e fifte n miles a a below Toulouse then, adv ncing northw rds , he de termined to deli ver the ma in attack on the ridge of ’ a m So ult s Mont R ve, which for ed the eastern line of ’ Be r o . p sition To achieve this, resfo d s column was obliged to make a flank march exposed to a heavy a rtillery fire from the ridge. With co nsidera ble loss the IVth and VIth Divisions carried this out on the l oth and a a , forming to their right fl nk ttacked and captured the cen tre pa rt of the Mont Rave F had ridge . Meanwhile the rench defeated the attack of 9000 Spania rds directed a ga inst the and had northern end of the ridge, also repulsed

Picton farther to the right. The issue of the battle therefore depended on ’ Of Beresford s column of ba yonets. this ’ B a force Pack s rigade was ordered to le d the attack, and a m O e 42nd a M lcol , an fﬁc r of the , rel tes that General Pack rode up to the head of the regiment 4 6 THE W BLACK ATCH .

“ and said : General Clinton has been pleased to a a grant my request th t, in the ch rge which we are ’ a m 4 2nd now to m ke upon the ene y s redoubts, the regiment Sha ll have the honour of leading on the ” 42nd a a a ttack : the will adv nce . The gren diers of 42nd a r m the led the way, and in face of t e endous 4 2nd an d 79th and ﬁre the moved up the ridge , S a a without ﬁring a hot, ch rged the two princip l an redoubts of Co lombette d Calvinet. These they d a 6 0 capture with the b yonet, but not men of the 42nd a F e rem ined unwounded, and the rench succ eded

a . in ret king the redoubts Pack, however, reinforced 9l st a nd a a a with the , ided by the dv nce of the remainder of Clinton’ s Division the redoubts were e F r captured, and the rench forced out of their position . Sergeant Anton thus describes the Situation in the “ redoubt before the retirement was ordered : A brisk independent fire was kept up with more noise than f On a Ou r ef ect our not yet defe ted enemy. muskets were getting useless by the frequent discha rges. fla a a i The g was h nging in tatters, and st ned with the blood of those who had fallen over it. The a had l stand rd , cut in two, been successively p aced r O as in the hands of th ee fficers, who fell we ad : vanced it was now borne by a sergeant, while m i a a n the few re aining sold ers who r llied rou d it, defiled a with mire, swe t, smoke, and blood, stood rea dy to Oppose with the bayonet the advancin g m l hi in colu n, the front fi es of w ch were pouring destructive Showers of musketry a mong our con a fu sed ranks. To h ve disputed the pos t with such overwhelming numbers would ha ve been to hazard Of c c a the loss our olours, and ould serve no gener l 4 THE BLACK WATCH . 7 interest of the army : we were therefore ordered to ” retire from the redoubt. In a this, the last of the gre t victories of the a War 42md m Peninsul r , the excelled the selves in the

r a gallan t y of their attack, but they had lso to record a loss heavier than that of any other regi ment : the 42nd had 27 officers an d 406 men killed and wounded . On 14 A l n ul s the th of pril Wel i gton entered To ou e, a nd ar Na had a di news riving that poleon b cated , and a had a d m w as th t peace been decl re , the ar y broken nd 42nd u a a a . 2nd p, the emb rked for Irel nd The Ba a 42nd w as di a A tt lion this year sb nded at berdeen. The hea dquarters and flank companies l st Battalion 73rd a rri ved in Ceylon from New South Wales on the 17 A us a a m th of ug t, h ving s iled fro Port Jackson on th e 24th of January round New Guinea a nd the a ma r m Molucca Isl nds . The re inde of the regi ent a a n a a ar s iled on four other tr nsports, the fi l p rty a at o m A 18 15 riving in brig C lo bo in ugust . The Operations in which the 73rd were engaged in Ceylon in 1795 had left the interior of the island a i m to the natives. The King of Kandy h v ng al m B r 73rd n treated so e ritish t aders, the joi ed in a B r and a n o force under General ownrigg, adv nced i t a ra m 73rd the interior by seven sep te colu ns, the being broken up into four or five detachments and a m A m a ttached to the various colu ns . fter uch h rd and ship the king was captured, his capital taken 8 1 in February 1 5 . 1st Ba 73rd C The ttalion then returned to olombo, with the exception of certain detachments left to

a m intain order in the interior. When Napoleon escaped from Elba and regained 4 8 THE BLACK WATCH .

F a w ar a power in r nce, the was immedi tely resumed.

42nd at O a The landed stend in May, m rched to B and l russels, was there brigaded with the Roya s, 44th 92nd r , and unde Pack , whose brigade with ’ Vth Kemp s formed the Division under Picton . ’ On the 15 th of June Wellington learned of Napoleon s a a B m and m n r pid dvance into elgiu , the next orni g ’ Picto n s Division marched at daybreak from Brussels

C a a a B a along the h rleroi ro d and reached Qu tre r s ,

Of - at - a distance twenty two miles, half past two . In addition to his usual accoutrements each man carried ’ ’ u a r a nd hr a a fo r days r tion of b ead, t ee d ys r tion of a One E beef and spirits . The l tter was nglish pint, m s a a and was ostly ﬁni hed before the b ttle beg n. There they found the Belgians ha rd pressed by ’ F Ne and the rench Division under y. Pack Kemp s Brigades immediately took post along the Na mur i 42nd road , hav ng the on the right j ust to the a Ne di east of th e Ch rleroi road. y rected a heavy a and cannonade ag inst these fresh troops, then sent a For a a two strong columns to their ttack . this tt ck a a Wellington did not w it, but ordered the two brig des to a dvance in line . The forces had nearly met when F ﬁre B the rench slackened , the ritish troops lowered their ba yonets and drove the enemy from off the a N ridge th t here joins the amur and Charleroi roads. Shortly after this a regiment of Brunswick H was pursued by some French Lancers pa st the right

42nd. a of the P rtly hidden by the tall rye, the a a whole body was mist ken for Germ n cavalry. Bu t the French Lancers quickly wheeled to their left and charged the 42nd in rear before the ﬂa nk companies had time to complete the square . The leading sections of Lancers pressed on right into the

5 0 THE BLACK WATCH .

18 15 F B rasnes, at the foot of which the ritish outposts

were then extended. ’ The 42nd was especially mentioned in Wellin gto n s a ff a 45 a nd 243 desp tches, but su ered loss of killed

rd 5 all. wounded . The 73 lost 3 in M 1 a A 10 A . 7 t . on the th Wellington learned th t the Prussians had been forced ba ck from Ligny : he was r m a a m the efore co pelled to retire on W terloo, ove ’ Halk ett s B a ment covered by rig de, during which the 73rd n had one Ofﬁcer a d three men killed . On 18th t a m the of June Welling on drew up his r y, a strong, on a low ridge, bout two miles long, ’ a B a B covering the ro d to russels . P ck s rigade was posted to the ea st of this road in line of batta lion ’ m Halk ett s B a a colu ns, while rig de formed p rt of the B Hou omont right of the ritish line behind the g , but a a pushed little in adv nce to suit the ground, the 73rd and 30th regiments being formed at ﬁrst in a and a a columns of comp nies, l ter into one squ re. F a r a The rench rmy, slightly st onger th n the B a a an a a a ritish , beg n the b ttle by tt ck on the f rm

f H u om nt - d w O o o a . as g , shortly before mid y This ’ an a D Erlon followed by ttack of troops under , ’ i ul Picton s wh ch was rep sed first by Division, now 3000 a o ff reduced to b yonets, and then driven by a ’ a Ponsonb s a fine ch rge of y c valry, closely followed ’ a B ri a by the Highl nders of Pack s g de . Throughout the day the 42nd mainta ined their ground with deter a at 300 min tion, and sunset the survivors joined in B the final advance of the ritish line. “ Of all Siborn e the troops, wrote , comprising the . A a llied army, the most exposed to the fierce onsl ught of the French cavalry and to the continuous cannon ade Of their artillery were the two squares posted in THE BLACK WATCH . 5 1

’ a a dv nce of the crest of the Duke s position . They a a a 1st a consisted of b tt lion of the Gu rds, and the ” h n m 30t a d 73rd regi ents . During the action the 73rd susta ined eleven sep a a and ma a ar te cav lry charges int ined its own . The mos t terrible loss was caused by French guns i C a s a and follow ng the uir s iers till close to the squ re ,

ra - ma ul a then pouring in g pe shot, king reg ar l nes a and to through the r nks, giving fresh openings the Fr a al ench c v ry. ’ A O u a bout seven clock , when the Pr ssi ns were l a a a Na o a ready tt cking his right ﬂ nk , p leon ordered a a B a a a last ss ult on the ritish line . In this dv nce one battalion of the Imperi al Gua rd moved out from ma 30th 73rd m the ss towards the and regi ents , drawn

a - a up in four deep line, sc rcely exceeding in extent, a such had been their losses , the front of the pproach in m A a l Sibo rn e g colu n . fter exch nging vo leys, con tinu es B r m a m , the two ritish egi ents ported r s, and a r a a at a nl with loud chee d shed forw rd the ch rge, o y to see through the clea ring smoke their opponents in a ﬂying m ss. da o to a The long y of exp sure ceaseless ttack, than

hi . w ch nothing is more trying to troops, was over 1 Th e British line advanced down the slopes they had a s a S m l u so ten ciously held, the Pru si ns i u taneo sly

1 Wh w as b n do n S r an Morri of the 73rd r a e ile this ei g e, e ge t s el t s a Ma or K o rd red h e 3rd o o r r co m e th t j elly e t 7 c l u s, which we e plet ly r dd d to be ak n r m a and ro d ro u nd the bod of i le , t e f o their st ves lle y a r e r an w ho w as n r d to ak m to ru e for t usty s ge t , i st ucte t e the B ss ls

a as r w as no on an of c r a a ab to carr m . s fety, the e l ger y ﬁ e v il le y the These colours were carried u ntil th e 2n d Battalion w as disbanded in 8 17 T11e nex t year the 42nd co lou rs were o fﬁcia lly repo rted o n as being ” n re o a a no bu he bare o and new o ou r e ti ly sh t w y, thing t t p les left, c l s r n to the 42nd in 1 18 we e give 8 . 5 2 E TH BLACK WATCH .

’ N a e attacked apoleon s right in gre t numb rs, and the F rench gave way at all points, their retreat ending in utter rout. At Waterloo the 42nd had a loss of 5 0 killed and n 329 220 wou ded out of who went into action, 73rd 28 9 wounded being in hospital . The lost out 4 8 a 42nd 24 fﬁ of 9 . In the two ctions the had o cers 33 ll 73rd out of ki ed or wounded, and of the only O a one fﬁcer esc ped untouched. 42nd and 73rd a The the then marched to P ris, and were encamped in the Bois de Boulogne until m w a s a a and Dece ber, when peace rr nged, both bat ta lions embarked for England greatly reduced in strength. P C HA T E R III .

C NG S IN E R EGI N HA E TH ME T.

battle of Waterloo ended the grea t struggle E F 17 93. between ngland and rance, begun in It may not be out of place here to cons ider a few deta ils omitted when tracing the rapid co urse of l events which ﬁl ed the last chapter. The two Ba ttalions of the 42nd had earned in Egypt an d during the Peninsular War no less than m 2nd eight honours for the regi ental colours. The Ba a led o B a ttalion, so bly by L rd l ntyre in the a di a 18 12 Peninsul , had been sb nded in , and now the 2nd B i a attalion 73rd met with a l ke f te . Its life S S a was hort but not inglorious . The tandard of tr in ing under Lord Harris was so high as to draw praise from such judges as Sir Thomas Graham an d General

- a d u s i Picton, praise th t receive its j t ﬁcation on the h ord t h th e N o e i ﬁeld of G e . In the las p ase of ap l on c War a a , the regiment can bo st of h ving had two battalions engaged both at Quatre Bras and a t — a di a Waterloo, stinction sh red by no other regiment a m Bu t e 18 18 B a w as in the r y. aft r neither ttalion employed on active service for thirty years , and some points of difference with the present condition of the soldier may now be noted. 5 4 THE BLACK WATCH .

’ A quotation from Colonel Stewart s Sketc hes has described the uniform of The Black Watc h when first m a f embodied. War ministers and co m nding o ficers have ever since so rivalled one a nother in constant dress Orders that it would be a tedious task even to m a s ma mention the any changes, but few point y be w as 1795 a m noticed. It not until th t the custo of n a a nd powderi g the hair ce sed in the army, until the time of the Peninsular War hair was worn in a queue t . ou ten inches in length It was still long behind, and men wore beards and officers whiskers when the 42nd a a a 18 65 and was qu rtered in Pesh w r in , it w as only shortly before that leather stocks had taken m Of the place of a collar ade rigid by a band steel. a n e Throughout, however, the gener l tende cy has be n towards the comfort an d health of the soldier in n d regard to both his clothing a rations . At the time of Waterloo Officers wore a short

a skirted coatee covered with gold lace, scarlet w ist a an d a S co ts, the coll r of the shirt howing over a a w as black Silk stock . The white j cket ﬁrst worn 1 21 B a had m with the kilt in 8 . efore th t it so etimes

been issued as a waistcoat for barra ck - room wea r ;

a 1 . 3d . when sleeves were added, men were ch rged s ’ ” i and for the colonel s cred t, even so, its introduction

la Sk - was not popu r. y blue cloth trousers were worn

18 23 - r Six till , then blue grey trouse s were used for a Of a a a in ye rs, when trews regiment l t rt n were ﬁrst A l trodu ced . a ight grey frock was the undress co t, and white cashmere trousers with a gold Stripe were

an r worn at mess. The doublet d dark hose we e not a C m a War introduced until fter the ri e n , when the

feather bonnet was also much reduced in size. Until SO recent a date as 18 6 5 the 4 2nd kept the THE BLACK WATCH . 5 5

ﬂank companies to some extent separa te from the m a battalion co panies. The gren diers were the tallest and men in the regiment, consequently in the Old days were relied on for a special effort to make or a i resist charge. The l ght compa ny was tra ined

a S a - a nd S particul rly in h rp shooting kirmishing. It ’ w as during the Seven Years War that the custom crept in of forming sepa rate battalions composed a m a exclusively of gren dier and light co p nies, which accounts for the fact that these comp anies were O ften in action when the B atta lion was not other wise engaged ; but even before the Peninsular War it was found that the defects of withdra wing these companies from their own ba tta lions were grea ter th a n the additiona l power so given to the divisional mma co nder. In 1792 there was barrack accommodation in all

Brita in for men only . The strength of the a rmy at tha t time was and it w as ra ised by the beginning of the next century to over a a h P rtly for the good of the rmy, partly t at the act s 200 troops might as a police force, Pitt cau ed di barracks, hol ng men, to be built before 4 F has a a in 180 . Mr ortescue rightly s id th t twelve yea rs the British army w as imperceptibly trans ferred from quarters in ale - houses to quarters in barracks . “ Until the reign of George III the pay of a private cen tinel was ﬁxed at eightpence a day : S a his n of this, ixpence was set ap rt for subsiste ce, an d twopence w as given over yea rly to the co m f 1 manding O ﬁcer for clothing. The further deductions

1 These details are taken mostly from Th e Histo ry of the British ’ m b the k ndn of Mr For e scu . Ar y, y i ess t e 5 6 T HE BLACK WATCH .

1 of poundage and hospital money ? were abolished 1791 a s a a in , and the year fter everal sm ll allow nces for “ necessaries and “ bread money ” were con ’ a a nd a i solid ted, private s daily pay was ncreased n 1797 a ce by twopence halfpen y. In this allow n was raised so as to make the private ’ s pay one

hi a - Of i hi s lling day, though th s sum four s llings

a - w a s a a nd week deducted for messing lone, one “ ” S and S hilling ixpence for necessaries, leaving at i h n en the most a weekly cash payment of e g tee p ce . a a diff This is a gre t, if not fully appreci ted, erence from the present day, when a trained soldier usually

e at a a - r ceives le st ten shillings week in cash, as a far well as better issue of rations an d clothing. A a a 18 00 daily issue of sm ll beer was m de until , a when this allow nce in kind was abolished, and a

a - da a penny y given inste d . In 18 13 one sergeant of every company was ordered to be designated colour sergeant, and his pay raised to two shillings and fourpence a - day ; but his duties of attending the colours in the field a were not to interfere with his ordin ry work . The pay of an ensign and of a captain was fixed at four shillings and eightpence and at nine shillings fi ve ence hi and p , respectively, from w ch sums there has S c 1783 fu been little change in e , a fact lly appreciated by those most concerned . a While his p y has increased, the weight carried nf by the i antry soldier has greatly diminished . Throughout the constan t marches during the wa rs

1 c ar of one l n in r n mad on the round of A h ge shil i g eve y twe ty, e g be n n in ad an pay i g give v ce . 2 ’ One day s gross pay charged annually towards the maintenance of o Chelsea H spital.

5 8 THE BLACK WATCH .

and f to pound, and tea cof ee were too expensive buy. Men who had worn out their shoes were n o a e formed i t one company, and m rch d in rear of a B had a the brig de. efore this year men been llowed a al a n to str ggle ong the roadside, practice k own as “ 42nd nl padding the hoof. The was the O y regi ’ B a ment who wore the kilt in Pack s rig de. Even on a ctive service many married women a a accomp nied the troops , lthough the terrible hard ships suffered by them during the Peninsula r War led to an order restricting the custom ; but

Sergea nt Anton relates tha t before Waterloo 8 . number of m arried women evaded the guards at

O a nd 42nd at . l stend, joined the Ghent He a so sa ys that greatcoa ts were ca lled in and large bla nkets ’ ten ts d a bfris m a issued to serve as , ny of which B A nu were sold in russels. kit inspection was e dl a man n exp cte y ordered on p rade, and every fou d a r m o a deficient was tried by d u head c urt m rtial , a nd then and there flogged . a a i f In re ding ccounts of these battles, the d f erence between the present rifle an d the old musket must far be borne in mind . It is not from the truth to say tha t the soldier of the Black Watch fought at Fontenoy with the same mu sket with which he defended Mangalore and which he carried at At F Waterloo . ontenoy men were ordered to reserve their fire until within thirty paces of the F a nd O to rench line, fficers on either side spoke each other before muskets were lowered from l : bat the shou der then when firing began, two ta lions were busy loa ding while one delivered a S A O volley. In the outh frican War fire was ften at a 2000 a s and a opened range of over y rd , r pid THE 5 9 BLACK WATCH .

ﬁre now implies a ra te of over ten rounds a minute . In 1840 percussion muskets were given to the 42nd m , the ﬁrst regi ent to whom they were issued. i “ B B ” Th s musket, like the old rown ess that it

d m - - superse ed, was a s ooth bore muzzle loader, but “ had a more rapid rate of ﬁre than the Long Land ” Tower musket with which the 42nd had been m 18 2 ar ed since 5 . m a Little usketry, beyond lo ding exercises, was and a a did ever practised , the few r nges th t exist a a So were only about hundred y rds in length. far back as 1680 a few riﬂes were given to the a n a Life Gu rds, but it was not until the Pe insul r War, and a a then only to Light Inf ntry, th t they were

ra i . e gene lly ssued The Mini , the first rifle to use a - a 18 5 0 long sh ped bullet, was introduced in , and it w as with this rifle that the 42md fought in the m Cri ea . During the Kaffir wars the 73rd was a rmed with e C had the p rcussion musket, but the olonial troops such a variety of weapons that they carried their

- 18 5 6 a Enfi eld own bullet moulds. In few rifles were m a rd issued experi ent lly to the 73 . This rifle weighed r a little ove nine pounds, was sighted to eleven hundred had a a a yards, and bore considerably sm ller th n the

Minié arr w as a h a b el , which ne rly t ree qu rters of an a 18 6 1 a 73rd inch in di meter. In one comp ny of the w as hi i w as given the W tworth rifle, but th s never a e an d Enfield ma n gener lly adopt d, the re i ed the a weapon of the British a rmy for nearly twelve ye rs . In 18 6 7 the Enfield rifles were converted into breech loaders on the Snider system ; and four years la ter

w a s a - nr the ﬁrst issue made of M rtini He y riﬂes, 6 0 THE BLACK WATCH .

which were superseded in 18 90 by the Lee - Metford

e. a e Of Magazine riﬂ Two years later c rtridg s cordite, ac e in place of bl k powder, were issu d, since when no

- changes of ﬁrst rate importance have been made . Colonel Stewa rt often emphasises the good rela tion ship between o fﬁcer and man in the 42nd : that the sa me feeling existed in the 73rd is evident by the tales of happy in timacy that broke the long monotony a of the transport voy ges, or the instances of devotion

to individual ofﬁcers on service. NO regul ation could entirely sever the connection between two B attalions whose Ofﬁcers were transferred originally in part from the elder to the younger Ba and a ttalion, whose recruits, during m ny years, hi came from the same district . T s is well brought S a out by ergeant Morris, who relates th t when the 2nd Battalion of the 73rd was making the forced m Ghorde men a arch on , and the beg n to straggle C o a towards the end of the day, olonel L rd H rris used a S a to send Hugh Mack y, an old piper over ixty ye rs ll l B a c of age, who sti wore a ki t of the lack W t h a Ba al at tartan, to the re r of the tt ion, and the sound of his pipes the stragglers would all step briskly

forward. AP V CH TER I .

FR O 1 8 16 TO 1 M 9 07.

Battalions landed in England at the end of 1815 42nd a Edi December ; the m rched to nburgh, and was a quartered the following year in Irel nd. The 2n d Battalion 73rd sent 300 men to the l st B C a attalion in eylon, and as gre t reductions were a m 18 16 being m de in the establishment of the ar y, the 2nd B a a 4th Of ttalion was disb nded on the May. The 1st Batta lion 73rd had left Colombo in order to take part in quelling an insurrection of the Candian i a 300 ch efs, and was based on Trincom lee when the 2n men of the d Battalion joined it. The campaign 73rd 10 O 36 6 was successful , but the lost fficers and a a al men, p rtly in v rious sm l actions, but chiefly from n One c 20 d ju gle fever. offi er and men were kille 73rd ni e in action. The fur sh d nearly all the men

ﬁt to march towards the end of the campaign. The 78th regiment lost 400 men from fever and wea kness brought on by lack of supplies. On a a 73rd m one occasion p trol of the , when arch

‘ to Badu lah a - C MLau hlan ing under L nce orporal g , w a s a r ttacked by a la ge force of natives, and two men of the patrol were killed At grea t risk the a — a a to rem inder divided, p rt rem ining protect the 6 2 THE BLACK WATCH .

d a n a h bodies, part with r wi g to obt in help . T is was

m a successfully done, and the bodies saved fro the usu l

ni a a mutilation . In recog tion of this g ll ntry the C m a eylon Government struck four ed ls, which were ‘ ’ to - C a MLa u hlan s a presented Lance orpor l g p rty. 1821 The strength of the 73rd was now reduced to an 5 72 and m w as establishment of , the regi ent ordered

home and quartered at Weedon . The 42nd was engaged this year and the next in the harassing duties of enforcing the Insurrection Act a mong the m and C C Whiteboys in Li erick ounty lare, the per formance of these duties gaining high praise from ﬂi a di the general o cers comm n ng. 1828 73rd a E C i The m rched to dinburgh astle, furnish ng S and detachments to Glasgow, tirling, Dumbarton

Castle. 1825 Both Battalions were a ugmented from eight to a t 740 i 5 72 ten comp nies, at a streng h of nstead of . B In the event of foreign service, each attalion was to be divided into six companies of 8 6 men m ni 5 6 each , and four depot co pa es of rank and ﬁl e. The Six service companies of the 42nd were ordered to a ma e Gibraltar, while the depot comp nies re in d in

1826 73rd a al a The , fter being employed in H if x quell

ing the Yorkshire riots, returned to Ireland . 1827 The six service companies of the 73rd moved to a an Gibr ltar, the four depot comp ies remaining in

Irela nd for the two following years . 1828 c an In consequen e of outbreak of yellow fever, 42nd w as a the quartered on the neutr l ground, where m it lost 1 ofﬁcer and 5 6 en. The 73rd lost 2 ofﬁ cers 35 and men from the same cause . THE BLACK WATCH . 6 3

The service companies of the 73rd were quartered a ma 18 34 in Malt , where they re ined until . The service companies of the 42nd were quartered 1832 a 18 4 in M lta until 3 . The depot companies 73rd moved to the Channel a s Isl nd . 42nd and 73rd were ordered to Corfu and the 1834

Ionian Islands . 42nd a Edi The qu rtered in nburgh Castle . n la The 42 d quartered in Ire nd . 73rd N S a and il The ordered to ova coti , then, sa ing a a am from H lif x to Quebec, proceeded by ste er to

Montreal . The Canadian rebels appearing suddenly in great m numbers on the Richelieu , the regi ent was ordered ’ to St a and John s on th t river, pursued the rebels in — a m a two columns , the ﬂ nk co p nies forming one, head a nd m — quarters the re aining companies the other, as

far St a Na iersville . as V lentine, p The force was under Sir John Colborne . 73rd i The returned to Montreal , the rebels hav ng 1840 dispersed. 73rd a The , h ving returned to Montreal from Toronto e and London, where it had been quart red in the u 15 0 r previo s year, left men, who voluntee ed to join di an d a a a a C . the Roy l C n n orps, moved to Quebec Until this year the lace on the coats of both 42nd 73rd hi a the and was w te , with red worm 7 e one quarter of the width . The 3rd had continu d 178 6 2nd to wear this lace from , when it was the 42m Battalion of the d. 42nd C and 1841 The sailed from Ireland to orfu, , in

O m C . ctober, oved on to ephalonia

The 73rd moved from Quebec to England . THE H BLACK WATC .

1842 The 4 2nd was augmented from 8 00 to 1200 rank ﬁle and a 1st and a and , divided into Reserve Ba ttalion. The Reserve Battalion this year furnis hed several guards Of honour in Perthshire on the occasion of

her Maj esty visiting Scotland. The 73rd was sent to Bradford and Halifax to

suppress the riots in Augus t. B Ba s 42nd oth ttalion were stationed in Malta,

where they remained till 18 47 . 73rd m s The , divided into six detach ent , was employed in suppressing the Rebecca riots through a an d a m out the ye r, was eng ged in uch harassing i ni a work, includ ng many ght m rches . 4 18 4 The 73rd w as quartered in Dublin. 1845 Th e an 73rd 600 six service comp ies of the , strong, embarked at Cork on the 2oth of October on the A ollo Ca a troopship p for pe Town , and rrived at ' Ten eriﬂ e on the 12th and at Rio de Janeiro on the N m E a 17 . O th of ove ber wing, however, to ngl nd and France interfering in the war between Argentine and a i a at Uruguay, the service comp n es l nded Monte 7th m e hi o Video on the of Dece b r, w ch t wn they defended till July 1846 a gainst the Argentine army a O a under Gener l ribe , the blockade on the l nd side

- . . C l being very close Lieut olonel Van der Meu en, m 73rd w as com anding the , in command of the

British forces in Monte Video . 1846 The 73rd embarked at Monte Video on the 21st of A o llo S A July on the p for outh frica, and reached the F 30th mouth of the Great ish river, where on the of a August the transport was lmost wrecked, the men behaving with the greatest coolness during th e a ni storm . Two nchors were lost during the ght, so

6 6 THE BLACK WATCH .

In 1847 both Ba ttalions 42nd were quarte red in B a 18 5 0 B a ermud s, and in the two att lions were

a e com consolid ted into one, consisting of ten s rvice

a Bu t a w as p nics . the next year the org nisation again changed — the 4 2nd was divided into Six m ni se rvice companies and four depot co pa es. The

a e A N l tt r were sent to berdeen, the former to ova m S a a and r . coti for one ye r, were then orde ed ho e 1850 a r a a a and The K ffi s g in ttacked the back settlers, the 73rd was once more ordered to the Ea stern a i Frontier o f C pe Colony. The troops were d vided into two divisions under General Somerset a nd MacKinn on a a Colonel , and for more th n two ye rs

were employed on a series of harassing duties , long a S and a m rches, no tents , hort rations, const nt m w as a h t skir ishes with the enemy. It essenti l t a the operations should be carried out rapidly a nd

di a a a . at a st nce, which m de f tigue excessive 185 1 Sir a S mm c H rry mith, then co anding the for es, congratula ted the 73rd in a General Order on ha ving m arched 28 98 miles and maintained every

post. Ea rly in April the Battalion was Sharply engaged F Co x a a l 6th 15 0 near ort , and g in on the , when m th Kaffirs were killed. In Dece ber one wing of e 73rd had several encounters when ad vancing through A a s a : 4th the m tol Mount ins the other wing, on the ’ e m C E of D ce ber, in olonel yre s force, was suddenly attacked by Kaffirs when crossing the river Kei to F B e the relief of ort utt rworth . The Ka ﬂirs h ad built some breastworks on the a a farther bank . To turn these the gren dier comp ny crossed the river higher up and charged down on the 4 m 0 . ﬂank of the enemy, killing of the The passage THE BLACK WATCH . 6 7

fe F B was then ef cted, and ort utterworth relieved the m sa e night. The service companies of the 42md were qua rtered 185 2 S ac and in tirling, with det hments at Perth Dundee . Birken hecw l o r m 5 The , when transp ting so e 00 ’ to S A ri a S m Ba soldiers outh f ca, struck rock in i on s y

2 A. M. 2 h F a at on the 6t of ebru ry. The soldiers were

a m a - c immedi tely for ed up on the qu rter de k, while and the women children were passed into the boats . a r She Ten minutes fte the vessel struck broke in two, and ﬁnally the capta in advised all to jump overboard fi im and swim for the boats . The of cers, however, pressed o n their men that this would endan ger the m and d a nd all lives of the wo en chil ren, stood ﬁrm a in the ranks while the vessel s nk . Three hundred

ﬁft - r ﬁft - and y seven we e drowned , including y six of 73rd a a ff the , the l rgest number of de ths su ered by any one regiment on boa rd . The 73rd w as engaged in operations under Colonel

E Kafﬁrs Amato la yre driving the out of the Mountains . On 19 a a the th of June, fter a long night m rch , the force sto rmed a strong position near the sources of the B fa and 18 S m al uf lo River, on the th of epte ber ﬁn ly a a at a defe ted the chief, M coma, the Iron Mount ins . In November the 73rd form ed pa rt of the Orange

River Sovereignty Force under Sir George Cathcart. This force reached Stormberg on the 22md of

N and e 6 000 - a m B ovember, encount red well r ed asuto horsemen on the 18 th of December in the Berea m a l Mounta ins. The engagement lasted fro d wn ti l B eight in the evening, when the asutos dispersed, and their chief, Moshesh, sued for peace .

73rd had o ﬂi er and r and The one c killed th ee men, the force returned to Cape Colony. 6 8 THE BLACK WATCH .

185 3 42nd a a at The was this ye r qu rtered Gosport, m a w as with four co p nies at Weymouth . Peace now a a i a i and 73rd ma rr nged w th the K ff rs, the rched to E a a a o C . st L ndon, where it emb rked for pe Town 18 5 4 E m a a F a The nglish Govern ent, in lli nce with r nce an d r m m a w ar a Tu key, deter ined to ke on Russi , and the 42nd formed pa rt of the British force tha t m a t r m Fo r r e ba rked Po ts outh for Turkey. the ﬁ st time since 1808 the strength of the regiment w as m a all nl S an de up by recruits not e isted in cotl d, 200 volunteers from the Irish depots being accepted r to raise the st ength to 947 . On 9th 42n d a a t S a a nd the of June the l nded cut ri, w a s brigaded with the 79th and 93rd Highlanders Sir C Ca n under olin mpbell formi g, with the a B r a Divrsion n Gu rds ig de, the Ist u der the Duke m of Ca bridge. Fr m S 4 2nd d a n and o cutari the procee ed to V r a, on the 14th the allied armies landed unopposed on

m a ir m Cr S a . the i e , th ty iles north of eb stopol The British force numbered the French 0 0 and the Turkish 7 0 . On the 20th the British a rmy found the enemy Alma drawn up on the heights beyond the , the a n Ko u r an e r Russi n right resti g on g Hill, where we e and 42 a e a posted troops guns . The b ttle b g n between one an d two in the a fternoon by the Light Al a Division crossing the m , supported on its left by a B ri a a the Ist Division . The Highl nd g de dvanced echelon a 42md up the slopes in of b ttalions, the di 93rd lea ng on the right, the in the centre, and the

79th on the left. F a 42nd Sir C a a nd orw rd ordered olin C mpbell , the regiment pa ssed over the crest and advanced THE 6 9 BLACK WATCH .

a a a a ﬁring g inst two Russi n columns, dr wn up on far A n the side of the next hollow. third a d fourth a a B r ad column dv nced from the left of the ig e, but were taken in ﬂank by the 93rd and 79th and driven

Off. 42nd a a r The still dv nced ﬁring, but just befo e they clos ed upon the Russian columns the latter a w a and bill w as g ve y the won . The Ist Division had a a r thus defe ted Russi ns st ongly posted, a nd a 0 5 0 . 42nd th t with the loss of only men The , a t A ma 4 1 an d . the l , lost killed wounded On 25 th S em r a ma the of ept be , during the ﬂ nk rch ’ a d B a a at Fa tow r s lacl va, a skirmish Mackenzie s rm took place . On the 2nd of October the 42nd moved into posi S a o and a S tion before eb st pol took p rt in the iege, a nd w as in reserve on 25 th Oc tober at the ba ttle of B a a lacl va . On 19 O C Cam the th of ctober olonel eron, com a 42nd mm la m nding the , took co and of the High nd B rigade. In May the 42nd with other troops sa iled to 18 5 5 a an d Kertch, where they l nded captured the place a without opposition . Seven years afterw rds prize ’ w as a a a a money w rded for this capture, priv te s 4 2n d. d a a a £3 12 . 6 sh re being , s The dv nced to a B a a 9th Yenik le , but returned to alacl v on the of m and w as . June, then e ployed in the siege works r m w as as a The egi ent , rule, in the trenches every n o r da ma n seco d third y, rching in the eveni g through “ ” a and m th e s the V lley of Death, re aining in trenche

- for twenty four hours . On the 18th of June the 42nd formed part Of the reserve in the a ssa ult of one of the outworks of n 24 h A Ba a Sebastopol . O the t of ugust the tt lion 7 0 THE BLACK WATCH .

marched to Kam ara in consequence of the Russians ha ving again appea red in force on the ﬂa nk of the

arm a a a a allied ies, but a few d ys fter their rriv l S a and 8th S m returned to eb stopol, on the of epte ber a a a and n took p rt in the ss ult capture . The followi g da 42nd mar a a a a and ma y the ched b ck to K m r , re ined n w ar a there u til the end of the in M rch 18 5 6 . The regimen t embarked at Kan iesh in the middle and a at m 24th of June , l nded Ports outh on the of and w as a July, qu rtered in Dover. 185 6 The tota l loss of the 42nd in the Crimea w as 39 n 22 Six killed a d 7 who died of wounds and disease .

teen non - commissioned ofﬁcers and m en were granted m a n F w ar the ed l for disti guished conduct. The rench m a w a 0 B r ed l s given to 5 0 men of the itish army. Eight non - commissioned ofﬁcers of the 4 2nd received r n B this for service in the t e ches. esides this, one colour- sergeant was m ade a member of the Legion of r Honou . The 73rd w a s sent again in this year to the Ca C eastern frontier of pe olony, on account of

renewed trouble with the Ka ﬂirs . 185 7 Queen Victo ria reviewed the 42nd on the 4th of A 2nd a f r a ugust. Ten days la ter the 4 emb rked o Indi in six different troopships to assist in quelling the n a and a 2nd N m I di n Mutiny, l nded on the of ove ber

at Ca a N - lcutt , whence it moved to the orth West

Provinces . Ca all When ordered to move to wnpore with speed , the 4 2nd marched the last seventy - eight miles in

under three days. Here the regiment was brigaded 93rd 5 3rd 4th a with the , , and Punj b Riﬂes, under

a A a Gener l dri n Hope . At th e C 6th battle of awnpore, on the of December, THE 7 1 BLACK WATCH .

’ B a a a s B the rig de dvanced, with Gener l Ingli rigade

r a m and on their left, cove ed by screen of skir ishers , a C r drove the Gw lior ontingent, st ong, out of o r m m and their p sition, pu suing the for fourteen iles a inﬂicting he vy loss on the mutineers . The other m Na a Sa a wing of the ene y, under the n hib, was lso and a a routed pursued by the c v lry, supported by ’

B a Bith oor. On 9th a t Hope s rig de, beyond the , S a Chat a m a a eri on the G nges, the utineers were g in a n d f e n n r severely punished, ﬁ t e gu s we e captured r a before they we e ble to cross the river. The force mar e Fu tte u rh 28th a nd 2nd ch d to yg on the , on the of January w as engaged in a Skirmish at the Kallie Nu d e B di ridge . On the 28th Of January the 42nd m arched towards

’ a a and a at Shu msha Mhow, tt cking defe ting the rebels m k a r . a a C bad It then rched b c to wnpore, ente ed O and l 0th F ar d udh, on the of ebru y occupie the Dil k oo sha a a m m P lace, bout three iles fro the Residency n m besie at Luck ow, where the utineers were closely g

n n a ing the British under Outram . O the 2 d of M rch 42nd c a a ie the led the su cessful ttack on the M rtin re, half - w ay be tween the Dilkoo sha Palace a nd the Resid A n a a ency. fter this it was e g ged in the rduous a Sir C C m m na oper tions under olin a pbell, cul i ting in n hi the relief of Lucknow on the 20th of March . O t s service the regiment had 47 killed and wounded 42nd 79th 93rd a The , , and were fter this employed R o hil u nd n 15 A c F F . O with the ield orce the th of pril , ma B a m a when on the rch to reilly, four co p nies of 42nd a F R u h a m a the ttacked ort y fro d wn till dusk, losing 4 1 killed and wounded : for gallant conduct hi m n on t s occasion three e received the Victoria Cross. On the 5 th of May the 42nd lost 16 men during 7 2 THE BLACK WATCH .

B a the capture of reilly, chieﬂy in a ﬁerce charge h z of G a ees . 73rd Ea C a The embarked at st London for alcutt , 28 e e where men died of cholera, and then proc ed d

to Benares. 1859 On 16th a Sisse a Chat the of Janu ry, at y , on the river m m S a No . 6 C a a arad , o p ny, when in ca p with few a w as sepoys rmed with two field pieces, attacked by m NO a . 6 a l rge nu ber of mutineers Twenty men of . ’ C a e ompany had been sent at d wn to the river s dge, and it w as not till the a fternoon that these two small a p rties, fighting their way through the enemy, were m able to join hands . Robb, in his Re iniscences, describes the feeling near to despair w ith which they i fought towards evening, w thout food, without water, mm m a . At a a and unition steadily di inishing l st, ne r m a had NO . 6 sunset, two more co p nies relieved , who 1 m n n 1 Ma lost 2 officers and 5 e . O the 5 th of y they B a ri 42nd returned to reilly. Du ng the Mutiny the 20 22 an d 135 lost killed, wounded, died of wounds and No a a disease . less th n one officer, one serge nt, and six m en were awarded th e Victoria Cross for

bra very in the ﬁeld . The 73rd was employed on active service in several detachments on the Oudh and Gorru chpo re 24th and f e s mal frontiers until the of May, a t r ome s l

a engagements with the rebel sepoys, was eventu lly a united at Din pur. 186 1 The 42nd lost 1 officer and 40 men from cholera

when quartered a t Agra. “ On the 18 th of July The Black Watch was O f hi f icially added to the title of the regiment, t s being the name by which it w as ﬁrst and most l common y known .

7 4 THE BLACK WATCH .

iza ils a a m j , and often riﬂed for bout foot fro the

muzzle . The hillmen used these, though not with n f 00 a a Bat a a 4 . y gre t ef ect, up to y rds r nge The a m C a 17 O t lion marched fro her t on the th of ctober, and a at a 11th m rrived K rachi on the of Dece ber. 1868 m a S and l a Here it e b rked for uez, travel ed by r il

r S Al a dri a re - m a r f om uez to ex n , where it e b ked for E a and a E ngl nd, was qu rtered in dinburgh until the

a Al . next ye r, when it moved to dershot

1869 B - a S reech lo ding riﬂes, converted on the nider m r d 73r . B syste , we e issued to the The attalion

m - C a oved from Hong Kong to eylon, and rem ined 4 there until 18 7 . 18 71 4 2nd The moved to Devonport, where it was

quartered for two years. In 18 72 the monument in Dunkeld Cathedra l was erected to the memory of all O ﬂicers and m en

of the Black Wa tch who had fallen in w ar. 1873 The 42nd embarked a t Portsmouth on the 3rd of m and a Ca C Ca t Dece ber, rrived at pe oast s le on 17 m e B the th of Dece b r, to join the ritish forces under Sir Ga rnet Wolse ley sent to opera te aga inst n Asha te e. The affiliation of the 73rd depot with that of 93rd S hla a nd the utherland Hig nders ended, the 73rd and 9oth Regiments were temporarily linked a t m l together, with their depot Ha i ton. 18 4 diflicult ff 7 With great y, and su ering many hard B w a ships, the ritish forces made their y from the On coast through the j ungle towards Coomassie. the 31st of January the Ashantee army made the first a determined resistance, their army, bout strong,

being drawn up near the village of Amoaful . The 42nd di a S , lea ng the advance in g llant tyle, crossed THE 7 5 BLACK WATCH .

am a a m m a sw p in f ce of a he vy ﬁre fro the ene y, who w as almost concealed in the thick under and ﬁ a m growth, n lly driving him fro his position, Am a a a occupied o ful th t evening, with loss , how r m 9 O fi and 104 eve , to the regi ent of f cers men wounded . n a A a Retiri g f rther into the interior, the sh ntees aga in offered determined resista n ce at Ordah - su on the 4th F a a w as a of ebru ry. The vill ge c ptured by nine and Sir a his in the morning, G rnet Wolseley in “ dispa tch thus described what followed : The enemy a l a a r a nd then ttacked the vi l ge in l rge numbe s, for m r m a e a so e hou s we could ke no progr ss , but ste dily 42nd la held our ground . The High nders being then a a a nd sent to the front, adv nced with pipes pl ying, ’ carried the enemy s position to the north of the a a a a nd vill ge in the most g ll nt style, we ’ followed close upon the enemy s heels to Coo ma ssie . ’ The troops had a most fatiguing day s work ;

- a a da no drinking w ter was obt ined during the y, ’ and it w as nea rly six o clock when we form ed up ” a a in the m in street of Coom ssie. As A the shantee power was now thoroughly broken, a nd the troops were suffering from the unhea lthy ma mm a a c cli te, the force i edi tely m r hed back to the and 42nd a 23rd Feb coast, the emb rked on the of ru ar m y for Ports outh .

‘ Fo r services in this campa ign Colonel MLeod K B a nd a . C. B . f G was m de Two of icers were made ,

a One - co m ﬁve others received brevet r nk. non d a V. C. an missioned ofﬁcer was aw rded the , ten non commissioned Officers and men received the a Distinguished Conduct Med l . On the 30th of Ma rch the 42nd w as reviewed by 6 7 THE BLACK WATCH .

a t 19th the Queen Windsor, and on the of May by a Al the Cz r a t dershot. N 4 2nd a a and In ovember the embarked for M lt ,

was stationed there for the four following years . r The 73rd moved from Colombo to Ca wnpo e . 1875 On the 10th of December the 73rd moved to the camp of exercise at Delhi for inspection by the a 18 7 Prince of Wales in Janu ry 6 . 1876 73rd a S a The m rched to ub thu, where it was a a S re st tioned for two ye rs, the nider riﬂes being

- r placed in 18 77 by Ma rtini Hen y riﬂes . 1878 42nd r C N m The was o dered to yprus, and in ove ber a r to Gibr lta . The 73rd was sta tioned at Lucknow with one wing F a a 18 80 w rn at yz b d until , when the g rejoined in

Lucknow . 1879 The 42nd emba rked at Gibraltar and landed at C w as in owes in the Isle of Wight, where it

spected by the Queen . 1880 n m The 42 d oved to Al dershot. When a t Na ini Tal two suba lterns and four priva tes of the 73rd were killed in a landslip when m bra vely endea vouring to rescue others . A monu ent was erected a n d now sta nds in Lucknow to com m m a e orate their v lour. 1881 The 42nd was quartered at Edinburgh after an

absence of twelve years . The 73rd emba rked at Bombay and was quartered m at Ports outh. Fo r many years thezevils consequent on the neglect of some form of territorial organisa tion in the a rmy

had a e w as a been re lis d, but it not until this year th t e the syst m was thoroughly put into force . In the ’ S War and a n a even Years , ag in in the Pe insul , the THE 7 7 BLACK WATCH .

42nd had experienced to the full the value of a second battalion to reﬁll ranks thinned by the wasta ge of w a r r m a a a . In the C i e the w nt of such support m n w as sorely felt by every regi e t on service . The 4 2nd a a w ar actu lly st rted to the under strength , with 200 a an d n Irish recruits in the r nks, in the ensui g Egyptian campa igns the value of the territo rial m w as a a 8 00 m en syste shown in th t more th n , born an d bred in the sam e district and recruited for the a m m 2n d 1st s e regi ent, passed from the to the

Battalion . In extending the territorial system it w as only natura l that the 73rd Perths hire Re giment should again become the 2nd Battalion of the 4 2nd : kilts of the Bla ck Wa tch ta rtan were again worn in this Ba a a r an e a 72 a tt lion fte int rv l of ye rs , and the depot a 101 was tr nsferred to Perth, where exactly years n B h m before the 2 d attalion ad been e bodied . In June a General Order ga ve the designation of the n B a i a regime t to be The lack Watch ( Roy l H ghl nders) . 1st Ba a a E 1882 The tt lion, h ving left dinburgh on the 7th of August for service against the Egyp tian l A a a a at A a a rebe s under r bi Pash , l nded lex ndri on 20th A and hla B a the of ugust, joined the Hig nd rig de, 1st a n a 1st with the Highl nd Light I f ntry, Gordon hla and Cam a Sir Hig nders, eron Highl nders, under ’ A Al a Hamle s rchibald ison , forming part of Gener l y

Division .

a i re - at A a a B H v ng embarked lex ndri , The lack a a at ma a 1st S m W tch l nded Is ili on the of epte ber, and 11th m to on the oved Kassassin, where the a m w as a a s r y concentr ted under Gener l Wol eley, m so e troops forming the striking force . A night march w as then made in a ttack formation 7 8 H THE BLACK WATC .

a a t - el- ag inst the enemy in position Tel Kebir, which a was reached t dawn on the 13th of September. The march across the Open desert was completely successfu l : the position was hit off exactly and at reached the right moment, and the advance of the British was not suspected by the enemy until

the troops were close on his trenches . Before the night ma rch began each brigade was a i formed up in two lines, each regiment h v ng four companies in the first lin e a nd four companies in the i at a 100 a di a i second l ne bout y rds st nce, the H gh a B a di IInd l nd rigade le ng the Division. as a fir a ri a nd Just d wn was st ppea ng, the position could be dimly seen some 300 yards from the first l m O his m ine, the ene y pened fire from entrench ents. m a r I medi tely the o der was passed to fix bayonets,

and the charge was made without ﬁring. The troops m 15 0 s a a rushed so e yard forw rd into ditch, and a minute a fter were over the parapet about the centre ’ m i S m a B of the ene y s l ne . o e comp nies of The lack Watc h were detached a ga in st a small fort on the

right, which they quickly captured. In twenty minutes from the ﬁrst cha rge the position w as taken with the compa ra tively small loss of 60 killed The Highland Brigade were the ﬁrst troops into the

: o 1st B 10 trenches the l ss of the , attalion was killed hi an d 4 3 wounded . T s total defeat so dismayed the followers of Arabi Pasha tha t they Offered little a and racti further resist nce, the rebellion came p n A a a cally to a end. fter the b ttle the Highl nd B w as m at Gh ezireh l N m rigade enca ped til ove ber, a a when the 1st Battalion moved into b rracks in C iro . 1883 The 1st Ba ttalion Spent part of the year at Suez

Helu an r Ca . and , and then retu ned to iro THE 9 BLACK WATCH . 7

2nd Ba a a at A The tt lion was qu rtered ldershot. Ow ing to the successe s of the Ara bs under Osma n 1884 Digna and the consequent demoralisa tion of the E a a S n a gypti n troops, followed by the f ll of i k t, a B w as a a a ritish force org nised under Gener l Grah m, and despatched to Su ak im to opera te agains t the A a a m r m r b r y unde Os an. The Black Wa tch w as posted to the Second Infantry B a a rigade under Gener l D vis, and the whole force, i a 45 00 Su akim number ng bout troops , proceeded from and a at r ma a l nded T inkitat, where a halt was de for a On 28th F a m few d ys . the of ebru ry the force arched i El and da out in the d rection of Teb, on the next y s a a i the two brigade formed one l rge squ re, of wh ch the 1st Battalion formed the rear face . i 4 At 11 A . M a w as 00 a . the squ re w thin y rds of the A at El and rabs in position Teb, though the enemy e a s ar op ned ﬁre no reply was m de, but the qu e con tin u ed to advance so as to take the position in the

i r w as rear. When th s had been achieved the di ection 1st Ba l a a changed, the tta ion forming the f ce ne rest m AS a a e th e the ene y. the squ re pproach d bushes the Ara a a and e bs ch rged gain again, but none succe ded n in penetrating the square . The entrenchments a d riﬂe - a m a pits were then c ptured , the ene y retre ting, lea ving 2000 dead on the ﬁeld The British loss w as 30 132 m only killed and wounded , of who the regi ment h ad 4 killed an d 24 wounded The force under General Gra ham then returned to Su a kim a a a l 1th , but dv ncing gain on the of March ’ to B a a a m at ama ker s z reb , encountered the ene y T i n 1 w as hi o O the 3th . The force t s time divided int

a B a a two squ res, The lack W tch , York and L ncaster, and Marines forming the 2nd Brigade under General 8 0 THE BLACK WATCH .

Davis . Part of the front and left face of the square B a r was formed by The lack W tch , the rest of the f ont a nd m and right face by the York Lancaster Regi ent. This square advanced 400 yards in echelo n to the and 1st B a right, in front of the rig de, and was met by a hea vy fire from the Arabs poste d in a ravine a 900 yards a head of the squ re . When this distance 15 0 a a a am w as was reduced to y rds, Gener l Gr h , who f mm a Bla a riding beside the of icer co nding The ck W tch, m at ga ve him the order to charge . The regi ent once a a a a m a n a d shed forw rd g inst the ene y, le vi g a g p a i a between the two faces of the squ re . Into th s g p a and Lan the Dervishes rushed, ch rging the York r m and B a a caste Regi ent taking The l ck Watch in re r, a t a a the l t er losing m ny killed, especi lly in the super a ul a e numera ry rank . The situ tion wo d h ve b en most a m e critic l had not the regi ent, in spite of being plac d a a ma a a a l at such dis dvantage, int ined ste dy, wel m . a controlled fire on the ene y This fire, ided by a l st B a a f th t of the rig de, soon had its inevit ble ef ect A a and a a on the r bs , the two brigades dv ncing in line a m a a drove the retre ting ene y cross the deep r vine, A a and all resistance ended , the rabs h ving lost over

2000 killed . B a 0 and 2 The ttalion had 6 killed 9 wounded . A m telegra was received from Lord Wolseley,

A - a djutant Gener l to the forces , Well done, old B ” a a . A S m comr des, The lack W tch it was i possible O a to pursue sman any f rther, the force returned to

Su akim m a a , where it re e barked , and was g in a r qua rtered in C i o . The Government ha ving at length decided to send an expedition to the relief of General Gordon in m a 7000 Khartou , force of men was sent up the

THE BLACK WATCH .

The Government having decided to withdraw both f S a m columns rom the oud n, the river colu n descended N am a 4 the ile to H d b, which was reached on the th a r 1st B a at ra of M rch, whe e the ttalion held, Me wi , the most a dvanced post of the expedition until the 24th Ma N of y. The descent of the ile was then a nd B a a w as a a ar continued , the tt lion g in qu tered at a r 2 th C i o on the 7 of June . The 2nd B attalion moved from Aldershot to the a Curr gh . From 18 8 2 to 18 8 6 the 2nd B attalion sent 8 30 men an d four officers to m a inta in the stren gth of the 1st B a a E a n d tt lion in gypt the Soudan . 188 6 The l st B attalion left Egypt and w as stationed in

Malta .

2n d B a a w a s a r n and The tt lion qu rte ed in Dubli , in July sent a deta chment of 5 00 m en to quell dis tu rbances in the north of Ireland : this party rejoined m a a a t en d a regi ent l he dqu r ers at the of the ye r. 1888 2nd Ba a m B a and The tt lion oved to elf st, the next a 1st B a a m r m a a a r ye r the tt lion oved f o M lt to Gibr lta . 18 91 The 2nd B attalion quartered a t Limerick for two a ye rs . 1893 1st Ba a m a a The tt lion moved fro Gibr ltar, he d a and m a a and qu rters four co p nies to M uritius, four

companies to Cape Tow n . The 2nd Battalion quartered in Gla sgow for two

years . 2n d B a a a 18 94 The tt lion qu rtered in Edinburgh. 1895 m a a The unicip l buildings of Perth, cont ining two stands of form er regimenta l colours of the 2nd

B . attalion , were destroyed by ﬁre The 2nd B attalion w as inspected by the Duke of

Cambridge at Edinburgh . 8 3 THE BLACK WATCH .

1st B m a a t B m and 1896 The attalion dise b rked o bay, w as a at S a A a m en st tioned ub thu . p rty of thirty

E. m 2md Ba a e a C. fro the tt lion, under Lieut n nt S a S A a tew rt, proceeded to outh fric with the High

m a land co pany Of Mounted Inf ntry. 2n d B a a a and and The tt lion sent the b nd pipers, furnished a guard of honour at B almoral on the ’ n occasio of the Cza r s visit. Th e 2nd Battalion moved from Edinburgh Castle to York . B m 1897 The l st atta lion was quartered at U balla. The 2nd Batta lion moved to Perham Down in 1898 August to take pa rt in the manoeuvres on Salisbury a n a B a a w as Pl i , fter which the tt lion quartered in m S Ca A . outh p, ldershot On w ar being declared against the Transvaa l and 1899 n Fr n Ba m 1011 Ora ge ee Sta te, the 2 d tta lion obilised and a at Ca e 14 strong, l nded p Town on the th of m Nove ber. On a rrival at Modder River on the 6th of Decem hl a B a c s 2nd Ba t ber, the Hig nd rig de, on isting of the a B a a c 1st Ba a n la t lion The l ck W t h, tt lio High nd Light a 2nd B a a S hlan and Inf ntry, tt lion eaforth Hig ders , l st Ba A S r a hla the ttalion rgyll and uthe l nd Hig nders, w as n a a - a a co centr ted under M jor Gener l W uchope, and a B a rm a , with the Gu rds rig de, fo ed p rt of the n Ist Divisio under Lo rd Methuen . ’ After a few days halt Lord Methuen determ ined to a a i ma Ma ersfontein m ke n ght rch on g Kopje, and a a o a ll then deliver frontal ttack , supp rted by rti ery

ﬁre .

The Highland Brigade advanced a t 1 PM . on the l 0th e an d m m a B of Decemb r, so e co p nies of The lack a i 1000 W tch, wh ch were leading, approached within 8 4 THE BLACK WATCH .

B a yards of the oer trenches , then very we kly held . Meanwhile the batteries kept up a hea vy but ineffec ﬁ re tive on the kopje . Lord Methuen, however, B a a a nd ordered the rig de to withdr w, the troops bivouacked for the night some three miles from the position. A little after midn ight the Brigade a ga in advanced m a B a di . O in qu rter colu n, The lack W tch lea ng wing to a heavy storm and to the intense darkness of m had a a the night, the colu n only re ched belt of scrub some 6 00 yards from the foot of the kopje

a a when day beg n to bre k. The two leading companies of the regiment were in the act of deployin g when the Boers suddenly Opened so heavy a ma a - ﬁre, inly from trenches h lf way between the Ba a and a tt lion the kopje, as to render further org n

e m m m . S a a s is d ove ent i possible ever l p rtie , however,

a a ff o O m de isol ted e orts to cr ss the pen ground, but few succeeded in reaching the kopje. B a i O C mm di Bat The rig d er, the fficer o an ng the and m a S talion, ny others were hot early in the a an d as b ttle, thus, no definite orders were issued, no coherent action took place. hi M. . About 1 P. the order to retire was given T s was carried out by all except the three leading m a Ba a ma co p nies of the tt lion, who re ined where in they had orig ally deployed till the evening, as n a e m no order of a y sort ever re ch d the . On the right of the Brigade the Guards had held i ul da their own with d ffic ty, and on the next y the whole force withdrew to Modder River camp . 2nd Ba a f 7 ff The tt lion suf ered heavily, losing o icers

8 6 m en 11 199 . and killed , officers and men wounded On the 3rd of February the Highland Brigade

8 6 THE BLACK WATCH .

’ Sa B to assist the troops at nna s Post, but the oers and B a re withdrew across the Modder , the rig de turned to Bloemfontein by three easy m arches . Th e B a 4 90 w as ttalion , now only strong, here n a a 404 m en a rei forced by dr ft of , p rtly reservists , 100 m h ad m c m a but of who been for ed into one o p ny, the m en an d officers of which belonged to The B a hi m Black Wa tch Volunteer ttalions . T s co pany ’ served as a ninth company throughout its yea r s and am a an m a service, bec e the equ l of y other co p ny B a in the tta lion. For the following Six months the Battalion h ad continual hard m a rching a nd occasional ﬁghting B O a F Fo r with the oers in the r nge ree State . the ’ action at B avian s Berg on the 4th of May The ’ Black Wa tch w as especially pra ised in Lord Roberts

a On 17th a - m desp tc hes . the a m rch of thirty four iles m 15 an d 23rd was ade in 5 hours, on the of July, dur ’ O a a R etief s Nek m a ing the per tions bout , ﬁve co p nies carried a strong Boer position in ﬁne style with a f n 1 m n h loss of 2 Of icers a d 7 e . The capture of t is position w as one of the chief factors tha t prevented B an d the escape of the oers, led to the surrender r 2md Ba of 4300 prisoners . In Octobe the tta lion w as a a and a sent to g rrison Ladybr nd, rem ined there for the following eleven months .

i n - a Th s year Lord Hopetou , then Governor Gener l , invited the En glish Government to send a n Imperial Corps representing the B ritish a rmy to the inang mm n u ration of the Australian Co onwealth. Twe ty

ﬁve non - commissioned o ﬂicers and m en of The

Bl a a . ack W tch , under Lieuten nt W Green, were sent r m din f o the Perth depot, and, with correspon g m m la m deta ch ents fro other High nd regi ents, joined THE K 8 7 BLAC WATCH . the Imperial Corps and landed in Australia at the

a end of the ye r. This pa rty took part in the ina uguration ceremony at S 1st an a 1901 and held ydney on the of J u ry , w as a fterwards entertain ed by the municipalities of r n a A ra a and Ne w a a the p i cip l cities in ust li Ze l nd . The men of The Black Watch detachmen t dis tingu ished themselves in many of the sports held m r r a C . m in honou of the I pe i l orps, W Ross , for erly

- ma 2nd Ba a pipe jor of the tt lion, winning every

m r n Open piping competition . The detac h ent etur ed m A 1 1 ho e in pril 90 . The 1st Battalion left Kamptee and arrived at 1901 a 22nd m and Durb n on the of Dece ber, was stationed a m at H rris ith . The 2nd B attalion was ordered in September

m ra Na a nd S fro Ladyb nd to tal , was plit up into a m a a co m sever l detach ents . He dqu rters and four pan ies were engaged in operations under Colonel m m a C S Ri ington, three co p nies under olonel pens Ea an aa a nd m a in the stern Tr sv l , two co p nies under C n B Ora C olo el yng in the nge River olony, while over 200 m en were employed sepa ra tely as mounted a inf ntry. The l st Battalion while stationed at Ha rrismith 1902 w as employed in the construction of blockhouses n a m an and i guarding the railway line . Sever l co p ies were sent out to ta ke pa rt in the operations of various columns until peace w as concluded in June

1902. Before this the various companies Of the 2nd

Ba a m at a m and tt lion asse bled H rris ith, , with the 1st B a a a a a tt lion, formed p rt of the g rrison of th t r 2n Ba a town . Throughout the w a the d tt lion lost 8 8 THE BLACK WATCH .

125 35 4 n and 6 2 killed, wou ded, who died from

disease .

r a In October both B atta lions left South Af ic . 1st Ba a w a s Edi The tt lion stationed at nburgh , where medals fo r the South African War were presented a n d 2nd Ba a w a s r by the King, the tt lion orde ed

a a n d a a a to Indi st tioned in Umb ll . 1903 Headquarters a n d four companies of the 2nd m Battalion arched to Solon for the hot weather. 1904 1st B a a a r in tt lion qu rte ed Fort George. 2n d B atta lion moved to Pesha war by train . 1905 Headqua rters a nd four companies of the 2nd

Batta lion marched to Chera t for the hot weather. The cemetery of the Sixteen m en of the 4 2nd who died there in 18 6 7 w a s put in order an d m a per nently preserved . The 5 th Royal Scots of Canadian Highlanders m an a m beco e llied regi ent . 1906 1st B atta lion quartered at the Curragh . The fever in Peshawar w as very severe during r 2nd Ba a n l m er 45 0 this winte , the tt lio on y ust ed ’ for General s inspection out of a total stren gth of 1100 nearly . 1907 The 2nd B attalion proceeded by a route march

- of twenty four days from Pesha wa r to Sialkot.

THE BLACK

BLACK WATCH .

RECORD OF THE PERIODS OF SERVICE OF THE SEVERAL BATTALIONS WHO HAVE CONSTITUTED THE BLACK WATCH R ( ROYAL HIGHLANDE S) .

SIX independent companies of Highlanders raised 1729 “ B ” under the title of The lack Watc h . Formed into a single regiment and numbered the 1739 43rd Number changed from 43rd to 42nd ” Th e regiment designa ted Royal .

A Second Ba ttalion was raised . Afte r serving in the West Indies the m en were a bsorbed into the 1st B l 176 2 ma S atta ion, in the re inder returned to cot

fi - land, and the junior of cers placed on half pay. The 2nd Batta lion disba nded 1763 A S Ba ali w as s at A 1797 econd tt on rai ed Perth . fter se rving in Mysore this was constituted a distinct 73rd l a corps as the High and Regiment, lthough the connection between the two Ba tta lions w as not entirely severed A Second Battalion was raised to the 42nd After 1803 serving in the Peninsular War the men were a bsorbed 1st Ba a 18 12 B dis into the tt lion in , and the attalion A 1 4 banded at berdeen in 8 1 . B r A A Second attalion was raised to the 73 d. fter 1806 THE BLACK WATCH .

serving in Flanders and through the Waterloo ca m ai n 1st B m p g , the men joined the attalion then ca paign C 2nd Ba ing in eylon , and the ttalion was disbanded 1 in 8 17 . 1842 The 42nd divided into a 1st and a Reserve Bat 18 5 0 B talion until , when the two attalions were consolidated 1381 73rd a i The Perthshire Regiment, gr nted th s title in

18 62 a - , after separation of ninety four years, was again constituted as the 2nd Battalion The Black a O W tch, and a General rder gave the title of the

B . regiment, The lack Watch ( Royal Highlanders)

I WH E EIVED C MMI I S OFF CERS O R C O SS ON , A BE 17 3 9 IN “ THE D TED 25 TH OCTO R , I A E IME C MM LY H G HL ND R G NT, O ON ALLED E A N w THE BLACK C TH N, S o , WATCH

o n — Ear of aw f ord D d C lo el o Cr . J hn , l ( ie

- — F Lieut Colonel Sir o r nro of o ie. K l e at . R be t Mu ul ( i l d Falkirk Ma or— Geo ran rot e of the a r of ran j rge G t (b h r L i d G t) .

Ca tains p .

Geor nro of Cu cair . Co Cam nior of ge Mu l n lin pbell , ju , K d on ( ille in M zie . Dougal Campbell o f Craig Sir James Colquhoun of ss Lu .

oh Cam e Of Garrick. Co n Cam l of Ba J n pb ll li pbe l llimore . F n n n K d at o o . o nro ( ille te y ) J h Mu .

Ca tain Mea t — nca ac arlan e p Du n M f .

Lieutenants.

a l a rson or am a P u M cphe . Ge ge R s y. w s ran Of Au chterblair Fran is ran son Le i G t . c G t,

o n a an of Kin arloch. a rd Of Gran J h M cle g L i t.

A and r a donald. o acn i lex e M c J hn M e l . Malcolm Fraser ( son o f Cul du th el K l d at B er ) . ( il e gen - Op- Zoom THE 103 BLACK WATCH .

Cam l . Arc a d acna son of pbel hib l M b, the

a F n no . a rd o f a na t o te y ) L i M c b . (Died

- o a ar . n ra D ug l Stew t . Lieut Ge e l

n o f omr Co n Cam . John Me zies C ie . li pbell

ar arr o a S w ar . Edw d C ick. D ug l te t Gi r w ar of Kin crai ie am Cam e Of Glenfal lbe t Ste t g . J es pb ll

n ra am o f rain s . o K d at Fon Gordo G h e D e l ch. ( ille ten o y. )

' C7za la zn— onou ra deo u ra p H ble Gi n M r y. u r — or nro S g eon Ge ge Mu . Ad u ta nt— r S ar j Gilbe t tew t . u rtermaster— ohn For Q a J bes. O RIGINAL LIST OF OFFICERS BELONGING TO

THE 2ND BATTALI THE BLA K A 1 ON C W TCH.

1779 .

o — d n a Col nel Lor Joh Murr y.

- — No man ac o o f d Dieut. olonel ac eo C r M le d M l . Ma o'r— a ri c aem of Inchbrac o j P t k Gr e .

Ha MacDou all T omas Dall el K ed at y g . h y . ( ill ! m s rra an a a or . J e Mu y. M g l e ) m s mm n D a r o d of t . a n sa J e D u Per h vid Li d y. o ac r or o ran of Glenmoris ton J hn M g eg . J hn G t . ol am f lenu re C in C pbell o G .

Lieutenants .

o n ra t. A e and u a J h G n l x er D nb r. Al and r ac r o of Bal o Os a d ex e M g eg r J hn w l . d n s F r E a as . hal y. e r e m an a ou a d a . Al d a d D g l C pbell ex er M itl n .

am s n . Al a d os J e Spe s ex n er R e .

John Wemyss .

ar s Su r and. o acdona d Ch le the l J hn M l . r s W n u a o o am h . Joh M rr y R be t n. illi W ite

and r acdona d. ar s a ean Alex e M l Ch le M cl .

r o er son of d . o ac rson Robe t R b t Lu e J hn M phe .

a la in~ ohn a Ch p J Stew rt . Ad u ta nt — o r sl j R be t Le ie. ua rterma s ter— K nn ac Q e eth M kenzie. Su r eon— T omas Far u harson g h q . t — an am Ma e Dunc C pbell .

1 n d n - Ma r ran Of i L . CO o d rr d these, e ght, i clu i g ieut L cle , we e t sfe e from the 1st Battalion.

1 06 THE BLACK WATCH .

A and 6 8th embodied at Perth in pril , numbered the a Militi . Th e 3rd Battalion of The Black Wa tch is the a a a line l descend nt of this regiment, no bre k occur ring during the eighty years which passed before the present title was adopted, and the connection with the a 9th hir a ma origin l Perths e Militi is close , as ny men who had served in the earlier Battalion re - engaged

and A a in the second, the Duke of tholl was ag in a ppointed Colonel . a The uniform was lso the same, consisting of a a b a c oa sc rlet jacket with lue f cings, white waist t, d a a an . a w as blue p ntaloons, black g iters The h ir and a powdered worn in queue, and pigtails were a 1 not done way with until 808 . In June 18 03 the esta blishment was ﬁxed at 980 ﬁle an d i rank and , the reg ment was sent to Hadding

w as e . ton, where it station d for two years 18 05 m e a In the regi ent embark d for R msgate , and a a 18 10 was quartered in v rious p rts of Kent till , when it returned to Scotland During the Peninsular War the Militia served not a s a to a a a a only force repel inv sion, but lso as gre t la a m B 18 03 an d 18 13 reserve to the regu r r y. etween , am militi en passed into the line, of whom over r 700 were fu nished by the Perthshire Militia. In 18 11 the regiment was employed in gu arding F w ar and rench prisoners of at Penicuik, in the l Kinn ou ll fol owing year was presented by Lord , then “ ” a Colonel , with very eleg nt colours . It is interest ing to note that these colours were given back to Lord Kinnou ll in 18 5 5 on the regiment being changed into the Perthshire Rifles . 18 13 m d In the regi ent marche to Plymouth, but H 10 T E BLACK WATCH . 7 returned to Scotland th e following year on board a a an d di at s iling ship, was disembo ed Perth after ’ and a a eleven a h lf ye rs service . 18 15 Na to In , owing to poleon returning power, m a a d the regi ent was g in embodie , but after being at N disem stationed ewcastle for a short time, was a F u a bodied t Perth in ebr ry . During the next fifty years the Militia received ra m and r nin little or no encou ge ent, only five t ai g s 18 1 a nd 1 4 were held between 6 8 5 . a a a i In th t ye r, however, the dangerous situ t on brought on by the Crimean War caused the Militia hr S a an d t oughout cotl nd to be reorganised, the regi a e a i ment, now n m d The Roy l Perthshire R fles, was embodied at Perth . The uniform was changed to that of a rifle corps dark green with red facin gs ; a nd Lord Kinn o ull a o i m C retained the pp nt ent of olonel, though suc eeded ir ma r f c by S Tho s Monc ief the next year. On 28 0 r a at ly p iv tes joined Perth, but this number e a e 143 was increas d l t r, and men passed into the line m during the e bodiment. m 18 5 6 and The regi ent was disembodied in , the m next year, though not embodied , the whole regi ent, a e n a except three priv t s, volunteered to serve in I di m or elsewhere . Though not accepted, the regi ent received the tha nks of the Queen for this offer to assist in quelling the India n Mutiny. The pay of militiamen when embodied was fix ed s a ll at the ame r te as for the line, nominally a shi ing a - da di a y for the private sol er, who lso received a is a a s bounty on joining. Th was fterw rd wisely al e man m his t red, by giving each who co pleted train a a ing sovereign in addition to his p y. 108 THE BLACK WATCH .

In 18 5 9 the regiment assembled for a few weeks’ training at Perth, and trained there annually for

- a i 18 93 18 76 twenty eight d ys unt l , except in when at the training was held Dorking, the regiment n a r a taki g p rt in the manoeuv es of that utumn. The services of the Militia in sending dra fts to the regular army during the Peninsular War had not e a 18 67 b en ltogether forgotten, and in the Militia

Reserve was instituted, though it became neither a strong nor efficient reserve to the line until the m 2 h f B 1 e 18 7 ad had . u t 8 78 refor s b gun in ef ect in , War 113 vi in consequence of the Zulu , reser sts of a the Perthshire Militi were called upon for service, and were attached for four months to the depot Of B a a The l ck Watch at Perth, thus forming strong potential reserve to meet the wastage of w ar had a the camp ign be en prolonged . 18 8 1 e ri a In , when the t r tori l system was definitely established, the Perthshire Rifles was linked to The B 3t d B a n and e lack Watch as the ttalio , the pr sent n m title a d unifor adopted . Though worn by the O f an d a a f l and f icers perm nent st f , the ki t feather n a a bon et were not issued to other r nks, who we r trews of The Black Watch tartan and glengarry m bonnets with the regi ental badge. 18 8 2 42nd a Ser In , when the was eng ged in active in E all 31 3rd B vice gypt, but men of the attalion, ff 774 . then strong, volunteered for service The o er, w as d however, not accepte S com In the same year Lord tormont, who had man ded B a - e the att lion for twenty three years, di d , e C S and was succeed d by olonel mythe of Methven, m 18 97 who held the com and until , when he resigned

110 THE BLACK WATCH .

S a a Aldershot. ince then the nnual trainings h ve B Cam taken place at arry p, where and efficiency of the B attalion has been hr f praised by succeeding inspecting Of icers . In 1907 the strength of the Militia Battalion was 702 1 Oﬂicers 37 a . 9 , serge nts, and rank and ﬁle THE VOLUNTEER BATTALIONS THE BLACK WATCH .

THE ﬁrst Volunteer corps ra ised in the present regimen tal district of The Blac k Watch were two companies embodied in Perth in 1794— an exa mple that w a s widely followed in the su cceeding yea rs ; but all Volunte er corps were disba nded in 1802 a fter

Am a re - re the Peace of iens , lthough formed on the m su ption of war in the following year. 18 08 Act In , however, the Government passed an “ ” c a a to repla e the Volunteer force by a Loc l Militi , a a F a to be r ised, if necess ry, by ballot. In Perth, orf r, Fi s an and fe there were few district , if y, where the necessary numbers of volunteers were not forth a On coming without the employment of the b llot. the conclusion of peace in 18 15 this force was dis a 18 5 9 an b nded , and it was not until , when invasion Fra a by nce was feared , th t Volunteer corps were aga in established . The importance of the Volunteer movement was a a a nd rightly appreci ted by our possible inv ders, al a at m though more v ued each ye r ho e, it was not, a S A a War a Volu n perh ps, until the outh fric n th t the teer battalions were given the occasion not only of Showing their readiness to serve the country when a s required, but l o of proving by the excellence of 1 12 THE W BLACK ATCH . their services the value of the material that exists a in this branch of our rmy. Nowhere was this more clearly seen than in the m E ix u 42nd Regi enta l District. ach of the S Vol ntee r battalions sent a contingent to the three service com a 2nd Ba panies th t joined the ttalion in South Afri ca. Each of the first two companies that voluntarily left Scotland served for a year with the 2n d B a a i i ttalion, taking their p rt w th and perform ng the la same hard work as any of the regu r companies, and it was only because the w ar ended in June 1902 that the third company had a Shorter period v on active ser ice . Whate ver sc hemes of a rmy reform are adopted Volun by the country, the services rendered by the S A a teers in the outh frican War, and the ex mple set c a by these omp nies, will never be forgotten by the a B a a nd a i regul r ttalions, every regul r sold er of The Black Wa tch will start the more confidently his x a a on ne t camp ign, knowing the support th t is r F a ready to come f om the Volunteers of Perth, orf r, a n F d ife. 18 5 9 18 60 The corps formed in and , though raised f a re under dif erent titles, the same corps that were a fliliated B c 18 8 1 to The la k Watch in . The narrative will therefore be clearer if a short separa te accou nt be given of the services of each Battalion from the date t of its firs embodiment to the present day.

114 THE BLACK WATCH .

The B attalion sent 600 rank and file to the three E r 18 60 18 8 1 royal reviews held in dinbu gh in , , and 1905 in . During the South Africa n War the Volunteer Battalions sent three strong service companies to 2nd B a a join the tt lion on service. With each of these companies the 1st B attalion sent a good w as m 23 contingent . The first for ed of non commissioned oflicers and men under Lieutenants Al astair Va lentine and Elmslie Tosh ; the second m a A B en . of 17 under Lieuten nt . Corrie ; and the E 2 e . a . third of 6 men under Lieut nant C . C. W lker a 70 a 90 In ddition to these , ne rly others served in m a a S the war, chiefly in the I peri l Yeom nry . even di S A a ed of enteric fever in outh fric , in whose memory a brass memorial has been placed in St ’ a r Mary s P rish Chu ch of Dundee. B a a 1000 The tt lion is now little short of strong, m a n d e . a has b en co m nded by Lieut . Colonel H VD m Hill , . ., for so e years. The Honorary Colonel u is always the Lord Provost of D ndee . The un iform h as always been that of a n English a n an d a ra m line b ttalion, with blue faci gs, d b unifor a i B is also worn . The pipers h ve k lts of The lack a a and S m W tch tart n , are dressed i ilarly to those of l a B the regu r attalions. THE 2ND (ANGUS) VOLUNTEER BATTALION

THE BLACK WATCH .

( L A T E 2ND F O R F A R S H I R E .)

- OU AFRIC 1900 1902. S TH A,

ARBROATH.

IN 18 5 4 a pamphlet that w as widely read at the m w as d a ti e publishe , urging the form tion of a Volunteer force on the very lines that took practical a Th a a a . e C sh pe few ye rs later uthor, olonel John l ma a m m a Kin och, y thus cl i to be, in so e w ys, the a m m and 18 5 9 origin tor of the Volunteer ove ent, in he w a s forwa rd in the raising of independent A a a m Volunteer companies . ye r l ter the co panies at A r a Br Friock raised rb o th, Montrose, echin, and heim were form ed into the 1st Administrative B a F a att lion, orf rshire Riﬂe Volunteers ; and those at F a N am a na Kirrie raised orf r, ewtyle, Gl is, T n dice, C m 2nd muir, and ortachy were for ed into the A m ni ra B a a a d i st tive tt lion, under the comm nd of nl Colonel John Ki och . In 18 74 the two Battalions were amalgamated C s com under olonel James Dick on, who held the a 18 8 8 18 8 0 m a m nd until . In the various co p nies a all were consolid ted into one unit for purposes, and the title of the regiment became the 2nd

' F R iﬂe C A orfarshire Volunteer orps, or ngus Riﬂe 1 16 THE BLACK WATCH .

u B Vol nte ers . The next year the attalion was afﬁli B and 18 8 7 its ated to The lack Watch, in received present designation . The regiment was present at the three royal i Edi 18 60 18 8 1 rev ews held in nburgh in , , and in 1905 and at C a , was represented the oron tion of King Edward by nine non commissioned ofﬁcers

- d . an C V. D men under Lieut olonel Davidson, . , who a now commands the B ttalion. F a 1900 20 m en a C . . In ebru ry , under ptain R H Millar enlisted for special service in South Africa 2nd Ba an d 1st Volu n with the ttalion, joined the m a hi a e teer Service Co p ny, w ch was comm nd d until r a a Ie lve the return home by C ptain Mill r. non commissioned Ofﬁcers and men served with the 2nd S C m a and 19 Volunteer ervice o p ny, non commissioned ofﬁcers and men went out with the

3rd S C . B ervice Company, with aptain J uyers B 3 fﬁ m a . 11 en in comm nd esides these, o cers and ma served in the Imperial Yeo nry. B i at 700 The attal on present is over strong, and is divided into twelve companies . m a m w as The unifor of the origin l co panies varied , but by the time of the a malgamation the Battalion was clothed in a scarlet tunic with blue facings, an d a w i S a . blue trousers th scarlet piping, h ko In 18 76 a glengarry with diced border was substituted for the shak e A t a l i i f er the fﬁ iation, the un form was assim lated B a a to that of The lack W tch, except th t tartan trews are worn in place of the kilt.

118 THE BLACK WATCH .

a B 2 f in the third comp ny. esides these, of icers and 11 men served in other corps during the South Af War rican .

The B atta lion has had three well - known m en as a Sir am a honor ry colonels . The ﬁrst was J es Stew rt a Pitfo ur On his a a E Rich rdson of . de th the l te arl A a m is of irlie succeeded to the ppoint ent, which F Ea now held by ield Marshal rl Roberts .

1 - a m V 905 . S D. a C . In Lieut olonel Willi m ith, , fter i B e a command ng the attalion for eight en ye rs, died, a and w as succeeded by Lieut . Colonel Ch rles B VD mma atchelor, . the present co nding ofﬁcer.

The strength of the Battalion is now over 6 70. The original companies wore the kilt of The B a a a an d 18 8 2 a lack W tch t rt n, it was not till th t a a im this was b ndoned for trews. The reg ent now n m m s all has a scarlet tunic, and the u ifor in al o t respects resembles that of the line Battalions . THE 4TE ( PERTHSHIRE) VOLUNTEER BAT TALI N THE BLA WAT H O CK C .

l s T P TH S H I ( L A T E E R R E . )

I - 2 OU AFR C 1900 190 . S TH A,

P R E TH.

IN 18 5 9 and 18 60 eighteen sepa rate compan ies of a s Volunteers were r ised in Perth hire , but were shortly afterwards formed into two Administrative Ba ttalions a a nd r a i a for the purposes of tr ining o g n s tion, though the companies still continued to make their own a a Of m ﬁnanci l arr ngements . these co panies those

n C a - A C f belo ging to Perth , Dunblane, oup r ngus , rief , Al u Ca a B m a nd A r yth, Do ne, llend r, irna , uchte arder l st A m were formed into the , or Perth, d inistrative B and are 4th e B a attalion, now the Volunte r att lion B of the lack Watch . The first commanding officer of the Battalion w as Sir a a c Willi m Keith Murr y, who was su ceeded in 18 1 A l 6 by the sixth Duke of tho l . Until 18 6 3 Government gave no fin ancial aid to a a m the Volunteers, but in th t ye r the present syste a a a to was dopted , by which gr nt is given each member of a corps who attains to a certain pre scribed degree of efficiency. In 18 6 9 the Battalion hea dquarters was fixed at m 18 80 ad Perth, where it still re ains . In the 120 THE BLACK WATCH .

w as a ministrative system bolished, and the com panies ceased in any w ay to be independent units ; the Battalion w as re - named the 1st Perthshire Riﬂ e m 700 all Volunteers, with an establish ent of ranks,

divided into seven companies. Under the territorial system of 18 8 1 the B attalion a c was fﬁliated to the ounty regiment, and became l st B a B the Volunteer ttalion of The lack Watch , and in 18 8 8 received its present designation of the 4th hs hi B a ( Pert re) ttalion. In 18 93 mm di ﬁ Sir the present co an ng of cer, Robert f D m V. . a Moncrief e, , succeeded to the com nd, and the strength of the Battalion which was then 446 is now 6 5 8 . The B attalion was present at the three royal Edi 18 60 18 8 1 reviews held in nburgh in , , and in

1905 .

On S A the outbreak of the outh frican War, three ani a nd co n more comp es were raised in Perth, a tingent of 22 m en joined the 1st Volunteer Com

a c S A a 1900. p ny, for servi e in outh frica, in Janu ry Further contingents of 18 men and 6 men joined the 2nd and 3rd Service Companies in 1901 and 1902 a a a 46 v respectively, m king tot l of who ser ed in South Africa with the 2nd Battalion of the regi 2nd m a ment. The Service Co pany was comm nded throughout its period in South Africa by Capta in

4th Ba a - R. M . Christie of the tt lion. Twenty seven men also joined the Imperial Yeomanry and other a ar corps th t served in the w . The uniform of the original compa nies ra is ed in 18 5 9 a Ba was very v ried, but the ttalion uniform is a and B now doublet, with kilt trews of The lack t and Watch artan, a glengarry bonnet.

THE 5 TE ( PERTHSHIRE HIGHLAND) VOLUN

TEER BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH .

2 P ( LATE m) ERTHSHIRE. )

O AFRIC 1 - 2 U 900 190 . S TH A,

BIRN AM .

OF the eighteen companies that were formed in s i 18 5 9 18 60 a at Perth h re in and , four were r ised a A Glendochart and T ymouth, berfeldy, Killin, and , In the latter year were formed into one corps under mm the co and of the late Marquis of Brea dalba ne . 18 6 9 a s and In the Volunteer force was reorg ni ed, the Battalion was formed of companies from Aber feld l B a C a A A t y, Kil in, l irgowrie, oup r ngus, ly h, Strathta St a B m an d y, M rtins, irna , Pitlochry, with a a at B a — a m a o he dqu rters irn m, syste th t c ntinues da to the present y . 18 80 m i a w as s In the ad in str tive system aboli hed , a nd the Battalion was re named the 2nd Perths hire Highl and Riﬂe Volunteers and in the following yea r a m e i a 2nd Vo lu n bec e, under the t rritor l system, the B a B ac a and 18 8 8 re teer att lion of the l k W tch, in ceived its present title . In 18 97 the Marquis of Brea da lbane was appointed a and 1900 to the comm nd in , on the outbreak of c a i at B a war, three additional omp nies were ra sed l ir THE CK 123 BLA WATCH .

w B a i a go rie and irn m, though s nce then these h ve a been disb nded . Of the review held in 18 60 Queen Victoria wrote “ a Br a a a n r i at a in her di ry, Lord e d lb e, id ng the he d 5 00 hla ma niﬁ of his own body of Hig nders, looked g

and . cent, was loudly cheered Eight companies took pa rt in the review of 18 8 1 ;

1905 24 and 45 5 - mm and in , ofﬁcers non co issioned officers and men were present with the Black Watch B Edin rigade in the review at burgh . During the South African War the Battalion reached a 95 5 and a 22 m en strength of , sent contingent of

with the l st Service Company to South Africa .

3 1 - a F . B a a men under Lieuten nt . H uch n n White 2nd S C m a and went out with the ervice o p ny, nine F men under Lieutenant T. erguson served with the regiment in South Africa in the 3rd Service

- C m an . B 30 mm f o p y esides these , non co issioned of icers and m r a m a hi men served with the I pe i l Yeo nry, c efly ’ in Lovat s Scouts and in the Scottish Horse . The present strength of the Batta lion is 27 Officers and 6 27 and mma rank and file, is co nded by the

Marquis of Breadalba ne. From their formation in 18 5 9 the Highlan d com anies a m B ada p h ve worn the kilt, those fro re lbane and Strathtay wearing Breadalbane tarta n ; but since 18 8 3 m has e a the unifor b en doublet, with kilt or B a a S a s and a trews of The l ck W tch tartan, white p t , a gleng rry bonnet . THE em ( FIFESHIRE) VOLUNTEER BAT A N HE LA A T LIO T B CK W TCH .

( LA TE IST FIFESHIRE . )

- OU AFRIC 1900 1902. S TH A,

ST A S NDREW .

TEN separate volu nteer companies were raised in 18 5 9 at a e Dunfermline, Kirkc ldy, L slie, Lochgelly, C C a St A r Fa a New olinsburgh, up r, nd ews, lkl nd, and A burgh, nstruther, and in the following year were formed into one Battalion and called the 1st F Ba a art ifeshire Riﬂes, with ttalion he dqu ers at m St A S . ndrews, where they have re ained ever ince 18 8 1 a w as d and In the territori l system adopte , in 18 8 8 the B attalion received its present title of B a B the 6th Volunteer ttalion of the lack Watch . The B attalion has been well represented in the three at E 18 0 Royal Reviews held dinburgh . In 6 The F m 5 00 18 8 1 900 ifeshire Riﬂes ustered , in over , and in 1905 the 6th Battalion sent 6 21 of all ranks to B a B hi hi join the lack W tch rigade, w ch was so ghly di a a praised both for scipline and ppear nce. B a The ttalion now consists of thirteen companies, 1200 an d has m e and is over strong, been co mand d ir Ra An for some years by S lph struther. D u ring the South African War the Battalion did

i di 33 - good serv ce, sen ng non commissioned ofﬁcers

THE FIFTH REGIMENT ROYAL HIGH D F D LAN ERS O CANA A .

IN 1905 5 th a S C a a the Roy l cots of an d , as the m w a s a am li regi ent then design ted, bec e the al ed m B a a — an a m n a regi ent of The l ck W tch , arr nge e t th t

a s a a at a s ma gives much s tisf ction present it y, at

m r a a a a a . so e futu e d te, prove mutu lly dv nt geous It is therefore by no m ea ns out of place to give a ﬁn short retrospect of the history of this e corps. Immediately a fter the surrender of Montreal to A 18 60 a m a a a did mherst in , iliti force was r ised th t a a s n ia and good service, ﬁrst g in t the Iroquois I d ns, a r m 18 12 18 15 a a l ter, f o to , in the war g inst the

S a . a and United t tes These corps were disb nded, though others were formed during the first half of “ ” w a s 18 6 2 a F the century, it not till th t The ifth a a a was raised . In th t ye r indign tion at the conduct ” of the Federa l Government over the Trent affair a s a Ca a as E a was fully gre t in nad it was in ngl nd, and simultaneous with the a rriva l of regula r troops from the mother country was the formation of many a an d militi volunteer corps in the Dominion . Among the first of these was the 5 th Royal Light a a a 5 5 a Inf ntry, org nised in eight comp nies of r nk S a a a m and file each . hortly fterw rds the Highl nd co pany of the 1st Prince of Wales Regiment of Canada C W 127 THE BLA K ATCH .

w a s a F and 18 6 6 m bsorbed by The ifth, , in , nu ber ' two compa ny of the Montrea l Light Infantry was a a F lso tr nsferred , thus connecting The ifth with n the old Mo trea l Militia. The uniform was tha t of a British Light Infantry

m . regi ent, but with silver lace and buttons The head - dress was a sha ko with green ball ; but in winter

a m n a w as . a sh ggy fur cap , rese bli g busby, worn The Highlan d company wore a green coatee faced and t a with red gold, artan trews, fe ther bonnet and m red plu e . F ia a 18 6 6 5 th a During the en n R ids of , the Roy ls ’ m a St n 3000 sent one co p ny to Joh s , where a force of la a nd r w as a m i regu rs voluntee s sse bled , wh le the remainder of the regiment were encamped at Heming A a r ford during the month of June. g in, du ing the F a a 18 70 c m a eni n R ids of , one o p ny was sent to ’ St and w as e a a a John s, follow d few d ys l ter by m F ia the regi ent . The en ns , however, were soon m and . routed, the regi ent returned to Montreal For some years a fter 18 70 but little energy was a 18 75 5 th shown in the Militi force , but in the

a r a i a nd w Roy ls was reo g n sed , became kno n as F a F a a co m the ifth Roy l usiliers , h ving two ﬂ nk pa nies ma inly composed of Old soldiers of the a a a m ni Se forth Highl nders . These Highl nd co pa es a a wore doublet and tart n trews, the other four m m F a co panies the unifor of a usilier b ttalion. In 18 77 there were serious disturbances in Montreal between the Orange Lodges and the Irish Catholic n Am F U ion . ong other regiments the ifth was a id called out in of the civil power, and was a a i th nked in Gener l Orders for ts services . The ’ a a nl next ye r, lthough given o y four hours warning, 128 THE BLACK WATCH .

the regiment entrained for Quebec , and suppressed m r a so e iots in th t city. It w as now found that the presence of the two Highland compa nies h ad attra cted many Scotsmen to the other companies : perm ission w as therefore granted to alter the title of the regiment to the 5 th a S Fu siliers and 18 84 5 th Roy l cots , in to the B a al a a a m a S C . w s tt ion, Roy l cots of n da The unifor a a a hl m ch nged to th t of Hig and regi ent. The kilt w a s m a r Of a m i de ﬁ st the Lorne t rtan , out of co pl m o - a w as ent to L rd Lorne, then Governor Gener l, but a a a B a a an d fterw rds ch nged to The lack W tch tart n, a a a 18 95 the Roy l Stew rt tart n for the pipers . In a d 18 99 fe ther bonnets were adopte , in the dark hose , and the uniform now exactly corresponds to that of

B a a an d a . The lack W tch, except for the b dges sporr n ’ r a B a The p esent motto and badge, o r s Head, with ” s Ne Obliviscaris in a the word the g rter under it, were a uthorised in 18 8 5 . In 18 97 four non commissioned officers were selected from the regiment to join the body of Canadians sent to represent Canada at Queen ’ a and Victoria s Di mond Jubilee in London, four ’ others were selected to be present at King Edward s 2 Coronation in 190 . In 18 98 the Canadian Government were asked to send a militia regiment to represent Canada at

a a a ra Portl nd, M ine, where celeb tion was held on the 4th of July of the ﬁftieth anniversa ry of the 5 completion of the Grand Trunk Ra ilway. The th

had e and Royal Scots the honour of being sel cted,

m ani at a 36 8 a a nd ﬁl e six co p es, strength of r nk ,

a ma went to Portl nd, where they received ny com l pliments and much praise for their discip ine and

13 0 THE BLACK WATCH . e a s at s rvice was rendered in m ny action , and Paa rdeberg two — Corporal Goodfellow and Priva te Wasdell— were killed i Here th s short retrospect may well end , for as the South African w ar proved the closeness of the Can and ties between ada the mother country, so a future time may Show the prac tical advantages of m regiments allied in goodwill as in na e . THE RE IMENTAL L UR G CO O S .

Batta lions ha ve carried many stan ds of colours n a a has duri g their service, and the uthorised p ttern been changed from time to time. The ﬁrst colou rs Officially sanctioned for the Royal hla a 175 1 a a Hig nders d te from , in which ye r the Roy l ’ Clothing Wa rra nt of the 1st of July directed the king s

r i a a . colour to be the g eat Un on, as then m rsh lled e m al f w i The r gi ent colour to be buf , th the Union in and XLII the ﬁrst corner, in the centre of the colour, an d hi and within a wreath of roses t stles , the crown over. B l a a 176 8 42nd y Roya W rr nt of the , or Royal la a High nders, was uthorised to bear, in the centre ’ u C i a of its colo rs, the King s ypher w thin the G rter, and r A . St crown ove Under it, ndrew with the m “ N m m l i ” e acess t. otto, emo i pune In the three ’ corners of the second colour the King s Cypher and crown . Next to these in seniority came the colours borne by the 2nd Battalion from its form ation in 1779 a a as 7 rd till its sep r tion the 3 Foot. They are now a Ca S preserved in Dunveg n stle, Isle of kye, and are the oldest existing complete Stand of colours in Scotland Both colours ha ve the Royal Cypher on a

e . blue ground within the Gart r, and the crown over 13 2 C THE BLACK WAT H .

The regimenta l colour is blue with the Union in the an d C and a ﬁrst, the Royal ypher, reversed interl ced with the crown over, in the other three corners . In r m these colours the Union w eath is o itted . The colours carried by the 4 2nd in Egypt in 1801

r at N a - i s are now prese ved ov r House, Ross sh re, tho e carried in the Crimea and during the India n Mutiny a in Dunkeld C thedral . 18 02 S hi i w r a In a p nx, with n a e th of laurel, with

EGYP w a s a the word T over, uthorised to be carried m on the regi ental colour. After the battles at Quatre Bras and Waterloo the colours of the 42nd were officially reported on a a a as entirely shot w y, nothing but the b re poles ”

and 18 18 . left, new colours were issued in The colours of the 2nd Battalion 73rd were also dl S completely rid ed with hot, but no new ones were presented before the Battalion w as disbanded in 18 17 . The colours as now a uthorised for both Battalions are thus correctly described ’ B a ttalion Kin s Colou r — g . The Union throughout, with the titles in letters of gold on a crimson centre ul a and according to reg tion, the crown over. B a tta lion R e imen ta l Colow r— B a g . lue, h ving in the ﬁrst corner the number of the Battalion and in each of the other three corners the Royal Cypher sur n a r mounted by the crown . O crimson cent e the m a ancient badge of the regi ent, the Roy l Cypher w i i th n the Garter, and the crown over. The other am St A and Ba badges, n ely, the ndrew Cross dge, a nd O the motto of the rder of the Thistle, and the

S a a &c. phinx, the regiment l titles and b ttle honours, , according to regulation .

13 4 THE BLACK WATCH .

” l and a All B High and Laddie, for the b nd, the lue B m a B . onnets are over the order The slow rch, In ” a Old a l h as m the G rb of G u , been the regi ental slow for 1770 m march the band since , when the usic was ri C mma 42n d w tten by olonel Reid, who co nded the This composition w as adapted to some verses anony m ou sl a — a y published a few ye rs earlier, verses th t n a r to were written origi lly in Gaelic, acco ding S e a a 42nd a t w rt of Garth , by private of the , fter the regiment returned from America at the end of ’ a a r the Seven Ye rs W . Th e B a a A a l ck W tch ssembly is p rt of the pibroch , a C a and a e The G thering of the l ns, is now pl y d l “ ” in both ba tta ions as the Fall in.

Old S ff a A m a The ta P rade sse bly is the quick m rch, ” a Gilliu n Fh eillidh The L ds with the Kilts ( an ) , a nd r a a formerly, ten minutes befo e p r de, the pipers

a and a pl yed through the lines, then, without pl ying a n - d y tune, marched to the rear of the parade groun In the meantime the Staff Parade fell in on the a B a i a all directing ﬂ nk of the ttal on facing outw rds, the non - commissioned officers a bove the rank of lance—corpora l were drawn up by their proper com a a p nics on the right ﬂ nk, next to them came the m an d a an d m . F pioneers, then the b nd dru ers ive “ minutes before parade the pipers a gain played The ” a i a n S a f L ds with the K lts, m rchi g in front of the t f a a a at a de P r de, turned bout the end of the p ra n an d a a al th e grou d m rched b ck, so as to f l in on m a t . lef of the drum ers Then, fter the inspection S f Ba a l o n a n of the taf , the tt lion fe l in the pl yi g “ ” of The Gathering of the Cla ns .

The procedure is now a little different. The “ ” orderly piper plays The Lads with the Kilts on THE K 13 5 BLAC WATCH .

a and S f a ll the p rade ground, the taf P rade fa s in, m e a and i e . is insp cted by the djutant, d s iss d The “ a a C a piper then pl ys The G thering of the l ns, and Ba m a a a . a the tt lion falls in Then, on cere oni l par de, af m a S a ter the co p nies are sized , as a ign l for the ma a a s rkers to form up, all the pipers pl y quick tep in double time : until recently this quickstep was “ ” Ca o m has The mpbells are C ing, but this now been “ m ” altered in the 1st Battalion to Ca ye by Athol. The Royal Salute was formerly pa rt of the “ ” War a Co adh S pibroch, or Pe ce ( g no ith) , but m a a nd this has been given up for ny years, the “ ” a a d i br ss band now pl ys The King, precede , as th s a ir m o m is by old regi ental cust m, by the regi ental “ ” m ld a slow a rch . In the Garb of O G ul is also n played by the ba d for the Genera l Salute . On oc casions such as a Guard of Honour a t Ba a a ll ter, when no band is present the pipers pl y l “ ” a Sa a e. the Roy l ute , inste d of War or Peac The “ pibroch played has for many yea rs been The ’ S m Queen s alute , co posed by Pipe Major Ross ’ when Queen s piper. “ The Prepare to Charge is The Campbells are ” C a his oming, pl yed by each piper behind own com “ ” pan y in quick time ; an d the regimental Charge “ ” i a a m is The H ghl nd L ddie, played in double ti e . It seems certain that all Highlan d regiments originally played certa in a irs on the pipes before a hi a a 42nd me ls, but t s is custom th t the has not a a th e 2nd Ba pr ctised for m ny years. In ttalion “ ” the orderly piper plays Bundle an d GO as a signal for the orderly men to a ssemble at the cook “ an d m e a t a house, ten inut s f erw rds, for the sit ” ”

a B o B r. down, is pl yed r se and utte 13 6 THE BLACK WATCH .

’ Half an hour before Oﬂicers Mess the regimental cu stom is for the orderly piper to play a quick t m a a . A march, and the ess hour pibroch fter ’ a i mess, on guest night, when the k ng s health has e a b en drunk, all the pipers play The Highl nd ” Laddie rou nd the mess - ta ble ; the pipe - m ajor then A e all a plays a pibroch . ft r this the pipers m rch in a without pl ying, with their pipes on their shoulders,

- and a strike up in the mess room , pl y two strath and a a speys and two reels, then m rch out gain a without pl ying. “ For Lights Ou t the orderly piper plays Donald B ” lue . ’ On St A Da at e ndrew s y, reveill , the brass band “ and a a la parades pl ys Hurr h for the High nds , ” Ma B and m y lossom, ﬁnishes with the regi ental quick march All the Blue Bonnets are over the B ” order. The Crimea reveille was originally played on the 15th of each month to a setting without drums ; but an undoubted improvement has been made in that both Battalions now play this reveille with m and both dru s pipes. “ S di ’ It begins with two slow marches, The ol er s ” “ ” u and nn G Ret rn Joh y rockle, the latter an air tha t was originally taken from a drum - and - ﬁf e “ a d hi a Sae b n T s is followed by the slow m rch, ” “ ll C o d Wi we Yet, and Johnny ro kle is repeate “ ” a i Then comes reel, Miss G rdle, followed by the “ C m C e slow march , hishol astle, the whole b ing h o nn C . brought to an end by Hey, J y ope

13 8 THE BLA K WAT H C C .

French Cavalry they immediately retreated at a furious ra to the r ar o f the V a a n r u ns in os te e ill ge, le vi g thei g p s o o f the F ench w ho co mm n d dra n t m off essi n r , e ce ggi g he .

D a An A . C. or os cam an o r r o m . ( M j R e) e d de ed the C manding omcer ( Maj or Dalrymple) of the 4 2nd to advance and r ak n s of L ra o ons c et e the Gu the ight D g , whi h w as mmed a om d oss of 1 man i i tely c plie with, with the l k d and 3 o nd d ille w u e .

Th e G ns r dra d in b e m n as th e u we e gge y the R gi e t, harness had been cut and the horses disabled by th e French ; there w as no notice taken of this affair at the

m all a e as w s s and onfu on . ti , bu tle c si

A ar r r rea o o ac on 5 th to B eauharen f the et t t k pl e the , w r rin o f Oran had a a a c 27th he e the P ce ge P l ce, whi h the ,

28 th and 4 2nd e m n s o d for 6 th and 7th . , R gi e t ccupie the On th e 8 th Jan uary 179 5 commen ced a retreat across the n and on in d i ar in A r l w n Br s Rhi e, c t ue t ll e ly p i , he the iti h

’ Arm m ark d at B remeh e Br m n in a o r for y e b e ( e e ) , H n ve ,

En and and and d at Harw . gl , l e ich Much had been said and conjectured about the conduct of the Dra oons on 4th an ar 17 95 and Light g the J u y , ’ altho it w as rumo ured that some distin ctive mark w as to aw ard d to 4 2md m n n r w as t o be e the Regi e t, but it eve h ught th at the transfer o f the R ed Feather from the

ra n w ar n rr d The D goo s as to be th e distinctive m k co fe e . Light Drago ons w ere substituted w ith a w hite a r and fe the yellow top. On 4th n 17 95 w n ar r d at R a ston ar the Ju e , he qu te e y , ne M Cam r d a r ﬁr re ro nds in ono of E . b i ge, fte ing th e u h ur

G or IIIrd r da a B ox co n a n n F a h rs e ge the bi th y, t i i g the e t e arr d on Common w ch w r d s r d to the ive the , hi e e i t ibute ofﬁc rs and men Command n o ﬁc r n a s c e , the i g f e givi g pee h, s e o f h w as at ono r of w ar n the ubj ct w ich , th the h u e i g the R ed Feather w as conferred on the 4 2nd for their gallant 5 condu ct on the 4th January 17 9 . E K T 13 9 TH BLAC WA CH.

Th e ofﬁcers and men placed the Feathers in their B on n and marc d n o R a sto ne and in n n re ets he i t y , the eve i g we

a d arr ars du e for 18 mon s w a ca on to p i the e th , ith uti keep

os to r Billi and r ar It not on cl e thei ts be egul . will be l g till there w ill be but few w ho can give any accoun t of How r o r W n ran r ook a I dar , Whe e, he the t sfe t pl ce, but e say there are individuals still at R aysto ne w ho remembered sharing in the washing of th e R ed Feather of the Forty T w a.

S n d ONALD CAMER ON ( ig e ) R ,

Late of the 4M R egiment. RAISING THE 2ND BATTALION 42ND E ROYAL HIGHLAND RS.

NOW 2ND BATTA ION THE B ACK ATCH L L W .

THE following Government annou ncement appeared ‘ ’ A S t a a 1779. in The co s M g zine, ugust

Fo r - second or o a and R m - To all ty , , R y l Highl egi ent,

Nor - Br on s in n ra ﬂ to ou O e th it ge e l, but chie y y , y High land rs ! is ad r s m n addr ss d — You w ho nu e this ve ti e e t e e , corru pted by th e universal depravity of your southern o ntr men a e w s ood mmo a as a o k all the c u y , h v ith t , i ve ble r c , assa s of s rro nd n ur and ss a on : You w ho ult u u i g Lux y Di ip ti , o rs f m na d b o o s eﬁn m n s and while the , ef e i te y v luptu u r e e t , irre oca o to ono r o lin the arms of as r v bly l st h u , l l g in Ple u e , can see th e danger o f their country w ith criminal indiffer

n or s a s of a ra o n and r o act o can e ce ; , l ve t iter s ebelli us f i n o d BR ITANNIA n s d b her n ra e oes beh l i ulte y i vete t f , the French and Spaniards and yet dare even to dispute w hether she o to assis d ! You O e ard ra ! ught be te , y h y ce Ye Highlanders ! w h o have yet arm s un enervated by luxu ry capable to defend your King and Country to you B R I TANNIA addresses herself ! She invokes your aid ! She calls u pon you to exert that well - know n military ardour w hich has on dist n ish d ou rom all na ons of ear l g i gu e y f the ti the th, and has ever rendered you the admiration and terror of you r enemies ! Sh e points to the ﬁeld of Honour ! She d cts ou to o Ow n m n the XLIId or o a ire y y ur Regi e t, , , R y l

FAREWELL ADDRESS

o r

ENE A SIR CO N CA PBE G R L LI M LL,

THE A B A E HIGHL ND RIG D .

' SOLDIER S o f the 42nd 7 9th and 9 3rd old hlan d , , , Hig

Br ad w w om ass d th e ear and rilo s art of ig e, ith h I p e ly pe u p

is w ar a e now to ak a of ou . In a o rs th , I h v t e le ve y few h u

sha on oard s n r to see ou a a as a bo I ll be b hip, eve y g in y. A long farew ell ! I am now old and shall not be called to

r an mor and o h n w ll r ma n to me se ve y e, n t i g i e i but the m mor of m am a s an d of ndur n hard and e y y c p ign , the e i g, y, en ro s so d s w i w om a n asso a d w ose g e u l ier th h I h ve bee ci te , h name and glory w ill long be kept alive in the hearts of our

co n r m n . h n ou o om as ou rad a l fu ﬁ u t y e W e y g h e , y g u l y l l o r rm of s r a to his fam l and his co a y u te e vice , e ch i y tt ge, you will tell the s to ry of your immortal advance in that

c or o s é o u s o f A ma and o f vi t i u chel n p the height l , the old ri ad r w h o led ou an d o d ou so w l o r b g ie y l ve y e l . Y u ’ children and your children s children will repeat the tale to o ther generations w hen only a few lines of history will remain to record th e discipline and enthusiasm w hich

a orn ou so s o to end of s w ar Ou r h ve b e y t utly the thi . native land will never forget the name o f the Highland B r ad and in som t r w ar ha at on w cal ig e , e fu u e t t n i ill l for ano h e on e to e u a s w c can n sur ass t r q l thi , hi h it ever p . H 14 THE BLACK WATC . 3

T o s o d be on the o of ou w l o h ugh I h ul g e, th ught y i l g

w me w r ma and r m old a e ith he ever I y be, chee y g with a glorious recollection of dangers afro nte d and hardships A w il n r so nd n ar me w o t carr endured. pipe l eve u e ith u y ing me back to th ose bright days w hen I w as at your head 1 and or B on ou a n d for me and the ono r w e the net y g i e , h u

a e d cora ons o n m r as man o f w c ow e to o r bl e ti y b e t, y hi h I y u

B ra so d ers omrades ar ond . c uct ve l i , kind c , f ewell

AMP K AR A 9th Ma 1 B IMEA AM 85 6 . C , C , , y

1 r the ba t a t the ma ord R a an rod u and Afte t le Al , L gl e p highly ir o n and r ad The ld co mplimented S C li his B ig e . o Brigadier said he had a favo u r to ask his Lo rdship which he ho ped h e would no t refuse to wea r a bo nnet with his Brigade while h e had the h o nou r to co m e u w as at o n ran e d an d h mak n an d . The r t e u o f he m it q est ce g t , i g p t bo nn w as n ru d e cr to L u nan and Ad u an Dr da et e t ste s etly ie te t j t t ys le, nd T r w as a d f u n x mo rn n as o f the 42 . he e i ﬁc lty e t i g to the description o k to o mb n the r re m n o f the Br ad I w as a f hec le c i e th ee gi e ts ig e . t t

a d d d to a one - rd o f red to re re n the 42nd an d the l st eci e h ve thi it p se t ,

ma n n tw o - rd at the bo o m fo r the 79th an d 93rd re i i g thi s white tt . Not mo r an a a do z n kn abo u the re ara o n o f the bo nn e th h lf e ew t p p ti et, n o he 42n r rad and these were conﬁ ed t t d. A B igad e pa e w as o rdered o n the m orn n o f 22nd Se mber o n the d o f A ma as i g pte ﬁel l , the n ra w as d ro o f t ank n m fo r r ond o n the 2 Ge e l esi us h i g the thei c uct otb. h u ar w as ormed in r adine fo r his arr va and he rod T e sq e f e ss i l , e into it No o r o r na w the b onn on . rd s as n for b h w with et e ig l give it, ut e as r ed u a on o f r a a n an d a ain a bo h g eet with s ch successi chee s g i g , th t th t e French and English were startled into a perfec t state o f wo nder as to

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18 5 9 .

E TEN INDEPENDENT COMPANIES or THE FR EICEDAN D TH UBH,

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TAYB R IDGE AND ABER FELDY .

’ Here mon the a nur ed ac ard Gae g hills th t s e h h y l , ’ Ou r votive marble tells the soldiers tal c ; ’ r ma c ow er eac er ed fr end r a l A t s gi p h p ish i ec l s, And ero au n e e old ca dra l h es h t th s the l wal s .

ER ECTED THE OFFICER S F THE COR S BY O P .

1872.

THE B A A ASSO A ONS L CK W TCH CI TI .

IN 1901 an A sso a o n w as orm d in Ed n r h ar ci ti f e i bu g , p tly w ith the idea of giving to all w ho had left The Black Watch a m ans of k n o c w th e r m n c fl e eepi g in t u h ith egi e t, but hie y with the intention of forming an asso ciation that might ass s m m r to find m o m n on a n r m n i t e be s e pl y e t le vi g the egi e t, and to an m m r w ho ro old a e or ac give help y e be , th ugh g l k of or o nd hims f m orar diffi l s w k, f u el in te p y cu tie . Similar asso ciations have been formed both in Glasgow and mor n Fi , e rece tly, in fe .

A o a undr d o fﬁ rs as and r s n of th e r ula b ut h e ce , p t p e e t, eg r B a a ions a o n d s asso a ons and ann a su b tt l h ve j i e the e ci ti , u l ’ ’ scriptions are sent from both o fﬁcers and sergeants messes

s ort nds to upp the fu . Every year an increasing amount of work is done and mor n to old s o di rs o f th e r m n r w e help give l e egi e t, thei ives o r their widows ; and every autumn an annual dinner is

e d in Edin r w r man as and res n o ﬁ rs h l bu gh, he e y p t p e t f ce , non - comm s s oned o ﬁc rs an d m en of re m n m i i f e , the gi e t eet. B B A I L I O G R P HY.

THE follow ing lis t of bo oks dealing directly w ith the

s or o f r m n is add d ar a s ma hi t y the egi e t e , p tly bec u e it y be o f som n ra n r main in the o e ha an one e ge e l i te est, but ly h p t t y w ho kno w s o f other old bo oks giving information o f the r imen w k nd w r to th e A an im n a eg t ill i ly ite djut t, The Reg e t l o r s a in nam of ork and w e e Dep t, Pe th, t t g the e the w h r it may be o btained

Th e R egimental R ecords o f the 1st and 2nd Battalio ns The Blac k Wa tch . The R m n a R o rd of r r Mi a now egi e t l ec s the Pe thshi e liti , the rd n he k 3 B atta lio T Blac Watch . ’ Cannon ﬁ a H o r f 42nd 2 —1 O o 1 9 844 . s f ci l ist y the , 7 ’ a n n n ﬁ a Hi o r o f rd — 1 C o O 3 1 8 5 . s f ci l st y the 7 , 779 0

Th e A nnual R e ister. S ar Sk of i hla nders . G n ra etches the g e e l tew t. H f th a d an n A o r o e H n C and R im . K ist y ighl l s eg e ts eltie .

r an ad o f r m . r R eco ds d B ges the B itish Ar y Chicheste .

Mi n . Stan dards and Colours o f the A rmy . l e

War M da o f r A rm . Car r and on e ls the B itish y te L g .

Th a . k e Black W tch A ndrew Pic en . R m n n o f a Cam n Jo n Ma co m 42nd a . e i isce ces p ig h l l , .

R r o f a M ar . M. S. n n 42nd. o . o et spect ilit y Life Q A t ,

Fon n h e am d n f krin . o T C a” o . S te y , p g e

Man a o r The Sie . an Ofﬁ r r n . l e, e ef By ce P ese t R M rr r o on o f a ilitar S r an o 73 d. ec lecti s y Life. e ge t is ,

M ar R e m n n o ar Cam ai n . Co on l ilit y i isce ces ( P lyg p g s) l el We sh.

H o r of 42nd Th e lack a Gro . ist y the , Bl c W tch . ves H o r o f a k a Fo r ist y the Bl c W tch . bes .

l Mrs ard . Five Years in K afﬁ r and Second War) . W Campaigning in K aﬁirlan The sth R m n a f nad Ca ain C am egi e t R o y l Sco ts o Ca a. pt h bers.

H . or of r . . For ist y the B itish Army J . W tescue A llib M i ar . Tu ardine il t y Histo ry o f Perthshire Lady . M 2 mo r of S r an Donald Ma o d a 4 nd. e i s e ge t cle , l te

R m ni n o f a ra x and r R o a 42nd. e i sce ces Vete n. A le e bb, l te

CH PTE R I A .

FR OM THE BEGINNING O F THE WAR TO THE HALT AT

EMF NTEIN M R H BLO O , A C 1900.

THE long negotiations with the Presidents of the 1899 Octob Tran svaa l and the Ora nge Free Sta te ha ving ended a a a w ar B m in decl r tion of , the ritish Govern ent was compelled to orga nise an a rmy corps of so me troops to reinforce the weak British garrison in South

A S e m force of had been sent in ept ber, a m a and i a a m inly fro Indi the Med terr ne n , but it was not till the 7th of Octo ber that the reserves of m m r a the ho e ar y were called out, when th ee inf ntry and a al di m divisions one c v ry vision were obilised. Of this force the 2nd Battalion of The Black Watc h m B mma e for ed part of the Highland rigade, co nd d by

a - a M jor General W uchope. Th e e a m to man R serves answered the call l ost a , and the mobilisation w as ca ried out as smoothly as w as a l Of 1011 and men it r pid y. the ofﬁcers who m e S Af a 5 8 1 i e bark d for outh ric , were serv ng with Ba al and 430 n th e the tt ion, belo ged to ﬁrst class a m all W h ad r r y reserve, of hom served p eviously with the regiment. On the 22nd of October the Batta lion entrained at Al m dershot for Tilbury Dock, where it e barked on THE 2ND TT I N BA AL O .

Orien t a the transport , though slight accident to the hi a screw, followed by a t ck fog, del yed the departure

- ix for thirty s hours . The following were the ofﬁcers of the battalion

— - cer mmandin e Co o el Good . Oﬁ Co g Li ut. l n e i mand — a or ff Second n Com M j Du . — a a MacFarlan Adj u tant C pt in . t — Ii eu tenant dl Qua rtm nas er Stu ey. t — n las A tached na ou A . Medica l O cer . ﬁ ( ) Lieute t D g , R M C. “ m n — a ta E k n nan a c o A Co p a y. C p in y y ; Lieute t W u h pe ; n nan Nu nn ele 2 d Lieute t y. B om an — Ca a S ar 2nd e t nan amsa C p y. pt in tew t ; Li u e t R y ; nan 2nd Lieute t B ulloch. m a n — Ca tai Cumm n B e u ena C Co p y. p n i g ruc ; Lie t nt n nan Edmonds 2 d Lieu te t West. n — a or C er so nan ar D Comp a y. M j uthb t n ; Lieute t H vey ; nan t o e Lieute t S J hn Harv y. “ ” E Comp a ny — Captain Elto n ; Lieutenant B erthon ; 2nd

Lieu tenan t Gordon . F Comp a ny — Maj or B erkeley ; Lieutenant Hamilton ; mm n Lieutenant Dru o d . G m a n — a or a 2nd nan rant Co p y. M j M xwell ; Lieute t G ; n n 2 d Lieutenant Ruthve . H Comp a ny — Lieutenant Cameron ; Lieutenan t Tait ; 2n s d Lieutenant Inne .

a s Orien t 2n d B a and The tr n port , with the att lion a a a half a b ttalion of mounted inf ntry on bo rd , left 24th O Tilbury on the of ctober, and stayed a few St a a hours to coal at Vincent, where a cablegr m g ve news of the battle outside Ladysmith on the 30th O hi a of ctober. T s served to increase the e gerness to reach South Africa ; for even then the majority feared that the B oers might submit before the B attalion landed. A an Ba disem fter uneventful voyage , the ttalion barked at Cape Town on the 14th of November and

MAGER SFONTEIN.

899 Ca B a B e Modder River mp, the att lion leading the rigad ember ’ On n m at Ma ersfontein neari g the ene y s position g , the a rtillery kept up a heavy but ineffective ﬁre on k o a n d B a a e a a the pje, the att lion dvanc d in tt ck a a m a form tion, the le ding co p nies being ordered to ca rry the spur of Magersfo n tein kopje tha t runs m towards the Modder. This move ent, however, was

- i counter ordered by Lord Methuen, the shell ng of a and B a w a s a the kopje ce sed , the rig de withdr wn h two miles to the bivouac, w ich was reached after

sunset. On the night of the l oth orders were issued for i a a and a n ght m rch, to be followed by deployment a a Ma ersfon in a ss ult of g te kopje . The point of ttack a B was the east point of the m in ridge . The lack a e S a i hla W tch was post d on the right, e forth H g nders A a nd S a a in the centre, the rgyll utherl nd Highl nders la a on the left, with the High nd Light Inf ntry in a ul a a n w as reserve . The ass t pp re tly not to take

place before the position had been shelled . The B rigade m oved o ff in the a bove order at A M a m Ca a . . in mass of qu rter colu n, led by pt in B r R . A h ad enson, who p eviously reconnoitred the o and a a p sition, ﬁxed the comp ss be ring for the

direction of the march .

Not nl m a l - a o y was there no oon, but until h f p st two the night w as rendered doubly da rk by a m ass

a and of black cloud th t rolled up from the west, B a burst into a thunderstorm over the rig de. The a hl r m m e ma a se rc ight f o Ki b rley, the ulti te go l of ’ a m m m Lord Methuen s force, ﬂ shed out fro ti e to ti e, its glare showing up strangely aga inst the incessant

lightning. Al a a a though it ppe rs level enough in d ylight, the MA GER SFONTEIN veldt near Magersf ontein is not only somewhat nu a even but is crossed by occasion l belts of low scrub, and notw iths tanding tha t the left guide of each a a e te n a company c rried rop knotted every y rds, men were constantly stumbling and falling in the l intense darkness . Part y owing to this, and even more to the fact that the ma gnetic compasses were ra de nged, either by the thunderstorm or by the a w as ironstone in the rock, the adv nce seriously a m en m f del yed . The , however, ade every ef ort to ’ respond to the General s repea ted orders urging the

m ar a - a colu n forw d, but it was nearly h lf p st three B a before the rig de reached the point of deployment, m an hour behind their ti e . Al rea dy the outline of th e kopje could be dis cerned some 700 yards distant to the right front B w as of the rigade, which thus evidently west of and a m the intended line, there rem ined no ti e to extend under cover of darkness .

Fresh orders were therefore iss ued . The leading Battalions were ordered to deploy to the right instea d “ A a m a of to the left, while , the le ding co p ny of B a m a d The lack W tch , oved forw rd , extende to five “ e B C m a . pac s interval , with o p ny in support ” A C m a c 200 a o pany had adv n ed some y rds, when a tremendous fire broke out from some trenches 15 0 a a nd m y rds in front of the kopje, fro bushes to as m the right well as fro the hillside itself . “ B and half C Companies fixed bayonets and “ ” A and doubled up into line with , at once opened a an r fire . The Gener l sent back o der to bring up “ ” reinf orcements on the right of A Company : this d C Cood e a or er was given to olonel , comm nding the B a ft attalion , who was unfortunately hit shortly er MA GER SFONTEIN.

1899 a a m i l w rds, and General W uchope hi self was k l ed a mber ce B about the same time . Cons equently the rigad e w a an r o ﬂicers s left without y further orde s . Some a e m thought the position would be ch rg d in colu n, a and ordered bayonets to be ﬁxed, but the m jority considered that the original plan of deploying for

attack would be adhered to . As no deﬁnite orders

i m o tem, a ge rsf il la a m e .

. A were given, no coherent action took place , ” B an d a C C a , h lf omp nies pushed a little forward l a o al and held their ground ti l nightf ll, l sing h f their ’ m a nu bers in ﬁfteen hours ﬁghting. Me nwhile the “ ma C an d C m i a re inder of D o pan es, in accord nce with the order which had been passed along to m m a the , oved up on the right and g ined ground m 0 ni im ediately below the k pj e. The remai ng com

M E AG R SFONTEIN.

i a B d rected gainst the right ﬂank of the rigade. The r w as a S a s order, howeve , passed long the e forth to the B a whole of the line held by the centre of the rig de. Naturally heavy losses were incurred during this

m i a a d had retire ent, wh ch would h ve been voide Lord ’ Methuen s order to hold on till nightfall reached the As l troops . it was, the centre of the ine withdrew n out of effective riﬂe ra ge . B A r n At R M. a d the oer rtille y opened ﬁre, the B rigade was withdrawn two miles to the place of Ba a w as a a bivouac . The tt lion eventu lly joined fter “ ” “ ” “ ” a A B and a C d rk by the survivors of , , h lf a an d a a a r r m Comp nies, lso by p rty f om the ext e e

a a a n right under Lieuten nt Ruthven, who, h ving g i ed a B r a w as touch with the left of the Gu rds ig de, the only ofﬁcer in the B attalion who received the order to hold on till nightfall . On the 12th the whole force stood to a rms at A M an d m a , then rched back to Modder River

Cam r m B n . p , under fire f o the oer gu s The B attalion went into a ction 25 officers and 918 m en and 93 an d 209 r strong, lost killed wounded du ing i l the fight . The follow ng officers were ki led

- l H C o od Ca a n Ho o on . G n. Lieut. C l e J . . e ; pt i the F mm n Br c Ca a n and Ad an . C J . u i g u e ; pt i jut t Ma Farlan a a E E n c C . . to Lieu ten W. pt in G l ; B r on N Edmonds N an s H. . N C. . . . t W e th , G , . msa Ra y. The following were wounded

T B rk ff N . G . . . C a ors A. . M j Du , M e eley, W uth A a ai . am ron enan s hertson C pt n . R C e ; Lieut t

F Ta . ar . St o n a e G . . it, J H vey, W J h H rv y,

H n. o A . mmond A G a o . C. . . W uch pe, the M Dru , H h . E. o as A . B ullo R . c , D ugl , MAGER SFONTEIN.

42 a There were also men t ken prisoners, some of whom were wounded ; some were ba ndsmen who

c c - a a nd a a ted as stret her be rers , others were mong the survivors of those who made the bra ve but ineffectual m rushes up the kopje in the early orning. Some months later the regiment received a tribute i worth rec ord ng. A Landrost Ma ersfontein Com~ , who fought at g as ma nda nt of those Boers Opposite whom the regiment had at a m i o a deployed d wn, ca e nt possession of “ ” and m m a a revolver so e equip ent m rked W uchope. Thinking these to ha ve been the property of a a s n Gener l W uchope, he e t them to his widow in S a a a e to cotl nd, stating in letter th t he was impell d do so because of his admiration for the conduct of B a h had r The lack W tch, w ich he witnessed th oughout da a t a the y, and by his deep regret he ring of the death of the General who h ad led the regiment so gall antly into action. It is a s needless to emphasise the loss suffered by the Highland Bri gade by the dea th of its comman der as it is to select any point in his character or caree r a h ad for pr ise . He devoted his life as he spent it to an d all the good of his troops, who served under him a a knew wh t was lost by his de th . On the l 6th and 17th of Ja nuary reconna is sances were ca rried out against the Boer position f n in at Magers o te . a Yo rsto u n m l st Lieut. Colonel C rthew fro the

B m a m a a attalion took over co m nd fro M jor M xwell. Captain Hamilton acted as Adjutant u ntil Capta in Cam r n at B m n and 26th e on rejoi ed loe fontei , on the Colonel Hector Macdonald took over the command hla B a of the Hig nd rig de . KOEDOESBER G .

On 3rd F a a 9th a the of ebru ry two squ drons L ncers, o a F A and hl one battery R y l ield rtillery, the Hig and B m a and rigade oved eight miles out of c mp , on the following day marched another seventeen miles along

‘ a a to Koedo esber s ndy track g, on the left bank of the

Riet River. m a w as This rch made under a blazing sun, without a - a single halt ; men sank ankle deep in the soft s nd, and as there had been but little marching an d very

- Cam all a heavy outpost duty in Modder River p, r nks found this one of the most trying marches of the a c mpaign . On the 5 th the Battalion crossed to the right ba nk and B had of the Riet attacked the oers, who retired from Ko edo esberg Drift and occupied a strong posi m a tion on so e hills in rear. The ttack was renewed th and hil a a 7th 6 . on the , the ls ﬁn lly cle red on the A a m cavalry brigade rrived fro Modder River, but e B too late to int rcept the retreat of the oers, who ff rode o during the night. Ba Ca E k n a The ttalion lost ptain y y , Lieutenant T it, n 9th and two men killed and seven wounded. O the a the force returned to Modder River C mp . a B The Highl nd rigade, which now formed part of IXth a C l in the Division under Gener l olvil e, was s ected 11th F a p on the of ebru ry by Lord Roberts , m m a who made them a most co pli ent ry speech . n 12 B Enslin O the th the rigade moved by rail to , crossed the frontier of the Orange Free State on the 13th an d a a , after ﬁve h rd marches, veraging sixteen i a m Paardeber . iles each, reached g During th s m rch only 25 men fell out and 5 1 were admitted to hos B a a m a aa pital . The tt lion began this last rch to P r 17th 5 PM . deberg at on the , and reached their

PA A R DEBERG .

1900 bivouac on the left bank of the Modder River at bmmy m r m i 18 th idnight, f o which, on the morn ng of the , the Boer camp on the right bank w as pla inly

visible . At A M m n . e at a a when the were bre kf st, Bri a a r m the g de fell in f cing the Modde , and oved Off m to the right in ﬁle fro their bivouacs. The B a a i S a an d l ck W tch in the front l ne, e forths Ar ll all gy s in the second line, were extended to

a and a m a a ﬁve p ces, ﬁn lly for ed up roughly p r llel

to the Modder, opposite to the point held by the B oers . The position chosen by Cronj e w a s well provided with cover both by the bushes and the

- a had r 17 deep cut b nks ; the river isen on the th, w as a a and ford ble only in few pl ces, though the wa ter w a s some fifte en feet below the level of the a B r pl in . The oe s held both sides of the Modder, and the 15 00 ya rds between the Brigade an d their ff r a objective o e ed not vestige of cover. A A M B a a a and a . w s t 6 . the rig de dv nced met by a m a he vy fire, the second line oved up into the first, and the three Battalions became merged into one and long line responded with independent firing, “ ” “ ” a B r w as A B though not oe to be seen . , , “ ” “ a C C m a C m a h lf o p nies , followed by G o p ny of The Black Wa tch an d one company of the Sea a i a ar an forth , be ng next the river, re ched the ne b k ’ a r about seven o clock without gre t difficulty. Pipe Cameron of the regiment volunteered to search for a and w as man m a r ford, the first to cross ; the re inde arm a and a linked s in p rties of ten, , h nging their

amm ni u tion pouches round their necks, plunged in,

a a a and reached the f rther b nk in s fety . O and nce over they formed line, , wheeling to PA AR DEBER G .

e r a a 190 th i right, gained position f rther up the river Febru a on the north bank . Here they encountered heavy ﬁ re from Boers con cealed in a don ga running at right a r a a a a ngles to the rive , but their dv nce g inst this w as ma position checked by the brigade jor, who r m a a s r m s orde ed the to h lt, they we e a king the ﬁre m a fro the left b nk . In the mea ntime the advance of the remaining companies an d the rest of the Highland Brigade on m the left bank had co e to a standstill . Colonel

B o e r

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' LB ATTLE O F P AA RD EB ER G

Sc al e z ﬂla o u}, mil e; IE

Yorstou n had intended to hold back his right and sweep the so uth bank with his left ; but as the three m a had a far a n a co p nies on the left g ined the b k, a w as ma a n d B e g p de in the line , the oers, who occupi d a a m r i both b nks, beg n to ove down the iver, d recting a heavy cross fi re on our troops . To meet this attack the companies on the left ba nk advanced by rushes “ ” hi 5 00 a r i E to wit n y rds of the Modde , wh ch C m a a n B o p ny eventu lly gained, drivi g the oers out m and of their entrench ents across the river. This ’ i O and da was ach eved between nine clock mid y, PA AR DEB ER G . an d from then till dark the Battalion maintained this advanced position. About seven in the evening an order to retire on ’ the morning s bivouac was received and carried out n by the troops on the left ba k . The order, however, did B C m a Ca S a not reach o p ny, under ptain tew rt, on the right bank ; that company therefore rema ined 19 B r en on the right of the th rigade, whe e hasty trenchments and were thrown up, the position held all night. At da wn on the 19th this party occupied the a B a n dong , which the oers had evacu ted duri g the ’ night ; but about ten o clock they received orders to r an d la B c oss the river rejoin the High nd rigade . a m a a This they did in so ewhat exhausted st te , h ving had nothing to eat since their interrupted breakfast ’ h a t five o clock on the morning of the l 6t . The B attalion went into action 13 officers and

- n m r 640 non commissioned o ﬂicers a d en st ong. a and 17 men Lieuten nt J. G . Grieve were killed ;

- A. a Yo rsto u n a . C . C Lieut olonel M rthew , M jor the B a a E. a a . . . C Hon H M xwell, M jor T. M erkeley, pt in

a n a . . a J . G . H milton, Lieute nt G H Godd rd, an d 73 non commissioned ofﬁ cers and men were wounded . The following day Major Cuthbertson took over

m a d. Ca a had the co m n ptain H milton, who been a wounded slightly in two pl ces, refused to go sick,

n a . a but was u able to ride, so Lieuten nt J H rvey took and a l over the duties of adjutant, there rem ined on y m a . five co p ny officers fit for duty These, however, e a a MacR ae were join d in few d ys by Captain , who had brought out the men attached to the Cameron

THE MAR CH

A memorable scene w as now visible from the captured position . Three or four miles to the front were long lines of Boer waggons trekking towards B — o n VIth loemfontein, the left were the Division, and beyond them the 19th Brigade and Mounted a VIIth Inf ntry, while far to the right stretched the

a n r n ra F . Division with the cav lry, u de Ge e l rench Narrow as the distance was that separated the two O w as a pposing forces, it enough to prevent nything m e a and a n decisive fro b ing chieved, e ch side conti ued a m to press on their e stward arch . On the 8 th of March the Highland Briga de re a and crossed to the left b nk of the Modder, two days later w as present at the action of Driefontein. C n m a a a B a al ontinui g the rch without p use, the tt ion 15 r B on the th ente ed loemfontein, where it halted 3 o ff as until the oth of March, very badly regards shoes and clothing. On the l 6th Lord Roberts sent for Major Cuth h e mma a ertson, who had b en in co nd since le ving Paardeber and hi B a al g, ghly praised the tt ion and its services. The regiment had now not only fought in two a a a m a of the princip l b ttles of the c p ign, but the a w a r had a a 5 00 — w stage of c used loss of men, ex actly one - ha lf of the number that h ad embarked at Tilbury ﬁve months previously. ’ All a a r nks, therefore, welcomed fortnight s halt B an d a a in loemfontein, lthough the r ins soon turned m a am hl a the ca ping ground into sw p, the Hig nd Brigade h ad less sickness tha n any other troops in a the g rrison. Before the end of the month Major Livingston MF N TO BLOE O TEIN.

m and a i m joined fro the depot, M jor Willsh re, fro l st B a a w as a e the tt lion, ppoint d second in com a vice a ff and a m m nd, M jor Du wounded inv lided ho e. Capta in Cameron returned from hospita l and w as ir E a S . a appointed adjuta nt. C ptain Stew rt Richard o f 3rd B a o son, the attalion , Lieuten nt L rd George S a a 1st B a Ca a tew rt Murr y, of the ttalion, and pt in Ba a Ba B e . ld, lso joined the ttalion at loemfont in CHAPT E R I I .

FR OM M R CH 1900 UNTI SEPTEM ER 1901 HEN A L B , W THE TT ION EFT R N BA AL L LADYB A D.

ALTHOUGH great numbers of B oers surrendered at i e o a s th s time, it became n cessary t w rd the end of March to send a column a ga inst a force under De Wet operating in the direction of the Water works . A l h t A. M. 3 st t e a , on the of March , Highl nd B B nl 15 00 rigade moved out of loemfontein o y strong, l a as the High and Light Inf ntry had not yet rejoined, and halted about mid - day for an hour at Bushmans ’ at Sa na t Kop, where rumours of the disaster n s Pos B a Watervaal reached it. The rigade then m rched on Drift with the intention of intercepting the B oers d a 4 R M an t . now retiring on Winberg, extended for a a m attack g inst the ene y, who were holding the bed of the Modder River. These, however, soon with dr and a ew, and the force crossed bivou cked after a

a - ﬁve vi m rch of twenty miles, ha ng spent eighteen B a hours without a meal . y three easy m rches the Brigade returned to Bloemfontein on the l 6th of d m 2 rd A an 3 . pril , re ained there till the The Battalion had entered Bloemfontein only 490 a strong, but was now reinforced by the rrival of 404 men in a draft consisting of men belonging to

M ER G BLOE B .

Ventersber m tinned to g, sixteen iles distant, which w as reached at 3 R M : the Batta lion thus covered

- m di a thirty four iles in eighteen hours, and spl yed an and di i throughout admirable spirit scipl ne .

Here the force halted till the 23rd. Colonial felt a a and a slouch h ts were now taken into we r, gener lly a dl su ﬂicientl pproved of, though har y y thick to keep r o ff the heat of the sun in hot weathe . ’ On the 23rd of May General MacDo nald s force ma m Ventersber al rched fro g to Roode Kr l , where they joined the rest of the IXth Division under General l A a 120 a an d n Colvi le. dr ft of Militi reservists you g

r : a a r soldie s joined here though equ l in ze l, they we e not of such good physique a s were the m en of the a ﬁrst dr ft. On the 24th the Battalion marched as rear- gua rd

17 » B a nd l da 5 miles to lauw Kop, on the fol owing y n marched the same dista nce to Spitz Kop . O the

26th Ba a m a a - , when the tt lion for ed the dv nce guard,

a a B m r ther heavy ﬁre was opened from loe berg, a a a a l long ridge th t b rred the ro d to Lind ey, killing many of the advanced party of the Eastern Prc vin ial m m a B a c 8 0 . Horse, of who acco p nied the rig de F m A. M 12 Ba a ro . to noon the tt lion held the B l oers in position till they sudden y retired , owing to a turning movement of the Seaforths an d Argyll and a hla Sutherl nd Hig nders . B a 10 W m w a s The ttalion lost men, one of ho a a a 25 00 a ha wounded t r nge of y rds . T t night the e and all force bivouacked a mile b yond Lindley, ’ through the following day s march th e Ba ttalion a s an d w a s a a acted rear guard, const ntly eng ged with the enemy until the R h en oster River w as ’ n reached about eight o clock that eveni g. HEI R N LB O .

On 28th be and the , n opposed by both rifle a fire a a a an d rtillery in n tur lly difficult country, one tha t lent itself to the peculiar tactics of the B e r oers, the force only cover d th ee miles ; but on 29th a a a a the , lthough g in constantly eng ged , the

m ma - m colu n rched the twenty two iles to Heilbron, where were found many of the enemy who had ’ r been wounded in the previous fou days ﬁghting. Here a halt was made un til the 8th of June : the m a a 1 . a . d ily r tion now consisted of } lb of e t, lb of

d a am. r an . flou , 3; lb of biscuit, without either sug r or j ’ On e hundred of Lova t s Scouts joined the force at Heilbron : their officers were attached to The Black a a m ma W tch in the r y list, but the unit re ined a nd m independent, proved itself to be of the ut ost value . ’ On the 9th the force marched w ith Lord Methuen s mn m a a a n a colu fro Heilbron to the r ilw y, h vi g slight engagement at Honing Spruit ; but on the 18 th of Cid R heno ster June returned , the River, to Heilbron, r m Ba a where they e ained until the 26 th . The tt lion mustered 722 men fit for duty out of a tota l of “ 7 8— E m a e n a 3 Co p ny still b i g on det chment. Af te r movin g on Paa rde Krall and returning to r a B r A Heilb on, the Highl nd igade, less the rgyll an d S r a a a an d uthe l nd Highl nders, with two b tteries m m m a d B m so e ounted troops, rche to ethlehe , which w a s a 9th m re ched on the of July, as uch as twenty r a degrees of frost being egistered at night. Here a w as ma 22nd la h lt de till the , when the High nd ’ B a a a a R etief s Nek hi rig de dv nced tow rds , w ch forms the entrance from the north into the Brandwa ter B a . a C sin This b sin, which is enclosed by the aledon and Witteber en River the g hills, through which there ’

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are l w as tMe on y ﬁve passes, at this occupied by B a 8 000 oers . Re lising that they were a bout to be S and a d 2 surrounded, teyn De Wet esc pe with 000 F S a 22n d S a Nek ree t ters on the through l bberts , the

- n da north western pass. O the next y the Ba ttalion w a s as a ar and detailed left fl nk gu d , ordered to attempt the capture of a ridge over which a bridle B B B a a a . A M. path led into the r ndw ter sin y 8 . the Ba ttalion succeeded in occupying a long kopj e a bout 1400 a m a B r y rds fro the m in ridge held by the oe s, m a hi an d re ined on t s position throughout the day. M m a At 5 R . three co p nies were left posted on the ’ kopje to keep down the enemy s fire from the front a n an d from both flanks . The rem ini g six companies

m en were formed into two lines, the being extended m at two or three paces interval . The six co panies were form ed up under cover on the north - west of an d a a a i r the kopje, dv nced ste d ly over the pe fectly Open ground intervenin g between them and the m an B oer position . The three covering co p ies con tinned firing sectiona l volleys until the head of the 20 B attack was within 0 yards of the oer position . The six companies then carried the ridge in fine ri and O fire style, without fi ng a shot, pened on the B oers scrambling down the precipitous slope to the

B a i w as nl a Brandwater sin. Th s the o y dvantage 23rd B gained on the by any of the ritish force . Ba a a Here the ttalion bivouacked, h ving lost M jor ll i and e a Sm an d 17 Wi sh re, killed, Lieut n nt ith men

a wounded during the d y. This succe ss turned the ’ B at R etief s Nek a oer position , and en bled the force Nek 23rd and to occupy that on the , with little further opposition the advance into the Brandwa ter

Ba sin was successfu lly carried out.

1900

July

R N T D K O S A T.

hl a n a 40 . place, the Hig nd Light I f ntry losing men B a a did ff e On The tt lion not su er, b ing in reserve . da hi h ad the next y the force entered Heilbron, w ch a B a nd m been bandoned to the oers, enca ped on the a as ma i s me ground before, re in ng there for eight n 25 th A days . O the of ugust the force ma rched

a 29th and a a out, re ched Kronstadt on the , fter ma rch of 140 miles arrived at Tafel Kop on the Vet 12 S m River on the th of epte ber.

M. At 7 A . on the following morning the Battalion m off a s a a - a an d a oved dv nce gu rd, encountered force of 700 Boers an d three guns on the left bank of the

. B and hi Vet River The oers crossed the river , c eﬂy

30 . owing to our shell ﬁre, left waggons behind The force bivouacked that night some four miles m fro the Vet River. From the 13th of September till the 3rd of October the Batta lion w as constantly on the m arch until Kron

a . w as st dt was reached There little or no fighting, all a D rn r A but the f rms in the oo be g were burned . dra ft of 126 young soldiers a rrived at Spitfo ntein K lf n 19th. At aa o tein 3 a on the , on the oth, flash of lightning killed a corporal of the Highland Light f a r a a Ba and r m In nt y, tt ched to the ttalion , inju ed so e m n At B a a n a and other e . Kronstadt the tt lio entr ined a B m 4th O m re ched loe fontein on the of ctober. Hel ets a a w as becom were now t ken into we r, as the sun ing too hot for felt hats . The Batta lion w a s n o w ordered to ma rch to a a a s B a L dybr nd, the oers in th t district who had a a ar hi B m su rrendered had risen g in . M c ng from loe 5 th a a w as fontein on the , L dybr nd reached on the 13th O er and Ba a of ctob , the ttalion, together with ma an R EA squadron of Yeo nry d two guns, , formed LADYBR AND. the ma in pa rt of the ga rrison for the following eleven months . The district is one of the most fertile in Orange C and had a s River olony, the town then con ider n able English popula tio . The Caledon River runs a m m an d m bout five iles fro the town, for s the

a o a nd B a - a bound ry between the c lony asutol nd,

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R o u h Pla r rtct n . 0 LAA B an d D d g 5 3 .

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B boundary the oers never da red to cro ss . The road m B m a a a B a fro loe fontein to M seru, the c pit l of suto a ra and l nd, runs just south of Ladyb nd, was kept “ ” “ ” “ ” O a . C and al pen by line of posts D, , h f of K Companies and regimenta l headquarters were billeted in the town and formed its ga rrison ; the outskirts of the town and the Church Square were fortiﬁed MOUNTED INF NTR F R MED A Y O .

an d and formed the outer inner lines of defence . “ A and B Companies held a steep hill to the west Platber r m of the town, called g, f o which a line of hills continued to a big kopje at Modderpoort, five ” m l r a a hi i es no th of L dybr nd . T s was held by H a Ea a f a Comp ny. stw rds rom this to the C ledon flat a nd su fli River, the country being open, was i n l a A c e t y w tched by two mounted posts. detach “ “ ” ment of H and G Companies under Major Berkeley w as posted beyond Coo missie Poort at

Zw artlaa te - a g , eighteen miles south west of L dy a a a B br nd, to guard th t p rt of the road to loem fonte in : this post w a s also connected with Ladybrand “ ” C m a a t Zoo i lats s by half K o p ny p , which po t also r A se ved to keep open the Mase ru road . signal a Platber station was established on spur of the g, which mainta ined communication with every de te ched post. The area thus held by the B attalion w as twenty m two miles in length by ﬁve iles in depth . The defences were continually strengthened, and the town surrounded by wire entanglements except for four hi w a s a s entrances. T s doubtless one re on why the w as e B o place never attack d by the ers, who were constantly encountered in considerable numbers by mounted troops reconnoitring beyond the outposts. “ ” On 13 O o E C 6 6 the th of ct ber ompany, strong, returned from the Transvaal . On the 6th of November 8 0 mounted in fantry were raised in the Ba ttalion and left the district under A c m an . a 30 Lieuten t Ruthven se ond detach ent, bout

r and a w as a st ong, subsequently l rgely increased, r ised c emi in De ember for local work, and for se ng wheat r a hi and forage f om the f rms of the district. In t s

MEQUATLING NEK .

a w a s a o ff ttack on the mill be ten , but the Intelligence O w as a a nd B fﬁcer shot de d in his house, the oers were kept out only by the ﬁre of the single sentry inside . On the 26th of May a squadron of the second con m a man a r tingent of I peri l Yeo ry rrived in La dyb and . On the 17th of June this squa dron and the regimental a n a 30 B Mounted Inf ntry e countered party of oers, n an killing one a d capturing other. In July the 2nd Volunteer Company under Capta in r m m On Christie a rrived f o ho e. their way up from Ca had e a at Edenber pe Town they b en st tioned g, and a w a s a B m a their pl ce now t ken by Co p ny. m n a a r m The regi e t l Mounted Inf nt y, now nu bering 8 0 m en at t and about , were stationed Modderpoor , m a a a am worked under the com nd of C pt in H ilton . On the 9th of August they captured Mequ atling Nek Fa m w as 14 B o r , which held by ers, who surrendered r after conside able resistance. On the 21st of August orders were received tha t the mounted troops in La dybrand were to co - operate in a combined movement of severa l colum n s under E M u atlin N k General lliot by seizing eq g e . This was successfully carried out by Captain Hamilton before 2n dawn on the 2 d. It was also decided to make an effort to capture a party of 30 or 40 Boers who had been living in a a m E S a a u l f r called vening t r, bout fo rteen mi es

- north east of Modderpoort . This Operation was considered safe beca use General El h ad n and liot been i formed of it, one of his columns a r E S a 2 was due to r ive at vening t r on the 2nd. A party of 6 5 regimental Mounted Infantry under EVENING ST R A .

Lieutenant West w as therefore deta iled to attack the

a m . a a as a t da n f r This p rty rrived, ordered , w on the

22n d s arm a , but eeing lights in the f Lieuten nt West m a m dee ed surprise i possible, so he decided to occupy the lower slope s of a ste ep conica l hill rising a little

- a a m and to the north e st of the f r , counted on being ’ able to hold his own till the a rri va l of General Elliot s column . It was his reliance on the a rrival of this column tha t determined Lieutenan t West to rema in where he was and not make an effort to force his w ay back. At a B m 15 0 d wn the oers, to the nu ber of or 200 O m all . i , pened fire fro sides Th s fire they a a da m int ined all y, but only one of the defenders all ff i was hit, though su ered severely from th rst. In order to cover their horses the men were posted In at l detached pickets the foot of the kopje, on y A . t 8 R M five men holding the top , when it m a a a beca e d rk , Lieuten nt West g ve orders to build a and a a a at a m m sang rs , lso th t few men ti e ight r a r m fill thei w ter bottles f o the pool below. S B h ad a uddenly the oers, who pproached the kopje O a under the cover of a belt of trees , pened a he vy fir a a h e at close r nge . Under cover of this fire not er a a a a i and p rty, dv ncing with equ l sk ll boldness, a and a n eng ged the pickets, p ssi g between them r F r at captu ed the to p of the kopje. i ed from the r m i front and f o beh nd, the pickets surrendered in Ou r man detail . loss was one killed and five m wounded ; the Boer loss about the sa e. M a ni It was not till 10 R . th t defi te news reached Capta in Hamilton at Maqu atlings Nek that Lieu ’ B tenant West s party was surrounded by oers. He DEPAR TUR E FR OM

’ 1901 immediately sent to General B roadw ood s column ugu st requesting that a relieving force should be despatched ’ hi s . to Lieutenant West s a sistance T s was done, but the force only reached Evening Star Fa rm after 23rd a a dawn on the , to ﬁnd th t Lieuten nt West and B a had surrendered the oers withdr wn, taking a wa y the captured horses and riﬂes but lea ving m n the e free . On this affa ir a Court of Inquiry w a s subsequently

O and held , whose pinion, exonerating the ofﬁcers men

r m all a w as a - in f o bl me, conﬁrmed by the Comm nder

Chief. tember In September the Northumberland Fusiliers took over the various posts in and a round Ladybrand

from the Ba tta lion . m 170 The regi ental Mounted Infantry, now strong, m a Ca a a were ordered to re in under pt in H milton, a B a a with Lieuten nts West and l ir, for loc l work “ ” “ ” “ ” n 1 E F an a a . O 8 d round L dybr nd the th, G Companies under Major Ma xwell left for Bloem and 25th a fontein, on the , headqu rters with the m B a ar a nd re ainder of the ttalion also m ched out, received a very hearty send o ff from both the n a a English a d Dutch residents of L dybr nd . It w as now nearly two years since the regiment an d a a had left Tilbury, the n tural regret at le ving a had e Ladybr nd, which b en held for over eleven

m w a s B a a onths, intensiﬁed when the tt lion was ordered to be broken up into several deta chments so a s to strengthen various columns operating on

the Natal border. As it was eight months before the regiment w a s

a a e a g in to be unit d, an ccount of regimental head

CH A PT E R III .

R EGIMENTAL HEADQUAR TER S UNDER COLONEL YOR STOUN SE TEM ER 2 1901 TO M R CH 190 . , P B A

901 THE w ar had made but little progress during the “ ﬁ ber eleven months tha t the Batta lion had been qua rtered

a a a at l r a n f in L dybr nd, lthough Midd ebe g ef ort had a m been made to rrange ter s of peace , but with S a m S a n eptember c e the pring r ins, converti g much

a a a a - and of the veldt into n tur l gr zing ground, the Spirits and determ ination of the Boers rema in

ing in the ﬁeld were greatly strengthened . am a 7th A u n The procl tion of the of ug st, threateni g severe penalties on all who failed to surrender by the 15 S m had r a cOm lete a th of epte ber, p oved p f ilure, and a force of nearly 2000 Boers under Botha had gathered on the Natal an d Zululand borders with the evident a a a m intention of m king second inv sion . To eet this, numbe rs Of British troops were concentra ted in these i and B a a m d stricts , The l ck W tch was ordered to ove Na a rapidly to Northern t l . The methods of conducting the w ar had completely a B a a ch nged since the att lion had been l st on trek . Blockhouses were built ﬁrst in order to protect the a a a a hi B h ad m a m r ilw y, g inst w ch the oers de any

successful ra ids in the beginning of the year. Later Bl

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came the idea of converting the lines of railway or 190 S p a a B u e te ro d into b rriers, through which the oers co ld

La rge tracts of country were thus gradually divided

- defined a a i s up into well re s , wh ch rendered pos ible the destruction of all supplies a vailable to the com “ ” a a nd a mm n m m ndos, lso the driving or he i g the in a ga inst a line of strongly held blockhouses. The method of carrying out the drives w as a s follows : the column s were divided into several a ma n a a a da sections e ch , rchi g p r llel to e ch other by y, and at night connected by a contin uous line of posts ; every officer and man on these posts w as on duty a Th e a l six e ch night. posts usu l y consisted of rifles Th and 100 200 ar a a . e a each, were or y ds p rt inf ntry f a c s were requently carried on waggons, as the dist n e r a and ar covered we e gre t, the work most duous both da and ni by y ght. w as a r l S m It fte the midd e of epte ber, when the Ba a had a ra and a tt lion left L dyb nd , he dquarters with “ ” “ ” “ “ ” A C a nd C m a C , , D, H o p nies, under olonel Yorsto u n a B m at , rrived in loe fontein the end of the mm a a e month, when they i edi tely entr in d for Dundee N B in orthern Nata l . There they were joined by C m a Ca a ra h ad o p ny, under pt in Mowb y, who been a n at Edenber a nd e st tio ed g since July, shortly aft r ” a C m an Ca a w rds by L, the Volunteer o p y under pt in “ m r a C . C a hristie Here H o p ny, unde Lieuten nt F a w a s a erguson D vie, ordered to h lt, but the five rema inin g companies un der the commanding o flicer were sent to guard a section of a bout ten miles on Na a B fa r a the t l side of the uf lo River, f om bove ’ ’ Rorke s Drift to below De Jager s . “ ” C m an m H o p y oved from Dundee to Tintown, Octobe M AN ES N ETA MENT CO P I O D CH .

and a i be near Ladysmith, rem ined there unt l the nin o f N e gin g ovemb r, when it rejoined headquarters a t Sta nderton . “ “ On 15 O B a nd C the th of ctober D ompanies , Ca Fa a a under ptain rquh rson, were ordered to hold ’ a and On post in the road between De J ger s Vryheid. 15 B C m ar a ad and the th o pany m ched back to r ilhe , “ ” “ e C a a join d H omp ny ne r Ladysmith, while D Company rem ain ed to hold the new post at Wolves

Kop, near Vryheid. ’ In the mea ntime Major Ma xwell s detachment had “ reached Ladysmith ; from there F Company was l oth — O . C sent on the of ctober, under Lieut olonel B Van erkeley, to assist in building blockhouses near ’ B s a m ill 26th e n n s Pass, and re ained there t the of “ O i E C m a ctober, wh le and G o p nies went by u a and a train to the Lower T gel , m rched into Zulu ’ a Dartnell s a l nd with column, as rel ted in Detach m ’ ent Records . “ Dartnell and B Here the detachment left , joined and H Companies at Ladysmith on the 26th of O F m a a a da r ctober. Co pany lso rrived th t y f om ’ “ ” Van R eenan s a nd a F and Pass, on the s me night ” G Compa nies were ordered to entra in for New ’

a a S . On c stle, where they joined Gener l pens column “ the 30th L Company also joined this detachment from headquarters. “ “ ” A and C were thus the only two compa nies a Yorsto u n e rem ining with Colonel , who r ceived orders on the 30th of October to cross the Buffalo and m a w as arch to Rooi Kop . The m rch continued the da w as next y, but the river found to be so greatly ’ swollen that the last waggon w as not over De Jager s ’ a an Drift until nine o clock that night. H lf hour

R EG IMENTAL HEA DQUAR TER S.

The next morning ﬁfty ra ilway volunteers on the ’ B mma Transvaal side were captured by eyer s co ndo . m a off Bo The colu n quickly eng ged and drove the ers, m a a ri a nd ade their comm nd nt p soner. The north ma Gra lin stad ward rch was then continued to y g , where information w as received on the 25 th that ’ m w a s ff a Wilson s colu n in di iculties ne r Lindley. S a at m t rting sunset, the colu n reached Villiers a m ﬁnd a ri dorp bout idnight, only to th t the ver r an d B h ad m had isen , the oers oved the pont to a k A m volu n the south b n . number of the regi ent m an d teered to swi the river, , meeting with no la and o opposition , soon picketed the vil ge sent acr ss

w as l a l the pont. It now on y with gre t difﬁcu ty that even the mounted troops could ford the river ; A ra a w a s r a one ust li n drowned du ing the pass ge, ’ and it was a fter six o clock on the evening of the 2 th a a 6 th t the l st of the infantry w as ferried across . F m m S m m ro Kro pruit, so e thirty iles south, “ ” ” Rimington sent the baggage with E and H C m ani an d a a o p es to Heilbron, moved r pidly tow rds “ ” Lindley with the mounted troops an d B a nd “ ’ n s m w D Compa nies on waggo s. Wil on s colu n as af e m a S n and relieved t r so e sh rp kirmishi g, the whole w as a t l r o n 28th N m r force united Hei b on the of ove be . Although for the next three weeks the marching w a s a m m oc l ost continuous, nothing of i portance u o n 21st em curred ntil , the of Dec ber, when ’ ’ R imingto n s and Damont s column were in the r a B a neighbou hood of T fel Kop , the oers ttacked

a and a e tw o n an a om - o m the l tter c ptur d gu s d p p . ’ u a a R imin to n s These, fort n tely, were ret ken by g m a m da a colu n on the s e y, together with number of prisoners . ITH R IMIN TO W G N.

From Christmas to New Yea r Rimington re m F a mma i a ained in r nkfort, his co nd be ng incre sed ’ by the addition of Damont s force and by a battery of Royal Artillery tra nsformed into mounted in fantr and m a a a C S . y, by so e n di n couts The column had only one halt of two days be 6th a a and 4th F r tween the of J nu ry the of eb uary,

a e a ra - da and m rch d on an ve ge thirteen miles a y. On the 3 1st the column ca ptured 21 prisoners 13 a a a a a and w ggons , and two d ys fterw rds h lted a m a 1st ne r Harris ith, where the headqu rters of the Ba a tt lion then were stationed. On the 2md of February the column m arched from Febru a m e a m i i H rris ith w stw rd to Reitz , fro wh ch po nt they ’ co - Opera ted with Byng s column and other forces in a a a a a at Wolv erhoek drive tow rds the r ilw y ngle , r m which resulted in the ca ptu e of so e 300 priso ners . On the l 0th of February the column marched to and r a a 116 Heilbron, was joined the e by dr ft of m a F F rra m m en under Lieute n nt H . . . Mu y fro ho e . Headquarters a nd 130 m en remained to strengthen a at ma 200 men the g rrison Heilbron ; the re ining , a a Fa a under C pt in Wilson rquh rson, continued with ’ m n n R i i gto s force . ’ A a a m a fter few d ys rest the colu ns faced bout, and a combined drive was organised that swept the whole coun try from the Vaa l on the north to o r n n e r a the bl ckhouse line u ni g b tween K oonst d ,

B m a m h. ethlehe , and H rris ith on the sout When the left of the line w a s be tween Frankf ort and a 18 Villiersdorp bout the th , the right section held the Wilge river ; then the columns under Rimington and B — a m m a yng wheeled to the south, ove ent th t brought them in to line eastwards from Fran kfort AR R I AL AT HARR I MI V S TH.

to the Drakensberg by the 2oth ; this wheel com leted p , the march was continued due south in the a direction of H rrismith. A 2 A M t . . on the night of the 23rd the Boers broke through the line at Holspru it and inﬂicted New a a n severe loss on the Ze l nd conti gent. Pa rt “ of B Company was a bout half a mile from the and a spot, c me under ﬁre, one sergeant being

killed.

On 27th m w a s a the Harris ith re ched, the whole O a 8 00 r per tion yielding over prisone s . l ar ch Regimental headquarters arrived at Harrismith ra m l oth a an d by t in fro Heilbron on the of M rch, “ ” “ a a e E and C m a ten d ys l t r H o p nies, who had been in ga rrison at Heilbron sin ce the middle of F a a a m ebru ry, lso reached H rris ith, but were sent ’ immediately to hold a line from Eland s River B ridge to the Wilge river. The regiment now became part of the perm anent a a m and g rrison of H rris ith , remained there until

the end of September. Small impression is conveyed of the labours borne by the regiment when on trek by a monotonous m r w as chronicle of the shifting ca ps. The e little an d a ﬁghting few forced m rches, but the detail of two ordinary days m ay give some idea of what n the men were co sta ntly called upon to undergo.

a 4 A . M On the 16th of Janu ry the troops rose at . a No a fo r r m . f o their bivou c tents were c rried, and many months officers were allowed only thirty - fi ve w as a a a pounds of kit, though this fterw rds incre sed , while the men had only two blankets a nd a few ’ A a a m necessa ries. fter five hours m rch the colu n

a a a outsp nned during the he t of the day, re ching

IST AND 2ND BATTALIONS

“ ” “ “ 21st F and C ani a the , G, L omp es lso reached ’ m h a a a Harrismith fro Spens column . T is l st rriv l completed the concentration of the B attalion in m the neighbourhood of Harris ith . On the 2n d of April the 3rd Volunteer Service C a r Ca a B omp ny arrived unde pt in uyers, with Lieu a an d F a nd tenants W lker erguson, took the place “ ” C m a and m of L o p ny on the blockhouse line, beca e “ ” m a B n known a s M Co p ny in the attalion . O the “ ” “ ” 4th E and H Companies were sent to the ’ blockhouse line between Bethlehem an d R etief s “ ” ” “ ” Nek 3rd F and C m a and on the , G, L o p nies relieved some companies of the l st Batta lion and ’ occupied the lines between Eland s River and Tigers

Kloof. On 25th Ma a ra 16 2 the of y d ft of men, under Ca a B a a m m ptain D wes, joined the tt lion fro ho e, an d a a a six d ys fterw rds, at the conclusion of the Vereeni en C e g onference, the t rms of surrender were signed by the Boer leaders and the war came to an end . For m Ba a la at a seven onths the tt lion y H rrismith, but few of the plea sa nt memories a ssociated with m at a the ti e Ladybr nd were renewed here . The inevitable reaction set in as soon as the w ar w as and a a u na rac over. Country clim te were equ lly tt

st a - m tive . The con nt dust stor s rendered the per formance an d m of military duties odious, co fort impossible . B u t a a a one circumst nce p rtly mitig ted the tedium . a f The frequent interch nge of of icers, and the constant m en Ba ﬂow of from one ttalion to the other, had brought a bout many personal friendships between f Ba both of icers and men, but the two ttalions of A T H R R I MITH A S . the regiment had been quartered together only on 18 15 18 28 and two previous occasions, in and in , the opportunity w as now made use of to promote m a closer inti acy.

Durin g these months many inter - regim enta l con a at a at an d tests took pl ce footb ll , polo, at golf, a nd in this and in other ways a feeling of nearer i a friendsh p was est blished . During the three months following the treaty of peace the demobilisation of the British forces in

Af r w a l B a South ica s ca rried out. The st ttalion B a a w as m 2nd of The l ck W tch ordered ho e, the a a B ttalion to India. The ﬁrst troops to le ve South Africa were detachments sp ecially selected from every regiment to attend the Co ronation of King a Edw rd. B a a Ca a Twelve men of the tt lion, under pt in Wilson Fa a a m rquh rson, left H rris ith in June in order to be present at the Coronation in London . In Jun e the various detachments rejoined the m a s m an d 3rd regi ent in the town of H rri ith , the m a m Volunteer Co p ny went ho e . These were fol m 35 0 t and 15 0 men lowed by so e reservis s , with ’ less than two years service to complete thei r en a em ent a l st B a g g , were tr nsferred to the ttalion, while 240 m en were received from the 1st Bat ’ a — ma l m en a t lion , in y of over eight ye rs service who h ad taken a bounty in India to extend their m n service with the colours . Some 70 e of the Battalion remained in South Africa in civil em m and l st O r B a l ploy ent, on the of ctobe the tta ion m ra left Harris ith in two t ins for Durba n . The men and as a were crowded into open trucks, the tr in ’ moved slowly through Van R eenan s Pass all were DE TUR E FR FR PAR OM A ICA .

d a a d soake in he vy r in, the floors of the trucks stan ing a a ri u a an inch deep in w ter until the r val in D rb n . The lack of events durin g the later stages of the m and war, the tediu monotony of the months spent a m dl m in H rris ith , with the nee ess disco fort of the a m a all a an u fin l journey, co bined to m ke r nks th kf l S A a r di to see the last of outh fric , whe e the bo es were now la id of so many of those comrades who t E a a a a r had lef ngl nd ne rly three ye rs e rlie , under i a e cond tions so greatly lt red , fired by hopes so little realised . On 2nd O e Ba 736 the of ctob r the ttalion, strong, em ia/n B m a on a s. Ion barked the for o b y, under orders

a . for Umball , to begin this, the third tour in India

DETACHMENT RECORDS .

’ E OR A TAIN A AE A C C S CO N . , P M R MP Y

M 1 a y 900 to October 1900.

1900 THE company under Captain MacR ae and Lieutenant Evans left the B attalion at Winberg on the 8th of Ma a a y, and formed p rt of the escort of convoy to an d the Vet River, thence to Kronstadt, where they were ordered to join the m ain a rmy under Lord a a s a Roberts. M rching r pidly as possible, they a m overtook the rear of the r y on the Vaal River, an d a a a B were tt ched to the Gu rds rigade, with

m a On ma who they entered Joh nnesburg. this rch a a nl of six d ys, r tions for o y three were issued to ” E m a . m an a Co p ny, but in spite of this they ged

- m n to cover forty four iles in forty hours. O reach ing the Vaal they found themselves without provi a nd a sions of any sort, were only ble to make the last march and join the main army a fter cooking and eating a few sheep that they fortuna tely found S a on the veldt . ubsequently they were ttached to KIth a nd a as the Division, were det iled permanent a escort to the two 4 7 n val guns. With the na val guns they were present at the ﬁghting on 4th June a at am 11th outside Pretori , and Di ond Hill on the ,

12 and 13th . th, of July At one time the Highland Brigade had been ESCOR T To N G S 19 5 AVAL UN .

a under orders for the Tr nsvaal, and , in order to e a a a coll ct v rious dr fts together, a provision l High a al m a t E Fabrick en l nd batt ion was for ed rste , twelve m r a a Mac Ra e w as iles ea st of Preto ia . C pt in placed mma B a n hi 15 0 in co nd of this ttalio , w ch included men Th e B a a m E C m a of l ck W tch , ade up of o p ny, a a ma l a e dr ft, in y of Militi res rvists , brought up from Cape Town by Sergeant - Major Anderson of 2nd B a a the ttalion, a p rty of volunteers of The B a a and m lack W tch under Lieuten nt Tosh, so e released prisoners who had been captured at Ma f n in gers o te . i Ba a di a One Th s tt lion, however , was soon sb nded. a a a st p rty, under Lieuten nt Tosh , joined con ruction a a 240 men a tr in, while bout were sent to gu rd the at S Of 40 men bridge ilvertown. these, of The

B a S - a A re lack W tch , under ergeant M jor nderson, joined the Battalion in Kronstadt at the end of A ugust . E Company joined in the general adva nce east a and B w rds, were present at the ﬁghting near elfast, 24th 27th A t S the to the of ugus . till acting as escort ’ a a a F to the n v l guns , they joined Gener l rench s force Ca 5 th S m e and ma d to at rolina on the of epte b r, rche ’ Kan r O i too e . Dev l s , me ting with continuous pposition ma B a o an d Thence they rched to rbert n , after escorting a a a B a the n v l guns back to Pretori , rejoined the att lion a a t L dybrand on the 23rd of Octo ber. “ On this service E Company earned the fol “ ” ” C a : a am lowing l sps Joh nnesburg, Di ond Hill , ” B C a Paa rdeber elfast, besides the l sps for g , ” ” an d C C Driefontein, ape olony, when serving Ba with the ttalion . B O AN UNDER CA TAIN C. O B A . C MP Y, P M W R Y

Jetty 1901 to October 1901.

B COM AN C C. P Y, under aptain Mowbray and A B l B Lieutenant R . u loch, left the attalion at Lady in 1901 and a brand July , formed p rt of the garrison n r and a Ede be . at g, for two a h lf months n Se m a a Leavi g this in ptember, the co p ny m rched ’ N a a to orv l s Pont, and proceeded by tr in to Kron C S ’ stadt, where they joined olonel pens column for and a e his c e a short time, accomp ni d for e to Dund e,

N . a in atal Here the comp ny remained for ten days, a a m when , on the rriv l of regi ental headquarters, they rejoined the Battalion . During October B Company were employed at a i B Ladysmith for a fortnight in gu rd ng oer prisoners, after which they again rejoined headquarters in the n N t N begin ing of ovember a ewcastle .

Z ULULAND.

“ were now ordered to join G Company at and m a a smith , the two co p nies under M jor Maxwell am N entrained the s e night for ewcastle, where they ’ ” n “ joined General Spens column. O the 3oth L Company also joined this detachment from Battalion hea dquarters . The ofﬁ cers who served with the detachment in — a . E. a Zulul nd were Major The Hon. H M xwell ; MacR Ca C. ae C. . ptain ; Lieutenants W Gordon, m ff. n C. C D . o y . F” “ ” “ ” CO AN ES , G, L MP I ,

R THE H N E NDER JO E. AX L U MA O . H. M W L

ber 1 01 t M c 1 2 Octo 9 o ar h 90 .

’ D a hm n w G n ral SPENs Co l mn ( et c e t ith e e u . )

’ THIS detachment joined General Spens column at 1901 N Na a O 1 01 a t 9 . ewcastle, in t l , the end of ctober On 2md N m m the of ove ber the column, arching ’

B a S o 17 . by oth s Pass, reached tandert n on the th “ “ On l 0th F and the night of the , when L Compa nies were en gaged in seizing a drift over the e m B at Wilge River, they encount red so e oers dawn , and u killing two capt ring two .

’ From tha 22nd of Novembe r to the 3rd of Decem

ber the detachment, with some guns and mounted i a m a B nf ntry, the whole under the co m nd of revet

- . C B Lieut olonel erkeley, were employed in covering the construction of blockhouses between Standerton E and rmelo . ’ On the 3rd Spens column joined the force under n h General Bruce Hamilton . O the 7t the detach and m n a ment so e mounted i f ntry, under Lieut. C B Blaau w k o e olonel erkeley, occupied p, a st ep kopje S a and north of t nderton , were stationed there until the middle of March.

On 17 a a - the th of J nu ry a wood cutting party, 1902 B w a s a ft under Lieutenant ulloch, ttacked by some ﬁ y 200 W BLAAU KOP.

B oers, but the latter quickly retired on the approach nf of rei orcements . On the 14th of February the Boers attacked a fatigue ne party while working at a drift on the Vaal . O man on the farther bank who was unable to swim would ha ve been made prisoner had not Sergeant Baxter of F Company swam across the river and man a For returned , bringing the s fely over. this S Ba ergeant xter was mentioned in despatches, and subsequently received the distinguished conduct medal . While the detachment was at Blaa u w k op several small ra ids on farm s were made at night by a bout o flicers twenty and men, who were able to obtain a an in lli ponies. These raids were org nised by te Blaa u w k o a nd an gence officer at p, by their me s, and by the capture of Boers who surrendered during r m the d ives, the detach ent made some sixty prisoners Blaa u w k while at op . In the middle of March the detachment was re lieved S and by the cottish Rifles, rejoined the m a at Ha m 23r regi ental headqu rters rris ith on the d. The officers who served on this detachment were

E B - a . . . a M jor The Hon H M xwell ; revet Lieut. Colonel i . B C . . C r T. M erkeley ; aptain R M h stie ; Lieutenants

Bul . . A. C . C . R. loch , acting adjutant, W Gordon, C

B - F. a a hi B . a A. C . Lamb, J. Mack y, uch n n W te, orrie

R ETUR N TO H R I MIT AR S H.

a The detachment was therefore sent to H rrismith, ’ its place in Colonel Byng s column being taken by a m 1st Ba si ilar one from the ttalion of the regiment. The ofﬁcers who served in this detachment were

a a . . C. a C pt ins J. G Rennie, J. T Murr y ; Lieutenants N ff A E a B . . C . C . . C. W P. unnelly, D . omyn , P rker, .

Henderson, R. M. Robertson . E EN A O N E NFAN R GIM T L M U T D I TRY,

S. O . OMM E I A ON D. C AND D BY APTA N . . C J G H MILT ,

e tember 1 01 a e 1 02 S p 9 to 9 .

WHEN the Ba ttalion left Ladybrand in September 1901 1901 a , the Regimental Mounted Inf ntry, consisting of 170 non - commissioned o ﬂicers and men under Cap m o a a a tain Ha ilt n, rem ined there for duty until J nu ry 1902 r B m , when they were orde ed into loe fontein and a mn joined colu under Colonel Western. On 14 F a Fau resmith the th of ebru ry, when near , the Mounted Infantry were ordered to surround a a B a e . f rm, reported to be held by o rs They g lloped a aw a nd to the f rm at d n, ﬁre was opened on them from the pickets ; but, fortunately, there were no a a l casu lties , and they soon discovered the f rm was he d only by some of the Royal Sussex Moun ted Infantry. On the 3rd of March the Mou nted Infantry and a 1902 ma all Ca a squadron of Yeo nry, under pt in Hamilton, a a m a and a a a m de night rch, fter g lloping the l st six B ne B w a s a aa at a . O miles , rushed oer l ger d wn oer k e a m and an d illed, ten captur d, lso any horses cattle 8 000 all m sheep, of which were brought into ca p, in Spite of the Boers following up a nd atta cking the

On the 23rd of March the column crossed the Vaal at Commando Drift and form ed one of six columns operating under Colonel Rochefort in the Transvaal. 204 R EG MENTA M ED NF I L OUNT I ANTR Y .

This force took pa rt in a combined drive on Klerk s ’ a Delare s dorp ag inst General y commando . The a Mounted Inf ntry marched without baggage, carry ’ a ing two days r tions on the saddle . A party of the Regimental Mounted Infantry were instrumental in saving from capture a party of Royal A i rt llery Mounted Rifles, who were surrounded by B oers . i ' Th s party, under Lieutenant Gordon, were on the f and extreme le t of the line, moved to the sound of a n a firing. G ini g slight ridge, they opened fire on B 400 some oers yards distant, in pursuit of some ’ m men who belonged to Colonel Keir s colu n . This u fire B r nexpected checked the oers, who withd ew, ’ leaving their prisoners free to join Lieutenant Gordon s had m party, though not before they stripped the of all clothing.

During this drive an unusual incident occurred, when a storm of wind and ra in was blowing straight

. C into the faces of the advancing line olonel Western , 25 0 B seeing a party of some oers crossing the front, a a a at once g ve the order to ch rge . The line st rted to a a a g llop, but was brought to complete st ndstill , the i m horse s turn ng round and refusing to face the stor . had e B In ten minutes the storm dropp d, but the oers a h ad p ssed out of sight . F The marching on this drive was very severe . rom 24 h ni P 23rd 7 PM. t 9 M. on the to on the , over nety On 25th miles were covered. the the column marched a s and a the rem ining twelve miles to Klerk dorp , st rt 26th did 100 ing on the , the return march of over

- miles in under thirty six hours . During April the force operated on Bloemhof in

South Transvaal .

DETACHMEN o r I2TH O N E NFAN T M U T D I TRY, H EN UNDER THE N. . O D. . . C. . S O M H RUTHV ,

November 1900 to A ril 1 02 p 9 .

1900 ON at a N leaving the regiment Ladybr nd in ovember, the detachment of 5 0 Mounted Infantry proceeded r r a a nd w as n a e to P eto i , there i corpor t d with the 12 B a a a ma m th tt lion Mounted Inf ntry, de up fro a and S m B the Highl nd cottish regi ents . The lack Watc h a n d Highland Light Infantry detachments m c m a 12 Ba n for ed the third o p ny of the th ttalio . Ha vin g lost most of their Basuto ponies from r a m a t m ho se sickness, the det ch ent was ﬁrst e ployed a a a on p trol duties ne r Pretori , but by the end of

a w a s a a a a m a M rch re dy to t ke p rt in night rch , ’ resulting in the capture of 15 Boers near Maga to s a P ss . 1901 The column consisted of the 12th an d 20th B at

a a l 2 - t lions Mounted Inf ntry, two pounders, two

- m an d a pom po s, a colt gun , the l st under Lieu tenant Peareth of the 3rd B atta lion of The Black

a aa Wa tch . While in the Tr nsv l there w as also a a a a a m h lf b tt lion of inf ntry with the colu n . Towards the end of April the 12th B attalion moved by tra in ﬁrst to Nylstroom a nd thence to nd 7th Ma a No . 1 and N Pietersburg, on the of y o . 3 ’ C a C omp nies j oined olonel Grenfell s column, seventy NOR THER N TR ANS 20 VA AL . 7

- . On 11th miles north east of Pietersburg the , after 1901 t m 12 d a a pursuit of ﬁf y iles, the th Mounte Inf ntry ’ enforced the surrender of part of Vorster s com A 25 men m mando. fter this of the detach ent under Lieutena nt Ruthven were ordered to act as escort to Captain B allala Taylor in an un successful search for bar gold. ’ Accompanying Grenfell s column in a trying march B a Nek a n over ast rds to Z nd River Poort, the mou ted m en w i an a a C m a a , thout y b gg ge, pursued o m nd nt B him 1st an d a eyers, overtook on the of July, g lloped B aa 100 r m a to the oer l ger, capturing p isoners with ny n m waggons a d cattle . The colu n then returned to N o m o m a O a ylstro , and engaged in s e most rduous per m m tions, as the ene y were nu erous, and the country m difﬁcult in the extre e . N 1 m a 12 On one occasion o . Co p ny th Mounted a e a a Inf ntry were ch cked when in narrow v lley, No 3 m a ad a a a a but . Co p ny rapidly v ncing up p r llel

a B a and watercourse, took the p rty of oers in re r, a fter a short encounter at close qua rters made four s w as n S a pri oners, one of whom wou ded by erge nt m at a Millar of the detach ent closest r nge . On the 4th of August the detac hment was under at a ﬁre decisive r nge for two hours , but only one m n a was hit. On 12 A n e a 200 the th of ugust the Mou t d Inf ntry, a a a a r ac strong, when dv ncing up v lley we e att ked m 300 B a r m by so e oers from three sides, but fte so e di a a ma di and fﬁculty they g ined com n ng ridge, forced the enemy to withdra w with a loss of four m en N m A a a o . 3 C a u killed . few d ys l ter o p ny capt red

‘ l r seven Boers at Tarenta st aat. 2 8 0 OR ANGE R IVER COLONY .

1901 On 21st O - the of ctober, after a forty mile night C march , the column , now under olonel Dawkins, ’ r 5 6 m en S a m and captu ed of t den s com ando, on ’

a 20 a B a m . nother night, men of H ns oth s com ando During a march from Nylstroom to Pieenars River m 37 and ul e the colu n took prisoners, rep s d a night

atta ck made by the Boers du ring a thun derstorm . From the 1st to the 2oth of December the column captured 130 prisoners : the 12th and 30th Mounted Infantry were then transferred to the Orange River C a ff olony, and took p rt in some ine ectual move

ments near Harrismith under Colonel Ra wlinson . 1902 In February and March 1902 the detachment a was eng ged in some big drives, and subsequently l moved to K erksdorp . Du ring one of these drives the detachment w as

c m a : hi ordered to apture so e c rts t s was done, but two men of The Black Watch continued to pursue two Boers till they laid down their arms and sur B i rendered. The oers, however, regained their r ﬂes an d a opened ﬁre, wounding one of the priv tes. The other priva te attempted to close with these treacher w a s m ous foes, but killed in the atte pt. The detach h ad a a m ment long g llop to catch up the colu n, and a s two men , who formed p rt of the e cort to the carts, a were captured, their horses h ving broken down . The detachment w a s on the march for twenty- six

and - ﬁ ve hours, covered eighty miles before it returned

to the blockhouse line . Towards the end of March the force was engaged ’ in some unsuccessful attempts against General Kemp s m com ando. From the 7th to the 1l th of April the detachment

DETACHMENT WITH THE 22ND BATTALION

MOUNTED INFANTRY .

1 Ma 1 2 Febru ar y 190 to y 90 .

HIS w a s m at a nd 1901 T detachment for ed home, con 6 0 i S a sisted of young sold ers, econd Lieuten nts

B a a an d ff S a a an d illie H milton Du , erge nts P rker had a m Weir, who been previously inv lided fro the m A a a at Sa a regi ent. fter short tr ining lisbury Pl in the detachment landed at Cape Town in Februa ry 1901 w as m a a com , for ed into p rt of the Highl nd 22nd a pany of the Mounted Inf ntry, and joined ’ ’ Colonel Henry s ( afterwards Colonel Sitw ell s) column M at Orange River Station in ay 1901. a Ba a w a s a m Lieuten nt illie H milton inv lided ho e , but Lieutenants Forrester and Comyn joined the a detachment before the end of the ye r. In June the detachment had its ﬁrst encounter B and w a s a with the oers, subsequently const ntly m F S a and a r e ployed in the ree t te, took p rt th ough ’ out August an d September in General Elliot s very a successful drive ag inst the Modder River. Until January the detachment w a s employed in

m a a B and 13th so e oper tions ne r oshof, on the , when a a w as a escorting convoy to Griqu town, sh rply A a E a a a a . eng ged month l ter, when r smus tt cked a B a a the convoy ne r oshof, the Highl nd comp ny

were again engaged for over two hours . ITH O ONE R O KF R T W C L L C O .

In March the 22nd Mounte d Infantry joined 1902 ’ Colon el R ockfo rt s force and took part in several m co bined drives. A draft of 40 men from the l st Battalion The Black Wa tch raised the strength of the detachment 80 r to st ong, ’ A a m 8th fter Gener l Ian Ha ilton s drive, the to the l 1th Ma a m B a of y, the det ch ent rejoined att lion head a at a qu rters H rrismith . I A E D ETA CHM ENT W TH No . 9 RM O UR D E E NT HE A N UND R I UTEN T HON. . . A C A. TR I , L M N DRUMMO D .

Ma 1 01 o Ma 1 2 y 9 t y 90 .

1901 A DETACHMENT of 25 men from the Battalion formed No A T a i . 9 the infantry crew of rmoured r in, wh ch was completed by a detachment of a rtillery with a a 12 and m two n v l pounders two Maxi guns . From June to September the tra in worked north of B B loemfontein , preventing the oers from crossing m the line . In the autumn, at the ti e of the r e B a th eaten d invasion by Louis oth , the train worked on the Natal lin e as far south as Mooi Fr a and S . River, was then employed in the ee t te 1902 From February to May the train w as employed patrolling the line during the many drives made

a a a and 11th Ma ag inst the r ilw y, on the of y, at Klip ff a a l ﬁre a River, brought e ectu l rtil ery to be r on the B 28th e oers, who were then pressing the Mount d On 22nd Infantry . the the train was sent to Pieters di and m burg strict, was e ployed during the surrender ’ m e of Beyer s commando. The detach ent rejoin d the

B attalion at Harrismith in the month of Ju ne .

214 M ITI N F THE I N CO POS O O BATTAL O .

m hi . ri and practice in arc ng Their spi t, however, a an d a was admir ble, during the latter p rt of the ca mpaign there was nothin g to distinguish them m ad fro their comr es . The First Volunteer Company w as composed of l a s and men as wi ling intelligent, of excellent spirit. With the advantage of being gra fted on to a regula r B a a ui am tt lion of their own regiment, they q ckly bec e as useful a body of men as any company in the n B atta lio . The Second Volunteer Company w a s also a n ex cellent company ; and while the Third Company was n m am ri m a i ated by the s e spi t, yet, joining the regi ent a w ar o a had as it did so l te in the , this c mp ny not the sa me opportun ities of proving its merits as h ad its two predecessors . ma a m However, it y truly be s id that the utual association an d experiences gained in this campaign ha ve made the regular B atta lions of the regiment feel happy that they can count on such valua ble aid m m B a a in ti e of war fro their volunteer tt lions, and at the same time have made the men of the a a l tter even more eager th n before to give this help . BA A TT LION LOSSES.

THR OUGHO UT the w ar the Battalion had 124 n n 13 f 344 i 19 i cludi g of icers ; wounded , includ ng ofﬁcers ; and 6 2 no n - commissioned officers and men i e died from d sease, of whom ent ric fever accounted 4 for 6 . At Magersfontein 93 were killed and 209 wounded ; at Paa rdeberg 18 were killed and 78 wounded ; and ’ at R etief s Nek Major Willshire w as killed an d 16 were wounded . The oﬂicers killed include Brevet - Major Scott a e m Turner, when on speci l s rvice in Ki berley ;

- B a F. . a w i revet M jor D Murr y, when serving th the Scottish Horse at Vlakfontein ; and a mong the o ﬂicers wounded is included Capta in The Master of ’ m ill a Se o S . p , when serving with L v t s couts Of the number of those who were invalided home there is no record ; but in 18 99 the B attalion em a 1011 a a r b rked strong, and v rious dr fts b ought the B 2 tota l number who served with the attalion to 5 14 . Adding to this 240 m en who were transferred 2 l st B a a a m 75 4 . from the att lion , the tot l ounts to To the 736 men who left Durban with the B a m a 300 34 2 ttalion ust be dded the volunteers , men who left Durban for England previously to B a 70 ma as a the ttalion, who re ined civili ns in the 2I6 BATTALION LOSSES.

n 125 and 6 2 di cou try, killed, who ed from disease, — 16 35 hi 15 0 giving a total of , w ch, with transferred

1st B a 178 5 . to the ttalion, gives a total of ff 275 4 an d 178 5 The di erence between , equal to 969 a m in , gives pproxi ately the number who were valided m a home fro wounds or dise se, of whom u more than 200 rejoined d ring the war. The per centage of killed to those who died of disease a mong the British troops during the w ar was little more tha n one to ten : in the Battalion the percentage w as almost exactly as two to one ( 124 to This marked difference shows not only how

a a rel tively severe were the losses in action, but lso that both ofﬁcers and m en paid a ttention to health a i a B a a and s n t tion . The ttalion w s thus constantly a s a as ready for action for severe m rching.

2 18 T I U BAT AL ON HONO R S.

FFI ER S NON- OMMISSIONED FFICER S AND MEN O C , C O , , E E M NTIONED IN DESPATCH S.

’ a 15 F a Lord Methuen s Desp tch , the th of ebru ry 1900

r ora a nor Co p l G y .

’ a 3 l st a 1900 Lord Roberts Desp tch, the of M rch

Lieutenant Colonel Carthew Yorsto u n ; Maj or Cuthbertson ; Lieutenant Hamilton ; 2nd Lieu tenant Wes t ; Pioneer- Serge ant How den Lance ‘ Cor ora Forr r a s M Gre o r as and p l et ; P iv te g , H tie, r am ron Pipe C e .

’ a 2nd A 1901 Lord Roberts Desp tch , the of pril

a a n n o C pt in Rennie ; Lieute a t Wauch pe.

’ 4th S Lord Roberts Despatch, the of eptember 1901

a ors ‘ a w l B rk L in s on Ca a ns M j M x e l, e eley, iv g t ; pt i Far u harson S w ar Cam ron Ham on u q , te t, e , ilt ; Lie tenants Ruthven and Studl ey ; Sergean t - Maj o r An derson ; Colour- Sergean t Millar Sergeants arr on i son S n a n - Ser an e r H is , W l , ig lli g ge t W i ; Pioneer Sergean t Ho wden Lan ce Sergeant G a nor o r ora s A am ton and l ar y ; C p l . H il D . Mi l ; ‘ Lan - Cor ora s Foo Forr and M Intosh ce p l t, et, ; ‘ r a s M Gre or rdoch Ormond and P iv te g , Mu , e , Sm h ers am ron and A B rn s C . it ; Pip D . e u ;

n r - r F h o e . ast an c Co ora or st r 6 t Pi e J H ie L e p l re e , Bat a on IY t li . .

’ a 8th Lord Kitchener s Desp tches, the of December 1901 8 A 1902 1st , the th of pril , the of June 1902

Sergeant Parker ; Captain Bald Lieutenant Grant ; and er ean Ba er S g t xt . TT I N H UR 21 BA AL O ONO S. 9

’ a 23rd 1902 Lord Kitchener s Desp tch, the of June

Ca a n Far arson nan s n Dr m pt i quh ; Lieute t Ruthve , u mo nd S u d S r an a o r And r on , t ley ; e ge t M j e s ; Co o r- S r an r S r an s Gran N n l u e ge t Mille ; e ge t t, ive ,

s on and e es r : ance- Cor orals Forr Wil , L ic te L p et and No e bl .

REWAR DS.

— B e nan n ar w Y rstou n. C. . Li ute t Colo el C the o — D O a r he on E a w a a ns . G . . H . H. . S . o t C . M j M x ell ; pt i J

- nn A B a d l on Far a son . G . C. . . . Re ie, l , D L Wi s quh r , J H mi on nan s Gran G a c o a A. S. A. . lt ; Lieute t t, W u h pe ,

Hon H n and the Hon . A C . . . C . the . . M Ruthve , M . D n ru mmo d.

- — B e nan o on a ors T . Berk and r vet Lieute t C l el M j . M eley

. C. n s o n . P J . Livi g t

- — B r e a or a a n A . . Cam ron . ev t M j . C pt i R e

— — - M. n a An r n r r a l ar . S r ea or d o Co o S D O. e g t M j e s l u e ge nt Mi l S r ean s arr on Ba r i s o on r- S r an e g t H is , xte , W l n ; Pi ee e ge t How den ; Lan ce - Sergeant Gaynor ; Lance - Co rpo ral ‘ Forr r at s MGre or O mond Sm er et ; P iv e g , r e, ith ; Pip m r n n r Ca e o ; Pio ee Hastie . SERVICES OF OFFICERS IN THE SECOND BA A N TT LIO .

OF the twenty eight oﬂicers who went to South A O 18 99 e frica in ctober , the following were kill d

ie na - Co on Coode Ca a s C mm n B r L ute nt l el ; pt in u i g uce, MacFarlane El on E k n e ena s Ta Ed , t , y y ; Li ut nt it, monds ms a and Ber n a o . , R y, th

Wou nded

a ors ff a el B rk e w ce C er son M j Du , M xw l, e el y (t i ) , uthb t ;

Captains Cameron and Hamilton ; Lieutenants J. a Ta a c o rum ar St . r e H vey, J H v y, it, W u h pe, D

mond and B ul o . , l ch

The following served throughout the war without going home

Maj ors Maxwell and Berk eley ; Capta ins Rennie ( w h o o n d from the H and B r ad S aff Cameron an d j i e ighl ig e t ) , , am to e nan s Bu oc s and H il n ; Lieut t Ruthven, ll h, We t, d Stu ley. enan s ra r mmond and o do e e in Lieut t G nt, D u , G r n w r alide in a v d om r o d Batt o . h e, but ej e the li n Maj or Duff w as appointed second in comman d of th e l st B a a on w o n d in nd a. tt li , hich he j i e I i Maj or Cuthbe rtson and Captain Stewart were appointed to IXth is on and S nal in Oﬂi cer the Div i , ig l g to the and B r ad r s e A r 1900 Highl ig e , e pectiv ly, in p il , an i n B at al n d d d not rej oi the t io . n an w as sen in the a u m of 1900 Lieute ant A S. Gr t t ut n

222 ER ICES F OFFI ER S V O C S.

He returned to South Africa w ith the 22nd Moun ted n antr in 1901 and s r d for o r mon in the I f y , e ve f u ths rans aal the 23rd o nted n an r 1902 T v with M u I f t y in , but B a did n ot rej oin th e ttalion . m in r n an G . C a o ned A i 1900 an d serv ed Lieute t . L b j i p l , h e B a a on n end of w ar w ith t tt li u til the the . nan C ff Co m n w as rans rr d from Lieute t D . . . y t fe e the “ ” East S rr r m n o n d E Com an at re or a u ey egi e t, j i e p y P t i in n 1900 and later on s r d w th e 22nd o d Ju e , e ve ith M unte r Infant y. an MacKenzie c d a d r c omm ss Lieuten t D . re eive i e t c i io n “ fro m St An dr w s Uni rs o n d Com an in Ma e ve ity, j i e D p y y 1900 and d B a a ion n m r 1901 , serve with the tt l u til Dece be , w n r c d a a o ntm n o ann s r he he e eive civil pp i e t in J h e bu g. A E ark r w ho a a nan . . w as c d rom 3rd Lieute t P e , tt he f the Ba a on o n d in Ma 1900 at R oodekraal and w as tt li , j i e y , a oin d to 2nd Ba al on in cem r 1900 pp te the tt i De be , with s r d n end of w ar w hich he e ve u til the the . a a n B o loc oin d B a al on at Kaalfontein C pt i J . . P l k j e the tt i S m r 1900 on rans r to the l st Ba ta on in epte be , but left t fe t li ri 901 in Ap l 1 . nan B a r re d a d r c comm ss o from Lieute t J . M. l i ceive i e t i i n the am s r Vo n ers w w h c r m n had H p hi e lu te , ith i h egi e t he served as lieutenant in the Volun teer company for some m n in Trans aa and o d Th e B a a h o ths the v l, j ine l ck W tc “ ” A us 1901 at ad rand s v n in C Com an in ug t L yb , er i g p y until he j oin ed the Regimental Mounted Infantry in a Ladybr nd . E Forr st r w as os d to the r Lieutenant R. . e e p te egiment from Sco s omanr and oin d 2nd Ba ta on the tti h Ye y, j e the t li “ ” nd in O to r 1901 He s r ed w at Ladybra c be . e v ith D Com an till o d 22nd o n d n an r p y he j ine the M u te I f t y. G Col s on romo on from Ca a n . . l st Bat pt i J lin , p ti the a on o n d th e 2nd B a a on at H ro in c m r t li , j i e tt li eilb n De e be “ ” 19 01 and s r d B Com an t the end of , e ve with p y ill ar the w . H F F rra arr d nan . . in So Af r ca in Lieute t . Mu y ive uth i 1901 w as n a ded o m and did not o n the Bat , but i v li h e , j i “ a on n l F r ar 1902 w en he w as ost d to D t li u ti eb u y , h p e Com an p y. 223 SER VICES OF OFFICER S.

nan s C. B . nd rson A . . a ll and Lieute t He e , P W ve , R. M . o r s on oin d B a a on at Stand r on No m r R be t , j e the tt li e t in ve be “ ” “ ” “ ” 1901 and r d C an d A Com ani s , se ve with D, , p e respectively. T C rra w as romo d fro m th 1 Ca a n . . e s pt i J . Mu y p te t Ba a on in l 1901 w as n a d d o m tt li Ju y , but i v li e h e with n rok and w as not l end o f No m r a su st e, it ti l the ve be th t ’ ’ o n d Ca a n e nn e d a m n B n s co mn he j i e pt i R i s et ch e t with y g lu . “ ” He w as n a o n d to ommand A Com a the pp i te c p ny, with d l end of w ar w hich he serve til the the . ' nan A Du ﬂ came to So Afr a th Lieute t P. . uth ic with e 22nd oun d n an r in F ruar 1901 w h h c M te I f t y eb y , it w i h h e r d i l o low n an ar and oi ed B at se ve t l the f l i g J u y, j n the ’ talion w hen headquarters were serving with R imington s mn in th nn n o colu e begi i g f 1902. N B n n n nan . G d rso o the Ba a o a Lieute t . . He e j i ed tt li n t arr m in A r 1902 H is ith p il . a a n aw s o ned Bat a on at C pt i E. D e j i the t li Harrismith in Ma 2 y 190 . SE V ES OF OFF E R IC IC RS.

OFFICER S ATTACHED FR OM THE 3R D BATTALI ON.

The following ofﬁcers were attached from the 3rd B B a ( Militia ) atta lion The l ck Wa tch .

a or An S o o n d in A r 1900 and s r d w t M j gel c tt j i e p il , e ve i h 2nd Ba alion for a mon s n w as a o the tt few th , whe he pp inted r s nsor at a w n p e s ce C pe To . Lieuten ant Sir Edward Stewart Richardson j oin ed in ar 1900 rom th e ns and Con n n t M ch , f Quee l ti ge t o w hich had n a a d and r d as a s s an ran r he bee tt che , se ve s i t t t spo t oﬂi cer l O o r w n th e B atta on on ran ti l ct be , he he left li t sport d s to a mo n d or s in Oran r Co on utie u te c p the ge Rive l y . nan am l o d i Ma 19 0 a t . C n 0 nd s r d Lieu e t D pbel j ine y , e ve “ ” w H Com an n No m r 1900 n he w as ith p y u til ve be , whe a o t d to the l t B a a ion n in ndia pp in e s tt l the I . i n n B a . o ra o n d a a on in L eute t P . L M wb y j i e the tt li Bloem fontein in April 19 00; in August 1901 he w as sent from ad rand to r orm r mo n d s in Na a and did not L yb pe f e u t utie t l, r o n B a a on ej i the tt li . E nan . S o o ned the B at a on on l Lieute t R . c tt j i t li st No m r 1901 at Stand r on and t at arrism ve be e t , lef H ith in 19 2 0 .

FFICER S FR OM THE OLUNTEER BA ALI O V TT ONS.

H llar 2n A B Ca a n . . d us a a on e an pt i R Mi ( ng tt li ) , Lieut n t D H. K . Sm t 3rd u nd hland Ba a on and i h ( ee Hig tt li ) ,

u t a t A . Va e t e l st C of unde Bat al on Lie en n l n in ( ity D e t i ) ,

226 E I E OF FFI ER S R V C S O C S.

a o n d to H Com an w ic ommand d n l pp i te p y, h h he c e u ti r n n the w ar w as nea ly at a e d. m r of l st B a a Ca a A C. B a d or on o ned pt in . l , f e ly the tt li , j i the 2nd B attalion at h is o w n expense from British Columbia in ar 1900 and s r d for n mon s as ran or M ch , e ve seve th T sp t B a a on In O o r 1900 Ofﬁcer to the tt li . ct be he left to do ran or d and a r r a r a on d s in t sp t uties , l tte ly ep t i ti utie , the o n and Trans aal Orange River C lo y v .

The following ofﬁcers were also attached to the Batta lion

n an Do as w as th e ﬁrst d a Ofﬁ r He Lieute t ugl Me ic l ce . came o u t w ith the regiment and served un til the battle of tein r h a w o nd He r Ma ersfon w e w s d . d g , he e u e eceive the hi r r n O . for s s s on a or a C oss a d D S. da V c . i t i e vice th t y.

His a w as ak n b nan A . o ddard w h o pl ce t e y Lieute t G , o n d in an ar 19 00 and s r d w B a a on j i e J u y , e ve ith the tt li until it w as split u p o n leaving Ladybrand in September 1 190 . Lieutenan t Grieve j oined fro m an Australian Volunteer Cor s o f w as Ad an in an ar 1900 and p , which he jut t, J u y , served in F Company until he w as killed at Paardeberg n ass n a o nd d man whe isti g w u e . t n an a ka w ho h ad n in A s ra an Lieu e t J . M c y , bee the u t li ar n o n d B a a o n in A r 1900 and r d M i e , j i e the tt li p il , se ve “ ” with F Company until the regiment left Ladybrand in S m r 19 01 n w as s n on r a ria on d epte be , whe he e t ep t ti uty in t e ran r o o n nan a ka r ma n d in h O ge Rive C l y. Lieute t M c y e i e w r and d d Tasmania in 1 So A r a a r a 906 . uth f ic fte the , ie in

There were thus no less than 77 oﬂicers and 2437 non - commissioned ofﬁcers and men who served during the w ar in the 2nd B attalion .

23 0 THE F BOOK O DAYS.

F B A E RU RY.

18 14 ormin of S m. . t g Merxe

o18 14 . S c o nd a ac on An r e tt k twe p . “ 74 Ba o ! 18 . t f Ordas u an d a u e of Coo mas t le c pt r sie. 7 6 2 a o f 9 1 C r ar ni . . ptu e M ti que 9 18 74 e t Coomass for oas . L f ie the c t. 4 19 F a Ko . 00. t edoesber ight g. 9 9

18 5 . Ba t o k 8 t le f Kirbe an .

17 7 7 En a ed at Am o e se and No t Am r . a. g g b y, J r y, r h e ic

a Fo 17 8 3 . C u r of Ananta oor pt e rt p .

19 00 Ba of Paardeber . ttle g. Ca tur of an 8 C d . 1 15 . p e y

18 01 Sa l d rom B a of Marmorice to . i e f y expel the Fr n rom E e ch f gypt . 8 5 mm n d d n 18 . Co esce of N l rom e ce t i e f Huella. E a ation o f an 7 4 . a 1 8 v cu M g lore .

18 5 2. r c k of B irkenhead Char and ca W e the . ge pture of d r r Fo Hy e Guh rt. 7 a r o f Bed n r. 1 8 3 . C ptu e o 18 14 Ba l o f Ort s . tt e he . 1 22 o n m r la ed n der th e s ec on 8 . C u ty Li e ick p c u In urr ti

A ct.

8 8 4 Ba of El- Teb 1 . ttle . THE OOK OF D S 23 1 B AY .

MAR CH.

“ H S Arm ak s os on e r kn 8 5 8 o c o . E 1 . y t e p iti b f e Lu w R F E

rri a at m a r a f r n R 17 8 2. A v l B o b y afte a Voy ge o thi tee

months .

E Ba of A o ir and d . uk . 18 01. L e in gypt ttle b m n of ar n er at n o 18 5 S or e . 8 . t i g M ti i Luck w For x o A r 18 5 1. A a o f o n o n ar Co S a. tt ck c v y e t , uth f ic

’

O at on o f B m s a a kno w . ccup i the egu P l ce, Luc T ma B attle of a i .

8 14 Bom ardm n of For Fr d r on the R r 1 . b e t t e e ick ive

Scheldt . 18 5 1 En a m n in the Amatola o n a ns So . g ge e t M u t i , uth r a Af ic .

18 01 B a of Al andr a. . ttle ex i

5 N marc in a sno orm nd r Sir o n 18 5 . C ight h wst , u e li h rn Cam ll rom Ba ac a a to Tc e a a. pbe , f l l v y The n m r o f the r m n han d rom 43rd 17 49 . u be egi e t c ge f 42 to nd .

B l e 17 9 a of Ma av ll . 9 . ttle y 23 2 THE F BOOK O DAYS.

1. i k 2. 18 72 m n a mon m n n e ed at n d . Reg e t l u e t u v il Du el

Cathedral.

a am Siege of Seringap t commenced . ’ A ction at B avian s Berg.

a o f s B ttle Toulou e . Joins the Brigade un der Sir Colin Halkett in B m elgiu .

Capture o f the troopship Oxford when sailing to Am r a e ic .

18 5 8 . torm n of Fo R o o ah S i g rt y .

Capture of the chief redoubt outside Seringa a am p t .

forEn an Frs m o t f co an l 43 . arc ed d: t u o S d 7 M h gl i ti e tl .

18 5 8 . Affa at Sarsee ear Allu u n e. ir , n g g

23 4 THE OOK F D B O AYS.

JUNE.

5 The R ed k r s n d to m n 17 9 . Hec le p e e te the regi e t on ’ G or III s r hda e ge . bi t y.

5 4 and d at Sc ar and r ad d u de ir Co n 18 . L e ut i b ig e n r S li Cam pbell .

18 5 4 ards and hla d Br ad m ar at Sc tar . Gu Hig n ig e e b k u i

for Varna.

Br 18 15 Bo Ba ta ons n a d at a r as. . th t li e g ge Qu t e

B o th Battalions engaged at Wate rloo . a a o Ass ult o n Seb st pol . ’ Assaul and a r o f urra s Kran t So t c ptu e M y z, uth A r ca f i .

d r o f T conder a 17 5 9 . rr n o Su e e i g .

Bat e of onmo rs No t Am r ca. tl M uth, Je ey, r h e i THE OOK OF D 23 5 B AYS.

JULY.

18 46 . S e of on e V d o ra s d i ge M t i e i e .

F n 175 8 . As a of o T co d ro a s ult rt i e g .

18 9 ar d to ams a to em ark for the 0 . M che R g te b a r n n W lche e expeditio . and d a t r r i n 18 10. L e t Leith o ec u t after the Walchere d n expe itio .

17 5 m n ma 8 R d o a . . egi e t e R y l 8 2 f aman B a o a a. 1 1 . ttle S l c ’ 9 En a m n at R e ie s ek 1 00. t f N g ge e t .

Bat of r n an tles the Py e ees beg .

a B ttles of the Py renees ended. 7 6 2 n r a 1 Assau a d a r o f o ast . . c o C C lt ptu e M le, ub

17 8 9 . 2nd B a a on The B a a rais at er h tt li l ck W tch ed P t . 23 6 THE OOK OF D B AYS.

A UG UST.

17 95 S e of Tr n oma an . ieg i c lee beg .

19 Br s F a o s in arr sm 00 d . . iti h l g h i te H i ith

8 1 d at ra n 1 3 . Lan ed St lsund and j oin ed the army u der n ra Ge e l Gibbs .

18 8 2 a e Ed n r for the E t an cam a n . . Le v i bu gh gyp i p ig

18 3 2 s m ark d at Al andr a . Di e b e ex i . mal 17 95 Ca r o f Tr nco e. . ptu e i e

17 6 Ca re of Pond rr . 7 . ptu iche y

177 6 . Ba e of B ook n on s a d. ttl r ly , L g I l n

8 6 A ollo n ar w r ck d off th e eat 1 4 . p e ly e e Gr A ri a r So . Rive , uth f c

23 8 THE OF D S BOOK AY .

OCTO B ER .

Sailed from Gibraltar for an attack on

B at of G rman o w n Am r a. tle e t , e ic

Embarked at Portsmouth for an expedition to the n d West I ies .

18 38 ar d from B ar l to s o s a . M che eil y t p the e c pe m n r rom d uti ee s f Ou e .

5 Bom ardm n o ned on S as o o . 18 4 . b e t pe eb t p l

8 99 Em ar d at Ti r for So A rica l1 . . b ke lbu y uth f

From G ra ar to a tack an 1798 . d a r of ib lt , the t c ptu e nor Mi ca. 7 39 The B a Wa orm d n o a r m n No 4 1 . e 3 l ck tch f e i t egi t . .

18 5 4 B a of Ba a a a. . ttle l cl v

m na Surrend r o f a . 18 13 . e P pelu TH F D 23 9 E BOOK O AYS.

NOVEMB ER .

3 .

7 46 and d at Cork rom an d on on the coa 4 1 . s . L e f expe iti t

of France .

Ba o f Nivelle ttle . d on s ar s in Oran r n Expe iti t t ge Rive Sovereig ty. Embarked in boats at A sso uan for th e Wady a Half . Fo r o ﬁ r am s d and d b Kafﬁ rs u f ce s bu he kille y . r at o rm in Cr m a — not a n G e st the i e , te t left an n st di g. and d at a Tow n L e C pe .

A tac and ca r o f For as o n Am r ca t k ptu e t W hingt , e i .

19 .

2 7 2 2nd B a ta on The B ac a n 1 8 . c s e ed i 0. t li l k W t h be i g Panian é b Ti oo y pp .

n f Panian s ss ul Defe ce o é ucce f . ar d r ar s to m ar for En an M che f om P i e b k gl d. 0 24 THE BOOK OF DAYS.

DECEMB ER .

F ur th e ross n f Kei 18 5 1. ight d ing c i g o the a South Afric . o s n s e r 5 assa of r K . 18 1. P ge the Rive ei

8 7 3 Sa d for the Go d Coast. 1 . ile l ' s >

c 18 6 3 . From a o e b or d mar s for a a L h r , y f ce che , R w l

nd arr on 19th . En a ed w pi i, iving the g g ith

the mutin eers at Cawnpore . 8 4 La d d at o o 1 5 V d . . n e M nte i e 18 5 7 En a d at S r a at on an s . g ge e i Gh the G ge .

18 13 B a tl of Nive. . t e the

99 B a t o f Ma ersf nte n 18 o i . . t le g 7 8 2 Ti ra s S an 1 oo d of P iané. . pp i e the iege 18 5 1 En a eme a a st San ili . g g nt g in d .

18 7 Ar ed a oas F 3 . C e as e. t in the Be ea . riv p C t C tl igh r a ns Mount i .

18 1 . o n d a m der . 3 J i e the r y un Lord Lyndoch.

h t e m r . 18 5 2. e ea of f os s ear Sto e . D f t chie M he h n r b g

i17 7 6 En a d at B ac o se aw a . . g ge l k H r , Del re

’

Ba o 7 3r 2n t a d ais d . 18 08 . d t li n r e