The Highland regiments that landed in America and took part in the
conflict were the 42nd or Royal Highland Regiment, but better known as
"The Black Watch" (_Am Freiceadan Dubh_), the 77th or Montgomery's
Highlanders, and the Old 78th, or Fraser's Highlanders.

The Black Watch, so called from the sombre appearance of their dress was
embodied, as the 43rd Regiment, May, 1740, having been composed largely
of the independent companies raised in 1729. When Oglethorpe's regiment,
the 42nd was reduced in 1749, the Black Watch received its number, which
ever since, it has retained. From 1749 to 1756 the regiment was
stationed in Ireland, and between them and the inhabitants of the
districts, where quartered, the utmost cordiality existed. Previous to
the departure of the regiment from Ireland to America, officers with
parties had been sent to Scotland for recruits. So successful were
they, that in the month of June, seven hundred embarked at Greenock for
America. The officers of the regiment were as follows:

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Rank | NAME | Commission | Rank | NAME |Commission
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Colonel|Lord John Murray |Apr. 25, 1745|Lieut. |John Graham |Jan. 25, 1756
Lieut. | | |Lieut. |Hugh McPherson | " 26, 1756
Colonel|Francis Grant |Dec. 17, 1755|Lieut. |Alexander Turnbull| " 27, 1756
Major |Duncan Campbell, |Dec. 17, 1755|Lieut. |Alexander Campbell| " 28, 1756
| Inveraw | |Lieut. |Alexander McIntosh| " 29, 1756
Capt |Gordon Graham |June 3, 1752 |Lieut. |James Gray | " 30, 1756
Capt |John Read | do. |Lieut. |William Baillie | " 31, 1756
Capt |John McNeile |Dec. 16, 1752|Lieut. |Hugh Arnott |Apr. 9, 1756
Capt |Alan Campbell |Mar. 15, 1755|Lieut. |John Sutherland | " 10, 1756
Capt |Thomas Graeme |Feb. 16, 1756|Lieut. |John Small | " 11, 1756
| Duchray | |Ensign |Archibald Campbell|May 5, 1756
Capt |James Abercromby | do. |Ensign |James Campbell |Jan. 24, 1756
| Son of Glassa | |Ensign |Archibald Lamont | " 25, 1756
Capt |John Campbell |Apr. 9, 1756 |Ensign |Duncan Campbell | " 26, 1756
Capt. | Strachur