Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Infantry_Corps
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Regiment)_of_Scotland
gptkbp:approvedBy 31 January 1862
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkb:Somme,_1916
gptkb:The_Scheldt
gptkb:Vimy,_1917
gptkb:Ypres,_1915,_'17
gptkb:Falaise
Korea, 1951-53
Normandy, 1944
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:colonelInChief King Charles III (as of 2024)
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:4th_Canadian_Division
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:decorations Victoria Cross (awarded to members)
gptkbp:founded 1862
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec
gptkbp:headquarters 2067 Bleury Street, Montreal, Quebec
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
gptkbp:mascot Goat (historically)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Nemo_Me_Impune_Lacessit
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Black_Watch
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt
gptkb:Operation_Totalize
gptkb:Battle_of_Verrières_Ridge
gptkb:Dieppe_Raid
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:5th_Battalion,_Volunteer_Militia_Rifles_of_Canada
gptkbp:perpetuates gptkb:13th_Battalion_(Royal_Highlanders_of_Canada),_CEF
gptkb:42nd_Battalion_(Royal_Highlanders_of_Canada),_CEF
gptkb:73rd_Battalion_(Royal_Highlanders_of_Canada),_CEF
gptkbp:regimental_pipe_band gptkb:Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada_Pipes_and_Drums
gptkbp:regimental_tartan gptkb:Government_(Black_Watch)_tartan
gptkbp:regimentalColour Queen's Colour and Regimental Colour
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia St. Andrew's Cross with thistle and crown
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:The_Gathering_of_the_Clans
gptkb:Highland_Laddie
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum gptkb:Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada_Regimental_Museum
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:type gptkb:Primary_Reserve
gptkbp:uniform Highland dress
gptkbp:website https://www.blackwatchcanada.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5