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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 More on Earl of Mar's Grey Breeks from Infoplease:
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