Quote Originally Posted by davedove
Since interest has resurfaced for this topic, I bumped it up.

Here's two more dates to add:

25 October, 1739
The six independant companies of the "Highland Watch" or the “Black Watch”, originally raised in 1729, along with four newly-raised companies, were incorporated into a Regiment of Foot under John, the Earl of Crawford. This Regiment was originally numbered the 43rd Highland Regiment, but was renumbered as the 42nd in 1749.

22 July, 1758
The 42nd Highland Regiment, the “Black Watch”, is given its 'Royal' designation.

These are both great days to break out that Black Watch kilt that many of us bought as one of our first kilts.
Good ideas, Dave. Each of the Scottish regiments (as well as other regiments of the British Army) have their own particular regimental day, be it the "birthday" of the regiment, or a commemoration of a battle that the regiment fought in. So, for instance, one of the regimental days for the Gordon Highlanders was Dargai Day, 20 October 1897, when the Gordons, along with the Second Gurkha Rifles, stormed the heights of Dargai in Afganistan. During the attack, one of the Gordons pipers, George Findlater, was shot through the ankles, but continued to play to rally the troops. Findlater later received the VC for his actions.

http://www.cabarfeidh.com/dargai.htm

So, all of you Gordons out there, wear the tartan on 20 October for Piper Findlater!

There are so many regimental days that if you wear a tartan associated with a regiment (Goverment, Mackenzie, Gordon, Stewart Hunting, Leslie,etc.) you can find a number of "reasons" to wear a tartan!

Cheers,

Todd