Indian Mutiny: Lucknow Ashanti Wars: Ashantee 1873-74 Guadaloupe 1759, Martinique 1762, Havannah (awarded to successor regiment, 1909) Busaco, (awarded to successor regiment, 1910) North America 1763-64, (awarded to successor regiment, 1914) Salamanca, (awarded to successor regiment, 1951) Victoria Crosses Private Walter Cook, Indian Mutiny (15 January 1859) Private James Davis, Indian Mutiny (15 April 1858) Lieutenant Francis Farquharson, Indian Mutiny (9 March 1858) Colour Sergeant William Gardner, Indian Mutiny (5 May 1858) Lance-Sergeant Samuel McGaw, First Ashanti Expedition (21 January 1874) Private Duncan Millar, Indian Mutiny (15 January 1859) Quartermaster Sergeant John Simpson, Indian Mutiny (15 April 1858) Private Edward Spence, Indian Mutiny (15 April 1858) Lance Corporal Alexander Thompson, Indian Mutiny (5 April 1858) Regimental Colonels Colonels of the Regiment were: 1739–1741: Lt-Gen. John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford 1741–1745: Brig-Gen. Hugh Sempill, 12th Lord Sempill 1745–1787: Gen. Lord John Murray 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot - (1758) 1787–1805: Gen. Sir Hector Munro, KB 1806–1820: Gen. George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, GCB (Marquess of Huntly) 1820–1823: Gen. John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, GCB 1823–1844: Gen. Sir George Murray, GCB, GCH 1844–1850: Lt-Gen. Sir John Macdonald, GCB 1850–1862: Gen. Sir James Dawes Douglas, GCB 1862–1863: F.M. George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, KT, GCB 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, The Black Watch - (1861) 1863–1881: Gen. Sir Duncan Alexander Cameron, GCB References Bibliography External links Black Watch Archive catalogues for collections relating to soldiers of the 73rd Regiment and 42nd Regiment (The Black Watch), The Black Watch Castle & Museum, Perth, Scotland. 1661 establishments in Scotland Highland regiments Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations disestablished in 1881 Military units and formations established in 1661 Military units and formations of the United Kingdom in the Peninsular War Scottish regiments Regiments of the British Army in the Crimean War