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Welcome to the web site of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada family. It has been designed to serve as a repository for all regimental news and information and to maintain a constant link to family members world-wide. We also thank you for the support you have shown since 1996 when the first web site was launched.

The Black Watch is the oldest highland regiment in Canada. Volunteers have served since the regiment's inception in Montreal on January 31st, 1862 as 5th Battalion, Royal Light Infantry. The rise of American military strength during the Civil War concerned Canada. The government authorized formation of militia regiments. Each of six Montreal Scottish chieftains responded by raising an infantry company for the 5th Battalion. Eventually, eight companies were raised for border service. Since then, thousands of Canadian citizens have served in the Black Watch.

In addition to Canadian border security, they have fought in the Boer War, WW1, WW2, Korean War; bolstered NATO operations in Europe and UN peacekeeping worldwide; and provided aid-to-the-civil-power, most recently during the Quebec and Eastern Ontario ice storm disaster.

In the year 2000, the Black Watch battalion earned the distinction of being selected as the best unit in Québec's 34 Brigade. This important award, called the Dubuc trophy, was again won for 2002, a second time in three years.