Some more dates:
February 13 - The massacre at Glencoe, 1692
March 1 - Saint David's Day (patron saint of Wales)
June 9 - Feast of Saint Columba, founder of the monastery on the island of Iona, burial place of early Scottish kings.
June 10 - Feast of Saint Margaret of Scotland, the saintly wife of King Malcolm III.
July 22 - In 1758, the 42nd Highland Regiment, the “Black Watch”, is given its 'Royal' designation.
August 23 - Wallace Day (William Wallace is executed, 1305)
September 9 - The Battle of Flodden in 1513, where a large number of Scots, including King James IV, were killed.
September 11 - Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297)
October 20 - Gordon Highlanders - Dargai Day (1897)
October 25 - In 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.
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