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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum is the regimental museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, their antecedent regiments, and successor battalions. Located in Stirling Castle , the museum building was built in the 1490s, and known as the "King's House" or "King's Old Building", thought to have been the private ...
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Royal Highland Fusiliers, Black Watch, and the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006, under Delivering Security in a Changing World. The 1st battalion became the 5th Battalion, Royal ...
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders wear Government No.1a which is very similar to the Black Watch tartan was, and is in current use, by several military units throughout the Commonwealth. The kilt worn by the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are traditionally box pleated while those of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), who wear ...
Captain Ian Campbell, 12th and 5th Duke of Argyll FRSA, (1937-2001) Brigadier Lorne MacLaine Campbell VC, DSO & Bar, OBE, TD, (1902-1991) Niall Diarmid Campbell, 10th and 3rd Duke of Argyll, (1872–1949) Brigadier General Alfred Edward John Cavendish CMG (1859-1943) Brigadier Henry James Douglas Clark, (1888-1978)
The operation began on 3 July 1967 with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders commanded by Lt-Col Colin Mitchell ("Mad Mitch") performing a night invasion of Crater, which he termed Operation Stirling Castle, after the Argylls’ regimental headquarters. The enemy was taken totally by surprise, and effective resistance ceased.
54th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; 58th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; 154th (Argyll and Sutherland) Brigade; 277th (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
List of members of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.
No nick name is shown for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. It has one of the most famous nick names in the British Army - The Thin Red Line - a name earned at the battle of Balaklava when the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders under Sir Colin Campbell stood in line formation and repelled the Russian cavalry heading for the British base at Balaklava.