"It was as the result of a suggestion made to the authorities by Duncan Forbes of Culloden that in 1729 it was determined on that a certain number of Highland clansmen should be embodied in the character of a species of local gendarmerie. ...The 'Black Watch, ' or as is its Gaelic name, 'Am Freiceadan Dubh, ' was the appellation given to the independent companies of which, with reinforcements, the regiment was subsequently formed. From the time that the companies were first embodied until they were regimented the ...
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"It was as the result of a suggestion made to the authorities by Duncan Forbes of Culloden that in 1729 it was determined on that a certain number of Highland clansmen should be embodied in the character of a species of local gendarmerie. ...The 'Black Watch, ' or as is its Gaelic name, 'Am Freiceadan Dubh, ' was the appellation given to the independent companies of which, with reinforcements, the regiment was subsequently formed. From the time that the companies were first embodied until they were regimented the Highlanders continued to wear the dress of their country." Chapters include: The Genesis of the Regiment-1729-40; "Lochaber No More!"-1743; Fontenoy-The Baptist of Fire-1745; Home and Continental Service-1745-56; Service in North America-1756; Ticonderoga-1758; Martinique and Guadaloupe-1759; North America-1759; Martinique Once Again-1762; Conquest of the Havannah-1762; Fort Pitt and the Backwoods-1762-67; Home Service-1767-76; The War of Independence-1776-82; America and Home; Flanders-1794-95; West Indies and Minorca-1795-1800; Alexandria-1801; Home Service-1801-1805; Gibraltar-1805-1808; Retreat and Battle of Coru???a-1809; Home Service and Walcheren; Wellington's Peninsular Campaigns-1810-1814; Quatra Bras and Waterloo; The Crimean War; The Indian Mutiny; The Ashanti Campaign and the Nile Expedition; and Some Pets of the Regiment. A wealth of names, dates and events fill the pages of this detailed history.
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Good. Size: 0x0x0; Cover shows moderate wear with bends on upper and lower corner. Binding is tight and square. Pages unmarked, with slight yellowing of edges. Book was donated to Friends of Omaha Public Library.
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Near Fine. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Stiff dark green illus. wraps. Slight handling wear with light crease along front joint, otherwise about as issued, with square, uncreased binding, clean and unmarked interior. vii, 316 pp. 1st thus, reprinting original 1896 edition.
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Very good. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. The binding is tight; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Good. 316, wraps, index, top corners of a few pages bent, some wear to covers, crease to top corner rear cover. First published in 1896 by Casell & Company. Traces the history of the Black Watch Regiment from its genesis in 1729-1740, and discusses the Regiment's service in Fontenoy, in North America, in Ticonderoga, in Martinique and Guadaloupe, at the American Revolution, in Wellington's Peninsular campaigns, during the Crimean War, during the Indian Mutiny, and at the Ashanti Campaign. There also is a chapter on pets of the regiment.
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Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover shows minro wear and rubbing, bumped corners and tape on the spine. Clipped half-title page. Pages are lightly tanned. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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