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Summary

Description
English: Men of the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (later amalgamated into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), and the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot ("Black Watch"), engaging in, playing music for, and watching a Highland sword dance (with a boy and a dog nearby). The dancer is in the 42nd's special band tartan. The red tartan in background right is uncertain. The dark green tartans are the regular ones of the 93rd and 42nd.
Date
Source Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum
Author David Cunliffe

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Soldiers of various Highland regiments playing music and watching a sword dance; also in the scene are a boy and a dog.