I'm out of the loop: what is Black Watch?

[Skittles]

nt

[rockymountaindem]

1. An elite regiment of the Royal Army.

[Skittles]

2. Brits, I presume?

where did they get their name?

[Ducks In A Row]

4. who knows? Don't care. It's probably in google.

[Wat_Tyler]

5. The shade of tartan they wear.

The Black Watch are a regiment of 650 men from the Perthshire and Tayside area of Scotland.

[LibertyorDeath]

9. You're good that's 100% correct my Father served with the

Black Watch

[Wat_Tyler]

11. That's the local regiment for the town where I was born.

I'm a cheat.

[LibertyorDeath]

12. All my Relatives were born and raised in Perth

I used to fish in the river Tay every chance I had.

We left Scotland for Canada when I was 10.

Are you from Perth?

[Village Idiot]

10. They got the name from the type of kilt they wear

The unit is the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment...

[ewagner]

3. In reference to the Brits?

The Black watch is a proud old brigade based on a clan accociation..Scottish I think...

here's the history

<http://www.theblackwatch.co.uk/newsite/history/index.html>

[The Doctor.]

6. My ancestors....

The Royal Black Watch of Scotland was an elite military unit.

Here you go:

http://www.highlanderweb.co.uk/culloden/theduke.htm

[Skittles]

8. I will check out these links; thanks!

nt

[mindem]

7. That's my family Tartan N/T