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In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins. It was commonly attached to the feather bonnet worn by Highland regiments (now usually only worn by drummers, pipers and bandsmen). The colour of the hackle varies from regiment to regiment. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme, First World War. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)4 Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages none6 Main languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area  - Total Ranked... The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ... A bagpipe performer in Amsterdam. ...

British Army

Fusilier Regiments

In the British Army, the colours of the two fusilier regiments are as follows: The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

• Royal Highland Fusiliers: White
• Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: Red over white

There were several other fusilier regiments which have been amalgamated and no longer exist. Their colours were as follows: Template:Royal Highland Fusiliers Royal Highland Fusiliers badge and Mackenzie tartan The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margarets Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) is a regular Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division, and known (for short) as The RHF. The regiment was formed on... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation...

• Lancashire Fusiliers: Primrose yellow
• Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment): White
• Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers: Grey
• Royal Irish Fusiliers: Green
• Royal Northumberland Fusiliers: Red over white
• Royal Scots Fusiliers: White
• Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers: Blue over red
• Royal Welch Fusiliers: White

The fictional regiment featured in the series Soldier Soldier is also a fusilier regiment: The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. ... The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a regiment in the British Army. ... Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Motto: Nec Aspera Terrent (By Difficulties Undaunted) In 1688 the inhabitants of Inniskillen, Ireland, organized a town millitia to defend the area aginst James II. The millitia fought the enemy with such succes that it was later incorporated into the army of William III as the Inniskilling... THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS Nomenclature One of Englands premier county regiments, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers can trace its ancestory back to the year 1674. ... The Royal Scots Fusiliers is a Regiment of the British army. ... Cap badge of the regiment The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, for most of its history known as The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Welch Fusiliers is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... Soldier Soldier was a British television drama series. ...

• King's Own Fusiliers: Blue over white

Official name The Kings Own Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief Colonel Nicknames Motto Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense Anniversaries Marches Description Infantry regiment (fictional) Creation date 1994 Reason for creation Formed by the amalgamation of two regiments due to the Options for Change defence cuts The Kings Own...

Non-Fusilier Regiments

Non-fusilier regiments which wear the hackle are:

• Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (feather bonnet only): White
• Black Watch: Red
• The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons): Royal blue
• Royal Welsh (NCOs and Other Ranks): White
• Irish Guards (pipers on caubeen only): St Patrick's blue
• Liverpool Scottish (now a platoon of A (King's) Company, King's and Cheshire Regiment): Royal blue
• London Irish Rifles (now D (London Irish Rifles) Company, London Regiment): St Patrick's blue
• Royal Irish Regiment (as the direct descendent of two regiments of fusiliers): Green
• Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (pipers on feather bonnet only): White
• Scots Guards (pipers on feather bonnet only): Blue over red

Former non-fusilier regiments, now amalgamated, which also wore the hackle were: Official name Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louises) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Nicknames Motto Sans Peur Ne Obliviscaris Anniversaries Balaklava (25 October) Marches Quick: The Highland Laddie Quick: The Campbells Are Coming Charge: Monymusk Funerals: Lochaber No More Mascot A Shetland Pony called Cruachan Description Infantry... The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (named The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) before 1931) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... Official name The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) Colonel-in-Chief HRH the Duke of Edinburgh Deputy Colonel-in-Chief HRH the Prince of Wales Nicknames Motto Cuidich n Righ Marches Quick: The West Highland Laddie Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1994 Reason for creation Formed by the amalgamation ot... The Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... Official name Irish Guards Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Colonel-of-the-Regiment James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Nicknames Bobs Own The Micks Motto Quis Separabit (Who Shall Separate Us) Anniversaries Saint Patricks Day (17 March) Marches quick: St Patricks Day slow: Let Erin Remember... The Liverpool Scottish is a unit of the British Territorial Army, also known simply as The Scottish. It was formed in 1900 as a battalion of the Kings Regiment (Liverpool) from Scotsmen living in Liverpool, England. ... TA Infantry Battalion with HQ in Warrington. ... Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ... In the British Army, there have been two regiments titled the Royal Irish Regiment // Royal Irish Regiment The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. ... Official name Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II (1971) Deputy Colonel-in-Chief Field Marshal HRH Edward, Duke of Kent (1994) Nicknames Scotlands Cavalry Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Nunshigum (13 April) Marches Alliances The... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ...

• Gordon Highlanders (feather bonnet only): White
• Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders: Royal blue
• Queen's Own Highlanders: Royal blue
• Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (pipers on caubeen only): White over red
• Royal Irish Rangers: Green
• Royal Corps of Transport (pipers on feather bonnet only): Red over white over blue
• Royal Ulster Rifles: Black
• Seaforth Highlanders (feather bonnet only): White

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Canadian Army

There are also several fusilier regiments in the Canadian Army which wear the hackle (the French-speaking fusilier regiments do not appear to do so): Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

• Princess Louise Fusiliers: French grey
• Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada: White

Scottish-influenced non-fusilier regiments which wear the hackle include: The Princess Louise Fusiliers is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

• Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (drummers on feather bonnet only): White
• Black Watch of Canada: Red
• Calgary Highlanders (drummers on feather bonnet only): White
• Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa: Royal blue
• Canadian Scottish Regiment (drummers on feather bonnet only): White
• Essex and Kent Scottish Regiment (feather bonnet only): White
• Lorne Scots: Primrose yellow
• Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (drummers on feather bonnet only): White
• Queens Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada: Royal blue (except pipers in full dress, who wear an eagle feather instead). See also The Blue Hackle

Irish-influenced non-fusilier regiments which wear the hackle (on the caubeen) include: The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louises), or A & SH of C, is a Highland infantry unit of the Canadian Forces Army Reserve based at John W. Foote VC Armouries at 200 James Street North in Hamilton, Ontario. ... The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment in 34 Brigade Group, Land Force Quebec Area. ... The Calgary Highlanders are a Land Force Reserve Infantry Regiment, headquartered at Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Marys) is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces based in British Columbia. ... The Essex and Kent Scottish is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of the The Essex Scottish Regiment and The Kent Regiment. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada are a Canadian Forces Land Force Command infantry regiment of 39 Canadian Brigade Group. ...

• 2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada: Green (light blue for senior NCOs and officers)

The 2nd Battalion, Irish Regiment of Canada is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. ...

Indian Army

In the Indian Army, a few selected infantry regiments wear the hackle: The Indian Army (भारतीय सेना Hindi: Bhartiya Sena) is the land force of the Armed Forces of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting land-based warfare. ...

• Brigade of the Guards: Red over yellow
• The Grenadiers: White
• Kumaon Regiment: Green
• Mahar Regiment: Dull cherry
• Maratha Light Infantry: Red over green
• Naga Regiment: Orange
• Rajput Regiment: Maroon over red

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South African Army

Scottish- and Irish-influenced regiments which wear the hackle include:

• South African Irish Regiment: Green
• Transvaal Scottish Regiment: Red
• Witwatersrand Rifles: Black