BattlefieldsBlack Watch mutiny at Ladywood London 1743
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Black Watch mutiny at Ladywood London 1743

1743
England
Era
modern
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Black Watch mutineers
Forces
Government command authority
VS
Victor
Government command authority
Forces
Black Watch mutineers
Outcome
Mutiny suppressed; three soldiers shot at the Tower of London; regiment subsequently deployed to Flanders
The Battle

History & Significance

Three companies of the newly formed Black Watch regiment mutinied at Ladywood near London, refusing orders to embark for the West Indies; they marched north before being intercepted, tried, and three ringleaders executed

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