Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
	Cap badge of the regiment
Active	31 January 1862 – present
Country	Province of Canada (1862–1867); Canada (1867–present);
Branch	Canadian Army
Type	Line infantry
Role	Light role
Size	Battalion
Part of	34 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	Black Watch Armoury, 2067, rue Bleury, Montréal (Québec)
Motto(s)	Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin for 'No one provokes me with impunity')
March	Quick: "Hielan' Laddie"; Slow: "The Red Hackle";
Engagements	Fenian raids; Second Boer War; First World War; Second World War; War in Afghanistan;
Battle honours	See #Battle honours
Website	canada.ca/en/army/corporate/2-canadian-division/the-black-watch-of-canada.html
Commanders
Colonel-in-chief	Charles III
Honorary Colonel	Colonel Bruce Bolton, MMM, CD
Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Birks
Commanding officer	Lieutenant-Colonel R.M. Unger, MMM, CD
Regimental Sergeant Major	Chief Warrant Officer K. Fuller, CD
Insignia
Hackle	Red
Tartan	Black Watch (Government 1)

The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment in 34 Canadian Brigade Group, 2nd Canadian Division, of the Canadian Army. The regiment is located at 2067, rue Bleury (2067, Bleury Street) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is currently commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel R.M. Unger, MMM,CD. The regiment's armoury was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008. They are the senior Canadian-Scottish Regiment.

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