The Black Watch and End Of Empire

This film featuring The Black Watch and discussing the End of Empire was formerly shown in The Black Watch Castle & Museum until 2012.
Source: unknown. Film posted in good faith and without prejudice.

[@keepower]

I love how he said it "a slow match into a new order".

[@michaelmcginn7260]

March

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

A wrong order.

[@kangtaeshiki]

A slow March into a hell order

[@YARROWS9]

They were actually quite successful in the American revolutionary wars. But like all British Regiments battle honours are not displayed as this was regarded as a civil war.

[@charlesb1602]

For all the good and the bad, it is undeniable that the global influence of the United Kingdom and its empire forever changed the course of human history. I would be willing to wager that no other civilization in history has had such a profound role in shaping the technology, science, economics, law, political systems, literature, music, etc. that the civilized world is founded upon today. It's hard to even imagine how different the world might look today had Britain not arose from that azure main.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

This is obvious. It is interesting how reluctant people are to attribute this title to Britain when it is relatively uncontested: - The British Industrial Revolution; this alone, is the most significant event in measurable human history. We have only ever had 2 stages of such significance: the agricultural revolution (12,000 years ago) and the British industrial revolution (200 years ago). - Antibiotics; there’s a reason infections aren’t treated like terminal illnesses anymore. If you get the Black Plague, you will survive comfortably with antibiotics. That is unthinkable considering it wiped out half the planet not long ago, and was borderline terminal each time. - Vaccines; there’s also a reason that certain diseases don’t actually exist anymore. Smallpox being the best example, there was no natural immunity, we all have vulnerability, but due to vaccines we don’t have to worry about catching these things. These 3 things alone… I mean the world had 500 million people before Great Britain and the British Empire. Population afterwards? 6 billion. And now it’s 7.9 billion. It’s so fascinating how many hoops people jump through to discredit Britain, but honestly I think they’re just hoping that if they say it enough that it will become true; it’s not like Britain has a population of 1 billion patriots… it’s a small island. But there’s so much that’s still too difficult for people to deny, the language, the sports, the culture, the inventions etc. and it’s borderline frustrating when I’m trying to learn (as an American) about history and people try and shove it in my face about how imperialism is bad; I’m not an idiot ffs but I don’t see them crying about the Roman Empire which ran on slavery or the fact that they think Vikings are cool even if they happen to be war mongering rapists. Don’t get me started on the Mongols. The fact people compare it with things like Imperial Japan or Nazi Germany just makes me think they’re antisemitic or racist towards Chinese people for downplaying the amount of damage done to them

[@thedukeofswellington1827]

An example of what freedom and capitalism can do

[@bullet6140]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 This is all the truth, Imperialism is bad unless your country is the one doing it, especially with American Dominance over the world.

[@sniperpig049]

@@XXXTENTAClON227 you're right. Britain was a crappy empire and a garbage state. the Germans had far more achievements, and much more pride. Br*tain is a crappy decadent state, as it was all those centuries ago

[@sniperpig049]

@@thedukeofswellington1827 capitalism was created by the Dutch, and "freedom" lmao, what a joke

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

I come from Pitlochry Highland Perthshire, Black Watch country. They are exceptional soldiers with exceptional discipline. Bonnie fechters (fighters) we absolutely adore them. Proud Scots 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

[@mac1975]

I was born in glenshee

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

@@mac1975 Braw lad

[@godzilla6490]

You're photo says otherwise

[@Moby7086]

I'm from Blairgowrie I joined the Black Watch in 1987 and spent 24 years with them, I was there for the handover, never got to parade that day, but what an atmosphere. We had such a great relationship with the locals as you can tell when we marched on. I'll always be proud knowing I served with them.

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

@@Moby7086 Well Jimmy lad, I hold you in the utmost regard, a wonderful regiment who fight like tigers. "No one wounds me with impunity" I worked & lived in Hong Kong, the Scots more than made their mark there & as you rightly alluded to, we get on famously with the locals. Respect to you sir. 🙏🏻

[@louislungbubble]

The barracks they left is still in use by the PLA ....just passed by there in July ,saw the Black Watch battalion pipes and band of the Royal regiment of Scotland there in HK too for the anniversary tattoo.

[@alvindurochermtl]

louislungbubble The band that performed in Hong Kong wasn’t 3 Scots Black Watch but the TA regimental if the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

[@stuartmacpherson7948]

This comment didn't age well

[@dabsafe]

Grandfather and one great uncle served with the 10th (Service) Bn. in Salonika during First World War. Their older brother was KIA (1917) in Ypres while serving with 8 Bn.. None shall provoke with impunity.

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

God bless His Majesty's red hackle boys!

[@mac1975]

Best boss I ever had. Alistair lowden. Top bloke, soldiers soldier

[@LoremasterLiberaster]

Must have been quite an experience? Did you march among the soldiers that day?

[@danielmorris6523]

Thank you for your service.

[@garriecortelyou7727]

God Bless Great Britain Garrie Cortelyou Crown Point, Indiana

[@Lee_Enfield95]

I weep like I child when I watch this. Poor Hong Kong 🇭🇰

[@dannylove7507]

Really miss the good old days before 1997… thank you Britain, thank you Black Watch

[@stevegreerii9746]

God bless The Black Watch.

[@guangdali1762]

God Bless the Black Watch.

[@norryce870]

"The first thing an English man brings with him into the jungle is the tea set. Traditions are imprtant!

[@mac1975]

I was one of the last guys to March off with the BW. Sad day

[@pilgers4817]

My nans brother was in the watch in the Second World War which ended for him in Crete. Never met him but so proud.

[@zaynevanday142]

2/1 RNZIR visited Hong Kong in 1997 only a few months prior to the hand over to the Chinese best FIBUA training facility in the world brought by the USMC I believe

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Lone Piper pipe major Steve small 💂🇬🇧

[@katerinakempb8217]

What a shame these magnificent soldiers of famous "ladies from hell" we're disbanded.

[@fod1855]

Katerina Kempb They weren’t

[@Ryanpreciado0888]

Katerina Kempb aye it is still around

[@YARROWS9]

@@tomlucas4890 Stop talking Shite. Do you really expect us to have much of an Army to speak of with Independence? Tanks, Infintary fighting vehicles and artillery. I don't think so.

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

@@YARROWS9 Shaaaaaaaaat aaaaaaaap! You fool. The only country in 800 years to invade Scotland was England, I doubt they'd even consider that move again..

[@joannemckinnon4622]

@@tomlucas4890 we are growing leaps and bounds god bless

[@PUCCINIMUSICK]

A SLOW MARCH INTO A "NEW ORDER". Shame on you, long live the BRITISH RAJ, glorious FORTYTWA! Splendid seeing the dear friends Stevie Small (PM) and the Band of the Scots Guards with LtCol.Price conducting, both gloriously on parade. The last act of a great time.

[@swills4772]

God bless and keep my beloved Queen Elizabeth II

[@haliyaks]

May she Rest In Peace. 🙏🏾

[@northscot9862]

IN HELL.SAOR ALBA GU BRATH

[@swills4772]

@@northscot9862 well say hi when you are serving her Tea

[@northscot9862]

@@swills4772 Glad you agree she will be in HELL, I may end in HELL , to ken she goes there I am a happy man. May one finish on this point, no one will be serving her. SAOR ALBA GU BRATH

[@swills4772]

@@northscot9862 you are an odd person

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Last post old Lang syne highland laddie 🇬🇧💂

[@jackwilson5513]

How times have changed, BW Regt no more and Replacement Royal Regiment of Scotland struggling to recruit Scots lads. Wonder why?

[@quilpiepark]

the most wonderful tune and song of sentiment of old friendship written by Rabbie Burns - BUT always, a drunk Scotsman with Tourette's who thinks he can sing.

[@mathersdavid5113]

More likely a drunk Englishman.

[@painterpeter1]

Sadly there is no longer the 42nd RHR.

[@biggazza]

Thats because the 42nd RHR was disbanded in 1881 mate. Was known as the Black Watch after

[@curroanibal]

What is the song of the piper?

[@Fergus110]

'The immortal memory'

[@curroanibal]

@@Fergus110 thanks man

[@robertofranciscor.beltran5588]

What's the first bugle call in the video? It has The Last Post in it but mixed with something else.

[@firet7989]

Their deeds would shame all the devils in hell.

[@EJ-jh1vf]

Why the fuck did we give up our empire? Look what those people have done with it now that we are gone, fuck all. At least we put it to good use.

[@mamtanigam7261]

Yes

[@haveyougotthetimeple]

What HK wouldn't give to go back to this time now.

[@carmeledwin]

I am a Hong Kong Chinese. I and most of my friends who were born in Hong Kong are GLAD that the British are NO LONGER THE RULERS OF HONG KONG! Do not forget Hong Kong NEVER asked to be taken away at gunpoint, nor did Hong Kong asked to be a colony. Hong Kong was and is Chinese territory! Only traitors will want to go back to British time now!

[@haveyougotthetimeple]

@@carmeledwin Rock on, Comrade.

[@alanrobinson5746]

@@carmeledwin u commubist troll what bs

[@anonymousshitposter1743]

@@alanrobinson5746 he’s getting paid 50 cents to support China online.

[@nicholasfaldetta2456]

@@carmeledwin Simping for Winnie the Pooh in Beijing

[@michaelthomas9004]

Wish England could have held on to all these colonies

[@murrayscott9147]

UK* not England there is a difference

[@historiamilitaris5161]

Funeral of our Empire…

[@chrisjones7594]

Home is the regiment.

[@frankieleung2215]

I left H K too.

[@carmeledwin]

Good. Don't come please.

[@stuartfindlay35]

Aye; the pipes are there and the auld tunes..."Wha widnae fecht fur Charlie"...but where's the kilts and the tartan? ... Nae where. With the re-organisation of the British Army, 'The Black Watch' is simply an English unit in the English Army. The Black Watch ....RIP.

[@CarolusR3x]

The time where the sun finally set....

[@frankieleung2215]

I miss the British leaving H K.

[@carmeledwin]

I do not miss them. I am glad that we are rid of the British and their yoke of slavery.

[@dezah8360]

@@carmeledwin enjoy china

[@carmeledwin]

@@dezah8360 Of course. China is our Motherland.

[@williamwhitehouse8214]

@@carmeledwin Slavery? You mean the Empire that was the first to completely abolish slavery and declare war on it?

[@carmeledwin]

@@williamwhitehouse8214 Hahaha! The British wants to dismiss all that they did to their colonies such as Hong Kong and India! Glad to see the condition of the empire of the sinking sun and all that empire stood for! Nearly forgot to mention the racism of the British, even to those who died in the Second World War for Britain, how they were disregarded by the graves commission due to their skin colour!

[@mindawareness]

The end of the british empire ended in hong kong 1997 july.sad day.

[@carmeledwin]

Happy day for us Hong Kong Chinese!

[@prezzyjim]

@@carmeledwin 10000000+ Social Credit Points

[@ciaranmacphail8507]

Anyone know the tune the piper played?

[@amitconnect]

Does anyone know the tune/ song played during soldier slow March?

[@bullet6140]

Auld Lang Syne

[@amitconnect]

@@bullet6140 thanks for reply..thank you

[@emmnuelgodwithus342]

Énd pf all Empires

[@johno1504]

Sad day that was

[@carmeledwin]

Happy day for us Hong Kong Chinese people!

[@bullet6140]

@@carmeledwin False Government of the PRC

[@carmeledwin]

@@bullet6140 You souunded ignorant and uneducated person when you said *false government of the PRC". The Government of the PRC is not a false government, especially it is recognized as the legitimate government of Mainland China by majority of the countries of the world, including your beloved Britain, the United States of America, the entire EU, all rhe Islamic countries etc. etc. If the CPC is a false government, Britain would not have handed Hong Kong back to Mainland China.

[@paulne5695]

Is this BBC footage?

[@brentmarshall928]

And here we have it,... no longer a World Financial centre,or a place to admire. No political system is ever perfect, but The Chinese system is oppressive. What a pity. Okay, commercialism is alive and well in China, but not much else. The BW can live on,... as proud as any other Army Div anywhere.

[@enyulee2519]

😢

[@robertjames7160]

That should have ended the opium wars.

[@firefly361]

love white tunics

[@lesleymcshanemitchell9651]

The Ldies from Hell My how I ike a Man in a Skirt [Kilt]]

[@edsh6902]

The simple fact: they should never have been there in the first place. How did island of British civilisation ever appear in mainland China?.....Oh....

[@work90]

Industrialisation baby

[@godzilla6490]

@@work90 That's what Racism is....

[@work90]

@@godzilla6490 do you know what racism is? You're being racist right now. Disgusting

[@bullet6140]

@@godzilla6490 How the fuck is industrialisation racism?

[@godzilla6490]

@@bullet6140 Wow! 🤦‍♂️ You have a photo? Join our list...

[@johno1504]

N ow China has it FFS!!!!

[@peterjiau3612]

it's really glad and happy for the peoples of Hong Kong to see the return of Hong Kong back to China after this 99 years of terror

[@toekneekerching9543]

Here come the chi-com bots

[@guimaraspc]

😁