Old Photograph Black Watch Soldier Dunfermline Scotland

Old photograph of a Black Watch soldier from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The Black Watch was raised in an unique way. In the wake of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion companies of trustworthy Highlanders were raised from loyal clans, Campbells, Grants, Frasers, Munros. Six companies were formed from 1725 and stationed in small detachments across the Highlands to prevent fighting between the clans, deter raiding and assist in enforcing the laws against the carrying of weapons.



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