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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Earl of Mar's Grey Breeks

The 21st Foot are so called because they wore grey breeches when the Earl of Mar was their colonel. (1678-1686.)

The 21st Foot is now called the “Royal Scots Fusiliers.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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