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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006.
In the reorganisation at the end of the Second Boer War in 1902, the cumbersome Clyde Brigade was broken up and the seven VBs of the A&SHs formed their own brigade under the officer commanding the regimental district. This was also too large and was later split: [5] [6] [7] Argyll and Sutherland Brigade. Headquarters (HQ) at Prince's Street ...
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 (Princess Louise's) Under the Defence Review announced in July 1957, the infantry of the line was reorganised, and by 1961 the brigade was reduced to four battalions: [3]
193rd (2nd Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Brigade. 2/6th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; 2/7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; 2/8th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; 2/9th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Royal Engineers. 402nd (1/3rd Highland) Field Company; 403rd (3/1st Highland) Field ...
D (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Company at Dumbarton and Dunoon E (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) Company at Cumbernauld and Assault Pioneer platoon at Stirling . As part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World review of the British Army, on 28 March 2006, the 51st Highland Regiment became the 7th Battalion, The Royal Regiment ...
The Brigade fought at the Battle of Paardeberg where on 18 February 1900 (known as Bloody Sunday) it again suffered heavy casualties. On its formation in 1899, the Highland Brigade consisted of the: 2nd Battalion, Black Watch; 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders; 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; 1st Battalion, Highland Light ...
The following battalions also served with the brigade a time in 1915: 1/9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots (February to November) 1/9th (The Dumbartonshire) Battalion, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (February to May) 82nd Brigade. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry; 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment (left November 1916)