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9th January 11, 01:58 AM
#31
 Originally Posted by orvice
believe part of the 42nd RHR was in Virginia back in 1780 or so!
The Light Coy of the 1/42nd RHR served at Yorktown (VA) in the Light Infantry battalion.
The 1/42nd was sent to North America in 1776; and fought at Long Island and in the Jerseys: at Brandywine, Paoli's Tavern, Germantown (Light Coy only), Billingsport, White Marsh and Monmouth. Thereafter they were in garrison in New York, except for taking part in the capture of Charleston in 1780.
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9th January 11, 02:05 AM
#32
 Welcome from France !
It’s good to have you here.
Best,
Robert & Lady Chrystel
Robert Amyot-MacKinnon
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9th January 11, 02:35 AM
#33
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9th January 11, 02:36 AM
#34
Aye, welcome from Driftwood, Texas!
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9th January 11, 03:49 PM
#35
Welcome Aboard from the Midlands of South Carolina. When we meet, my round. 
I've found that most relationships work best when no one wears pants.
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10th January 11, 07:45 AM
#36
from Chicago
Animo non astutia
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10th January 11, 07:46 AM
#37
from Bryan/College Station!
Kilted Elder
Chaplain & Charter Member, The Clan MacMillan Society of Texas [12 June 2007]
Member, Clan MacMillan International [2005]
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10th January 11, 08:40 AM
#38
Forward the 42nd!
Some history - worth sharing.
A few years ago, the Black Watch was in Basra, in Iraq - and in a very tough situation, shot at by the locals and by the Labour government at home - which decided to amalgamate all the Highland and Lowland regiments into one "super-regiment" the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
When British Army regiments were numbered - 1st Foot, 2nd Foot and so on, the Black Watch was the 42nd - but hadn't used that number since reforms in late 1800s, when all regiments were renamed.
Back at home, The Black Watch as an independent regiment faced a sort of extinction. On the battlefield, in Basra, in an ambush, one unnamed officer took quick action and ordered his troops forward to attack their ambushers. His order? Something that hadn't been heard on a foreign battlefield for well over a century: Forward the 42nd! It inspired the jocks and they swept away their attackers, so I understand.
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10th January 11, 09:04 AM
#39
That gave me a thrill of pride, regardless of my virtually non-existent connection with the 42nd!
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life.
[Proverbs 14:27]
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10th January 11, 09:08 AM
#40
From the Mts. of Utah
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