1746

[Graham]

Since that is the number of this post, I thought I'd post a link to a fine site about Culloden, the date of which was April 14, 1746.
http://www.highlanderweb.co.uk/culloden/home.htm

I was actually trying to discover whether there was sufficient reason to be cautious about identifying with the Black Watch tartan when I came across this site.

I guess the truth is that nasty things were committed by many if not most of the clans.

[highlandtide]

Nice one Graham. Good connection.

[Calico Jack]

Nasty things were commited by the English as well...

I'm not pointing this at any of the English memebers of the board, just making a statement

[Graham]

I'm English, I love my country even tho' I'm far away from it, and believe me, there are times when I'm not so proud of it. Even in modern times, the English have done some wicked things. (as have the Americans, the Japanese, the Germans, the Arabs and Israelites........human nature, greed and envy I guess.

[Graham]

Nice one Graham. Good connection.

Thanks, but maybe I'm being weird when i begin connecting my posts to famous dates. It's late and it's a nice drop!

[bubba]

Funny about wars. Humanity seems to love the occupation since there's so many of em, and any war is filled with brutality and evil on all sides concerned. Too bad there's more of Patton in the human race than there is of Lee.

[Graham]

Lee?? you mean Bruce Lee? he just went around smacking people in the boat race (face) - violent!!

[bubba]

Nah Graham, Robert E Lee.

[macwilkin]

I was actually trying to discover whether there was sufficient reason to be cautious about identifying with the Black Watch tartan when I came across this site.

I hear this quite a bit from "neo-Jacobites" among the Scottish-American community, but it's really a "non-issue".

The Black Watch Regiment, and the other early Highland Regiments, allowed former Jacobites and other Scots to retain elements of their culture which the Proscription Act had banned. If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be wearing the kilt today. The man who reportedly gave them their nickname, Lord Duncan Forbes of Culloden, was an active defender of all Highlanders, even though he was a government man. He stood up against the abuses of "Stinking Billy" Cumberland in the Highlands in Parliament.

As an American, I also have great respect for the Watch because their regimental history states that they took no Battle Honours from the Revolution because it was rightly believed that Battle Honours could not be granted from a war against "kith & kin". That is the epitome of gallantry.

The Black Watch have nothing to be ashamed about. Wear their tartan with pride!

Cheers,

Todd

[Graham]

Thanks Todd, the history and the encouragement is appreciated.