42nd Regiment of Foot

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkb:Scottish_National_War_Memorial
gptkb:Army_Cadet_Force
gptkbp:associatedWith Scottish_culture
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Aldershot
gptkb:Waterloo
Somme
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:colors Black and red
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentStatus Merged_into_The_Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland.
gptkbp:disbanded 1881
gptkbp:electronic_warfare The_Black_Bear.
gptkbp:founded 1741
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:historicalRole Counter-insurgency operations.
Participating in ceremonial duties.
Participating in colonial conflicts
Training local forces.
Contributions_to_United_Nations_missions.
Defending_British_interests_in_India
Engagements_in_the_Gulf_War.
Engagements_in_the_Napoleonic_Wars
Involvement_in_NATO_operations.
Peacekeeping_missions_post-World_War_II
Service_in_the_Boer_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First_Highland_regiment_raised_for_the_British_Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 42nd Regiment of Foot
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Cap_badge
Regimental crest
Tartan pattern
gptkbp:motto Nemo me impune lacessit
gptkbp:nickname The Black Watch
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:General_Sir_John_Moore
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Hector_MacDonald
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Lord_Roberts
Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Campbell.
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Second Anglo-Afghan War
gptkbp:traditions Highland games
Military tattoos
Pipe and drum bands
gptkbp:type Infantry
gptkbp:uniform Tartan