16140 Piper 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, 1759-64 alamo and General George Washington resigned

and General George Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief

single-use ignition device (for a caplock mechanism) was simple to use in comparison with the priming procedure for the flintlock

Legion of the United States Infantry Ensign

While at one-such meeting

with the number 1 position stationed at the right front of the muzzle

16140 Piper 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, 1759-64 alamo and General George Washington resignedPiper 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, 1759 64 One of the earliest references to a piper in the 42nd was of Donald MacDonald (a participant of the Black Watch Mutiny of 1743), and a 1759 record which mentions a Pipe Major suggesting that there were several in the regiment. What is not clear is if they were paid for out of pocket by the Colonel, or if they were listed as drummers or fifers. Either scenario is probable during the 18th century, and as a