Photograph Black Watch Homecoming Parade Scotland

Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland. Four hundred soldiers from The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland marched to day in Perth. A large crowd was present today to thank the Regiment personally for their bravery and service to this country, those soldiers having just returned from a seven month tour of duty in Afghanistan.


Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

Photograph Black Watch Pipe Band Scotland

Photograph of the pipe band today at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the pipe band today at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the pipe band today at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the pipe band today at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

Photograph Black Watch Colour Guard Scotland

Photograph of the Colour Guard on the march at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of the Colour Guard on the march at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

The Black Watch. A Concise History. The Black Watch was formed at Aberfeldy in Perthshire in the early eighteenth century as an independent security force, or 'watch', to guard the approaches to the lawless areas of the Scottish Highlands. Instantly recognisable due to the famous red hackle cap badge and the traditional dark blue and green government tartan kilt from which it got its name, The Black Watch was renowned as one of the great fighting regiments of the British Army and served with distinction in all major conflicts from the War of Austrian Succession onwards. In a highly controversial move, the regiment served under the operational control of the US Army during the counter-insurgency war in Iraq in December 2004. The Black Watch prided itself on being a 'family regiment', with sons following fathers into its ranks, and this new concise history reflects the strong sense of identity which was created over the centuries. In 2006, as part of a radical review of the country's defence policy, The Black Watch was amalgamated into the new Royal Regiment of Scotland. This new account of the famous regiment is therefore a timely memorial to its long and distinguished history. The Black Watch: A Concise History.

Photograph Black Watch Mascot Scotland

Photograph of Cruachan, the Shetland Pony, who is the mascot for The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland. Seen today at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of Cruachan, the Shetland Pony, who is the mascot for The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland. Seen today at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.


Photograph of Cruachan, the Shetland Pony, who is the mascot for The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland. Seen today at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

The Black Watch is one of the finest fighting forces in the world and has been engaged in virtually every worldwide conflict for the last three centuries. Named after the dark tartan of the soldiers' kilts, its unique formation - raised from loyal Scottish clans in the wake of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion - make it the oldest Highland regiment. As part of the British army, their first battle abroad was in Flanders in 1745 but the regiment soon moved to North America to fight the French, and then shared the capture of Montreal, the Windward Islands and Martinique. The American War of Independence saw the regiment once again in America, fighting horrific battles and eventually storming Fort Washington in 1776. Since then the regiment has held its own from Egypt to the Napoleonic Wars, from the Crimea to the Indian mutiny, from both World Wars to Iraq. The Black Watch is the UK's most decorated regiment, combining the proud history and tradition of an organisation that has been soldiering for over 250 years. Black Watch: The Inside Story of the Oldest Highland Regiment in the British Army.

Photograph Black Watch Drummers Scotland

Photograph of drummers at the Black Watch Homecoming Parade in Perth, Scotland.

All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.