18th century scottish regiments

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I.am a bit confused. The print seems to have a red stripe and my understanding is the Black watch tartan does not have any red. I claim a clan connection with the Murray's whose tartan was inspired by the Black Watch tartan to which a red stripe was added.

These drawings are a useful guide by not necessarily historically accurate. It is from a series of prints by Friedrich von German, captain of a regiment from Hesse-Hanau, one of the many German auxiliary troops hired by George III to fight in the American Revolution. He arrived in North America in 1775 During the war and painted a series of watercolors of American, British, and German soldiers.

There is no definitive evidence of the 42nd sett with red, or the Atholl tartan being worn during the AWI.