Black Watch militia companies

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Scottish Highland militia units early 18th-century military formation

The Black Watch militia companies were early 18th-century Scottish Highland units raised to police the Highlands and maintain order, which later formed the basis of the famous Black Watch regiment of the British Army.

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Label	Occurrences
Black Watch militia companies canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish Highland militia units ⓘ early 18th-century military formation ⓘ
activeIn	Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
allegiance	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Am Freiceadan Dubh NERFINISHED ⓘ Independent Highland Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandStructure	company-sized units ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
equipment	broadsword ⓘ dirk ⓘ musket ⓘ targe (shield) ⓘ
etymologyOfName	derived from dark tartan and watch duties ⓘ
evolvedInto	regular line infantry regiment ⓘ
formedTheBasisOf	42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Regiment of Scotland (through successor units) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrisonDuty	Highland glens and passes ⓘ
hasPart	Campbell company ⓘ Fraser company NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenmoriston company NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant company ⓘ Loudoun company NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovat company NERFINISHED ⓘ Munro company NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutherland company NERFINISHED ⓘ independent Highland companies ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
languageOfTroops	Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
legacy	foundation of the famous Black Watch regiment of the British Army ⓘ
militaryBranch	infantry ⓘ
notableFor	dark government-issue tartan ⓘ service under clan chiefs as commissioned officers ⓘ use of Highland dress ⓘ
partOf	British Army (in embryo) ⓘ
primaryRole	curbing cattle raiding and banditry ⓘ deterring Jacobite unrest ⓘ maintaining order in the Highlands ⓘ policing the Scottish Highlands ⓘ
raisedAfter	Jacobite rising of 1715 NERFINISHED ⓘ
raisedBy	British government NERFINISHED ⓘ commissions to loyal Highland chiefs ⓘ
raisedToEnforce	government authority in the Highlands ⓘ
recruitedFrom	Scottish Highland clans NERFINISHED ⓘ loyalist Highlanders ⓘ
timePeriod	early 18th century ⓘ
wore	bonnet with feathers ⓘ kilt ⓘ plaid ⓘ

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42nd Regiment of Foot → namedAfter → Black Watch militia companies ⓘ