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3oo& The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
*J Paardeberg, Poplar Grove and Driefontein ; and the operations in Orange River Colony. Took part in the opera-
tions in Transvaal, Nov. 1901 to May 1902 ; in Orange River Colony, Nov. 1900 to Sept. 1901 ; and the operations
on^ the Zululand Frontier of Natal, Oct. 1901.
55 Capt. Evans served in the South African war, and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, Feb."
to May 1900, including the actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein and Vet River ; the operations in the Transvaal,
May and June 1900, including the actions at Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill ; the operations in the
Transvaal, East of Pretoria, July to 29th Nov. 1900, including the action at Belfast ; and operations in Orange River
Colony. Took part in operations in Orange River Colony, Nov. 1900 to Jan. 1902 (Medal with five Clasps).
5G Lieut. Baillie-Hamilton served in the South African war in 1901—02, and took part in the operations in the Orange
Free State, Feb. to May 1900. Took part in the operations in Orange River Colony, Feb. to May 1902 ; and in Cape
Colony in May 1901 (Medal with two Clasps),
5 ? Lieut. Lamb served in the South African war, and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, Feb:
to May 1900, including the action at Vet River ; the operations in the Orange River Colony, including the actions
at Rhenoster River, Wittebergen and Witpoort. .Took part in operations in Transvaal, Nov 1901 to May 1902 ;
in Orange River Colony, Nov. 1900 to Sept. i9or, and in April and May 1902 ; and on the Zululand Frontier of
Natal in Oct. 1901 (Medal with two Clasps).
58 Lieut. Comyn served in the South African war, and took part in the operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria,
July to 29th Nov. 1900, including the action at Belfast; and operations in the Orange River Colony.
00 Lieut. H. F. F. Murray served in the South African war in 1899-1902, including the operations in Orange
River Colony, Jan. to April 1902 (Medal with two Clasps).
67 Lieut. Duff served in the South African war in 1901—02, and took part in the operations in Orange River
Colony, May to Dec. 1901, and Feb. and March 1902 ; in Cape Colony in Jan. 1902 ; and in the 1 ransvaal in April
and May 1902.
68 Lieut. C. R. B. Henderson served in the South African war in 1901—02, and took part in the operations
in the Transvaal in Nov. 1901 ; and in Orange River Colony from Dec. 1901 to May 1902.
70 Lieut. Wavell served in the South African war in r90i— 02, and took part in the operations in the Transvaal in
Nov. 1900; and in Orange River Colony from Dec. rgor to May 1902.
75 Second Lieut. Blair served in the South African war in 1901-02, and took part in the operations in Orange River
Colony, Sept. 1901 to Feb. 1902; and in the Transvaal in Aug. 1901, and from March to May 1902 (Medal with
three Clasps).
"5 Lieut. Forrester served in the South African war, and took part in the operations in the Transvaal, May
and June 1900 ; and the operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to 29th Nov. 1900, including the
action at Frederickstad. Took part in the operations in Orange River Colony, Nov. 1000 to Dec. 1901, and in
Feb. and March 1902 ; in Cape Colony in Jan. 1902, and in Transvaal in April and May 1902 (Medal with three
Clasps).
79 Lieut. N. G. B. Henderson served in the South African war in 1902, and took part in the operations in
Orange River Colony in April and May 1902.
85 Lieut. Studley served in the South African war, and took part in the operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange
River, in 1899 ; in the advance on Kimberley, including the action at Magersfontein ; the operations in the Orange
Free State, Feb. to May 1900, including the actions at Paardeberg, Poplar Grove, Driefontein and Vet River; and
the operations in the Orange River Colony, including the actions at Rhenoster River, Wittebergen and Witpoort.
Took part in the operations in the Transvaal in Nov. 1901 ; in Orange River Colony, from Nov. 1900 to Sept. 19015
and from Dec. i9or to May 1902 ; and on the Zululand Frontier of Natal in Oct. r9oi (twice mentioned in des-
patches, Medal with four Clasps).
8G Captain Mackinnon served in the Egyptian war of 1882 (Medal, and Khedive's Star);
Record of the Services of the 1st Battalion Black Watch,— formerly the 42nd (Royal Highland — The
Black Watch) Regiment.
Independent Companies raised for service in the Highlands and styled "Black Watch," 1729. Formed into a
Regiment and numbered 43rd, 1739. Scotland and England, 1743. Flanders, to 1745. England, to Sept. 1746.
France, to Nov. 1746. Ireland and England, to 1747. Flanders, to 1748. England and Ireland, to 1756. (Number
changed to 42nd, 1749.) America, to 1 761. [2nd Battalion raised in 1758. West Indies, to 1758. America, to 1763.
Reduced, 1763. Afterwards re-embodied, served in India, and formed into a Regiment in 1786, styled "The 73rd
Highland Regiment of Foot."] West Indies, 101762. America, to 1767. Ireland and Scotland, to 1776. America.
101789. England and Scotland, to 1793. Coast ofFranee, to Jan. 1794. England, to June 1794. Flanders, 1795. (Red
Heckle conferred by King George III. for the affair at Guildermalson in 1795.) England, to 1796. (Five Companies
embarked in 1795 forthe West Indies, rejoining Head Quarters at Gibraltar in 1797.) Gibraltar.to 1798. Minorca, to
Aug. 1800. Gibraltar, to Oct. 1800. Egypt, toi8oi ("Egypt," with the Sphinx). England and Scotland, to 1805. [2nd
Battalion raised in 1803 and served in the Peninsula until consolidated with the 1st Battalion in 1812.] Gibraltar,
to 1808. Peninsula, to 1 809 (battles of Vimiera and Corunna). England, to July 1809. Walcheren Expedition to
Sept. 1809. England and Scotland, to 1812. The Peninsula, to 1814 (battles of Fuentes d'Onor, Pyrenees, r'ivelle,
Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse). Ireland, to May 1815. Flanders, to Dec. 1815 (battle of Waterloo). England,
Scotland and Ireland, to 1825. Gibraltar, to 1832. Malta, to 1834. Ionian Islands, to 1836. England, Scotland
and Ireland, to 1840. Ionian Islands, to 1843. [Reserve Battalion formed in 1842, and served in Malta ana the
West Indies until consolidated with the 1st Battalion in 1850.] Malta, to 1847. West Indies, to 1851. Canada, to
1852. Scotland and England, to 1854. Turkey and the Crimea, to 1856 (battle of Alma and siege of Sebastopol).
England, to 1857. India, to 1868 (capture of Lucknow). Scotland and England, to 1873. Gold Coast, to March
tS74 (Ashanti war). England, to Nov. 1874. Malta and Cyprus, to 1878. Gibraltar, to 1879. England and
Scotland, to 1882. Egypt and the Soudan, to i88d (battles of Tel-el-Kebir and KirbekaE). Malta, to 1^89.
Gibraltar, to Jan. 1893. Egypt, to Mar. 1893. Head Quarters and Half Battalion to Mauritius, to Mar. 1893, Half
Battalion to Cape Town, Apr. 1C93. To India, 1896.

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