The Highland Furies

The Black Watch 1739 - 1899

Victoria Schofield
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The extraordinary two hundred-and fifty-year tale of the British Army’s most celebrated and iconic regimentAs the oldest of the Highland Regiments, The Black Watch has...
The extraordinary two hundred-and fifty-year tale of the British Army’s most celebrated and iconic regiment

As the oldest of the Highland Regiments, The Black Watch has an enviable roster of battle honors and a mystique born of repeated service on behalf of King, Queen, and country. Victoria Schofield, author of the acclaimed biography of Field Marshal Earl Wavell, traces the story of the Regiment from its early 18th-century beginnings through to the eve of the South African War at the end of the 19th-century. Originating as companies of highland men raised to keep a "watch" over the Highlands of Scotland, they were formed into a regiment in 1739. Its soldiers would go on to fight with extraordinary bravery and élan in almost every major engagement fought by the British Army during this period, from the American War of Independence, the Peninsular Wars, Waterloo, the Crimea, and Indian Mutiny, to Egypt and the Sudan. Drawing on diaries, letters, and memoirs, Victoria Schofield skillfully weaves the multiple strands of this story into an epic narrative of a valiant body of officers and men over one-and-a-half centuries. In her sure hands, the story of The Black Watch is no arid recitation of campaigns, dates, and battle honors, but is instead a rich and compelling record of the soldier's experience under fire and on campaign. It is also a celebration of the deeds of a regiment that has played a unique role in British history and a vivid insight into the lives of the many remarkable figures who have marched and fought so proudly under its colors.

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Publisher
Quercus
ISBN
9781849165501
Publication Date
April 1, 2012
Photo Source
Actual Photo
No. of Pages
728
Dimensions
L 24.0cm x W 16.5cm x H 6.0cm