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'The Black Watch Regiment in Afghanistan'
Andrew Gilbert
'The Black Watch Regiment in Afghanistan'
Andrew Gilbert
(2010)
100 x 70 cm
Watercolour, acrylic and ink on paper
Ten Haaf Projects
Photo: Adelina Krupski
In 1842, the Black Watch or the 42nd Regiment saw action in Afghanistan. Major General Andrew Gilbert died for this regiment in South Africa in 1899. The regiment recently fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, but budget cuts and restructuring of the British army mean that they no longer exist.