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Scottish bagpipes have been adopted in a number of countries, largely in imitation of the pipers of Highland regiments which served throughout the British Empire. Highland regiments were raised in a number of Commonwealth armies, often adopting formal honorary affiliations with Scottish regiments of the British Army.
Regimental flag of the SCOTS. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) is the senior and only current Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry.It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an individual regiment (with the exception of the former first battalion (now disbanded and reformed into the 1st Bn ...
The Royal Regiment of Scotland - 3 + 2 battalions [13] [14] The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 1 + 2 battalions [14] The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - 1 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Anglian Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14] The Royal Yorkshire Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions [14]
The earliest image of Scottish soldiers wearing tartan (belted plaids and trews); 1631 German engraving by Georg Köler.[a]Regimental tartans are tartan patterns used in military uniforms, possibly originally by some militias of Scottish clans, certainly later by some of the Independent Highland Companies (IHCs) raised by the British government, then by the Highland regiments and many Lowland ...
Prior to 28 March 2006, the Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), part of the Scottish Division. The regiment was one of only two in the British Army with a Gaelic motto – Cuidich 'n Righ which means "Help the King". [3] (The other is the Royal Irish Regiment.) [4]
78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot; 79th (Scottish Horse Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery; 80th (Scottish Horse Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery; 87th Regiment of Foot (Keith's Highlanders) 88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers) 91st (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British Army. The regiment is based at Waterloo Lines, Leuchars Station, as part of 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, a light adaptable force brigade.
The regiment's territorial components formed duplicate second and third line battalions. As an example, the battalions of the 4th King's were numbered as the 1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th respectively. Many battalions of the Royal Scots were formed as part of Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener's appeal for an initial 100,000 men volunteers in ...