The Royal Regiment of Canada is the 2nd largest reserve regiment of the Canadian Forces. It is an infantry unit based in Toronto, Ontario, part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group.
The regiment was present at the second battle of Ticonderoga in 1759 and the surrender of Montreal in 1760.
During the American Revolutionary War, the regiment was involved in the defeat of George Washington in the Battle of Long Island and the later battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, the siege of Charleston, and the final Battle of Yorktown.
The regiment won honours after the Battle of the Hook during the Korean War in November 1952, and were subsequently involved in peacekeeping in various parts of the world, ironically the same activity for which the regiment was raised 250 years earlier.
The regiment's name comes from the extremely dark tartan that they wear; 'Black Watch' was originally just a nickname for the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, but was used more and more so that, in 1881, when the 42nd amalgamated with the 73rd Foot, the new regiment was named 'The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)'.
The regiment was involved in the defeat of George Washington in the Battle of Long Island.
It was a matter of great pride to the 42nd Regiment that it was designated a "Royal"regiment in 1758 for its distinguished battle record, prior to the battle of Carillon (Ticonderoga) and at the time of the battle the Regiment had not received notice of the honor.
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