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Contents 1 irish connection 2 irish song 3 Name 4 Capture of standard 5 Factoid 6 Change of Title 7 Vandalism 8 Revert 9 Reverted Watch 10 Wood Badge 11 Hong Kong

[edit] irish connection

was there ever a belfast black watch?? i saw a picture (probably first world war) where the detail said belfast black watch

[edit] irish song

how come the fenian song has its lyrics noted,while the complimentary ones do not —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.253.240.1 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 13 May 2007

[edit] Name

I note that "black watch" beats "royal highland regiment" 5-to-1 on Google if you filter out ca and au, which suggests that the former should be the preferred location of the article (since the rule is to use the most common name, a la Bill Clinton instead of William Jefferson Clinton. Too bad this article wasn't linked from Structure of the British Army - I wonder how many other military unit articles are not being linked to... Stan 14:57 May 13, 2003 (UTC)

True. The name is "Black Watch". "Royal Highland Regiment" no longer appears on the badge. (Although it does appear on the badge of the Canadian Black Watch, and their shoulder titles are "RHC" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 63.191.201.223 (talk • contribs) 05:37, 6 September 2004.

Hunh. The article said The regiment received its current name from Queen Victoria in 1861 when it became "The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch)", but maybe that is incorrect? I looked at their web site, and it just says "The Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment". I see one web page says it changed to "The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)" in 1931, so I'm going to go with that. Noel (talk) 00:41, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Capture of standard

I have removed the claimed about the Black Watch capturing a standard of the Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard didn't exist in 1801, when the battle of Alexandria was fought. - Carl Logan 18:11, 11 July 2005

[edit] Factoid

Here's a factoid that didn't seem to fit into the article anywhere, but here it is. When the regiment was part of the garrison in Bermuda (exact date unknown off the top of my head, I can look it up if anyone cares) the men dug a large pass through the hills to the North of Hamilton (the capital), which is today named "Black Watch Pass" after them. Noel (talk) 00:41, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Change of Title

According to the British Army official website, the Black Watch is now officially called "The Black Watch (Highland Regiment)." Obviously the "Royal" title has been taken out. When did this happen and why?

The Black Watch is no longer a Regiment. As of the 28th of March 2006, it is The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS). I will edit the article to make this clearer once I'm exactly sure of my facts (and if no-one beats me to it). FiggyBee 14:04, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

I'm going to assume the photo at the bottom of the article where the soliders kilt has been caught in the wind exposing his arse is probably not the most appropriate selection and edit it out. --Xiaou 09:38, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, I read the Anecdotes section after seeing the photo which gave me a different perspetive on the photo's appropriateness. I'll leave it to the discretion of others. --Xiaou 09:44, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Revert

I've reverted 24.25.54.103's edit about the origins of the name "Black Watch". The Black Watch's own website [1] says "Black" refers to the colour of the tartan, and that seems by far the most common theory. FiggyBee 09:41, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reverted Watch

A black watch is the original as the true highlanders formed on occassion. It is the origin of the Naval Commander's Night Out Dinner Party in history. A clan chief is to call the watch and the other faimily memebers are to join the watch. A watch being the soldier's party. A term black was applied when the spiritual leader as the mashall called the party to arms.

A person's spirit was to be at arms when the black watch walked the land called Scotland. A spiritual state where the superego of Freud allowed the man to walk as the Vikings once walked for the watch appears the naval term. A three of four week watch where the party began and ended and the marshal told tails of everyone's great deads and the lost commrade would vanish in the party never to return.

A party would begin and end in the hut of the marshal and the party would exit to walk as the spirit warrior for three to four weeks. On return the ego would reappear to be reminded of the great battle by the marshal who walked as the spirit only. A superego walk for real these days again. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 160.253.42.18 (talk • contribs) .

Er, yeah. Whatever. FiggyBee 01:39, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wood Badge

Boy Scouting Wood Badge uses the Maclaren tartan, not the Black Watch. They look quite different to me. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 17:39, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hong Kong

when was the black watch first stationed in Hong Kong? it sais in the article that "It was the last British military unit to leave Hong Kong in 1997 and played a prominent role in the handover ceremony" but it does not state when it came to Hong kong. Somebody who knows the correct details, please state them in the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.86.167.249 (talk) 03:01, 26 April 2007 (UTC).