Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Active	28 March 2006-
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Light Role Infantry
Part of	52nd Infantry Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Glencorse Barracks, Penicuik
Motto	Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me With Impunity)
March	Pipes, Drums and Bugles: Quick Marches - Hielan' Laddie/Blue Bonnets over The Border Slow March - My Home Military Band: Quick Marches - Whistle o'er the Lave o't/The British Grenadiers Slow Marches - The Garb of Auld Gaul/The March of the 21st Regiment.
Anniversaries	Assaye (September 23)
Commanders
Royal Colonel	HRH The Duke of York
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Tartan	Government Red Erskine (Pipers kilts and plaids)
Hackle	White

The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) was a regular Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division, and abbreviated as 'The RHF'. The regiment was formed on 20th January 1959 by the then controversial amalgamation of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, with the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). As part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World Review of the Armed Forces, the regiment was amalgamated with the other Regiments of the Scottish Division to become the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, which was formed on 28 March 2006. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 459 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 1044 pixel, file size: 1. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... The British 52nd Infantry Brigade is a British Army formation that has been formed and disbanded several times during the 20th Century. ... Penicuik is a burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. ... The Battle of Assaye took place on September 23, 1803, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. ... HRH The Duke of York His Royal Highness The Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Windsor), styled HRH The Duke of York (born February 19, 1960), is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II... Image File history File links Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland_TRF.PNG Summary Royal Regiment of Scotland Tactical Recognition Flash Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, bicycles, or other means. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ... The Royal Scots Fusiliers is a Regiment of the British Army. ... The Highland Light Infantry later the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) was a regiment of the British Army. ... The 2003 Defence White Paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World sets out the future of the British military, and builds on the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter which responded to the challenges raised by the War on Terror. ... The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Regimental Heritage

The regiment celebrated its 300th anniversary, inherited from the Royal Scots Fusiliers, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh in 1978. The regiment was comprised of a single Regular Army Battalion, approximately 600 strong, under the Commanding Officer, a Lieutenant Colonel. Redford Infantry Barracks are located on Colinton Road east of the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ...

Notably, the regiment and current battalion has the distinction among British infantry regiments of carrying three Colours on parade. In addition to the Queen's and Regimental Colours, the third - the Assaye Colour, was originally awarded by the Governor General in Council in India on behalf of the British East India Company to the 74th Highland Regiment for distinguished service at the Battle of Assaye in India in 1803 while under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. // Origins The practice of carrying standards, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. ... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was the first joint-stock company (the Dutch East India Company was the first to issue public stock). ... Combatants United Kingdom Maratha Confederacy Commanders Arthur Wellesley Sindhia, Ragojee Bhonsla Strength 4,500 infantry, 2,000 cavalry 50,000 infantry, 100 cannons Casualties 3,657 6,000 The Battle of Assaye occurred September 23, 1803 near the village of Assaye in south-central India. ... The Dukedom of Wellington, derived from Wellington in Somerset, is a hereditary title and the senior Dukedom in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ...

Former Royal Highland Fusiliers Cap Badge and Mackenzie tartan

The Regiment maintained the traditions of the long 'Attention' command being given on parade (rather than the modern abbreviated Army 'shun') and of referring to the Commanding Officer's orders (disciplinary parade) as 'haul up' from the days of the unit acting as escorts to prisoners being transported to the colonies. Officers wore red 'infantry' piping on the epaulettes of their greatcoats, a detail inherited from the Royal Scots Fusiliers and mentioned by Boris Pasternak in his book Doctor Zhivago, but long lost to other infantry regiments. On administrative days, officers wore a blue patrol jacket detailed with a pleated spine pad, a relic of the Boer War. Royal Highland Fusiliers cap badge and tartan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Royal Highland Fusiliers cap badge and tartan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A greatcoat, also known as a watchcoat, is a large overcoat typically made of leather designed for warmth and protection against the elements. ... Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (Russian: ) (February 10 [O.S. January 29] 1890 – May 30, 1960) was a Nobel Prize-winning Russian poet and writer, in the West best known for his epic novel Doctor Zhivago. ...

The Regiment's uniform included the blue Glengarry cap with red 'tourie', red, white and green dicing, black silk cockade and 'Flaming Grenade' cap badge, Mackenzie tartan trews and black highland brogue shoes worn with white spats. In the field in combat dress, the Glengarry was replaced, when a helmet is not worn, by a khaki 'tam o'shanter' bonnet with Mackenzie tartan patch and with a white fusilier hackle when appropriate. The Regimental capbadge was the 'grenade in flames' taken from the Royal Scots Fusiliers cap badge, on which is mounted the crowned HLI monogram from the Highland Light Infantry. The tartan is 'Mackenzie', the blue and green 'government' tartan with added white and red lines. Clan MacDonell of Glengarry is a branch of Clan Macdonald, taking its name from Glen Garry where the river Garry runs eastwards through Loch Garry to join the Great Glen about 16 miles (25 km) north of Fort William. ... Sir John Sinclair by Henry Raeburn, 1794-95. ... A tam oshanter is a Scottish bonnet worn by men which was named after the character Tam o Shanter in the poem of that name by Robert Burns. ... The hackle is a feather plume (most plumes are made of horsehair) that is attached to the headdress. ...

The Regiment has been awarded over 200 battle honours, from Blenheim to the Gulf War, gained in every major and many minor conflicts, campaigns and theates of war since the 21st Regiment's first engagement at the Battle of Walcourt in 1689, a number unsurpassed by any other unit in the British Army. The Regiment has fought against Louis XIV, Napoleon, Kruger, George Washington, The Kaiser, Hitler, Bonnie Prince Charlie the IRA, The United States, various natives of Africa and Asia and Saddam Hussein; in the Netherlands, in the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, in the American Revolution, in India, the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, in the Crimea, in the South African wars, in the First and Second World Wars and in recent Gulf conflicts. The 'Royal' Achievement was conferred on the 21st Fusiliers in 1712 by Queen Anne for exceptional services in the War of the Spanish Succession. The Regiment's 'achievements' as born on the colours and on the drums are: The Royal Cypher and The White Horse of Hanover, St Andrew, The Castle and Key of Gibraltar and the Assaye Elephant. Combatants United States Saudi Arabia Egypt United Kingdom & US-led Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Khalid bin Sultan Saddam Hussein Strength 883,863 360,000 Casualties 240 killed in action, 776 wounded, 30 taken prisoner At least 183,000 victims of the Gulf War syndrome Est. ... Combatants France England United Provinces Commanders Duke of Humières Prince of Waldeck Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties 600–1,000 dead or wounded Unknown The Battle of Walcourt was a sharp skirmish on August 27, 1689 near the Belgian village of Walcourt, as a part of the War of the... “Sun King” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... 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The Regiment's most cherished Battle Honours are: Blenheim (August 1704 - War of the Spanish Succession), Assaye (September 1803 - Mahratta War) , The Storming of Badajos(April 1812 - Peninsular War), Vitoria (June 1813 - Peninsular War), Waterloo (July 1815), Inkerman (November 1854 - Crimean War) and Gheluvelt (October 1914 - World War 1 - France). 44 battle honours are carried on the Regimental Colour, 29 on the Queens Colour and 2: Seringapatam and Assaye, on the Assaye Colour. Combatants England,[1] Austria, Dutch Republic, Prussia, Denmark, Hesse, Hanover France, Bavaria Commanders Duke of Marlborough, Eugene of Savoy Duc de Tallard, Maximilian II Emanuel, Ferdinand de Marsin Strength 52,000, 60 guns[2] 56,000, 90 guns Casualties 4,542 killed, 7,942 wounded 20,000 killed, drowned, or... Combatants United Kingdom Maratha Confederacy Commanders Arthur Wellesley Sindhia, Ragojee Bhonsla Strength 4,500 infantry, 2,000 cavalry 50,000 infantry, 100 cannons Casualties 3,657 6,000 The Battle of Assaye occurred September 23, 1803 near the village of Assaye in south-central India. ... Location Badajoz, Spain location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Badajoz (Spanish) Spanish name Badajoz Founded 875 Area code 34 (Spain) + 924 (Badajoz) Website http://www. ... The Battle of Vitoria was fought on June 21, 1813 during the British, Portuguese and Spanish troops, with 96 guns, under The Duke of Wellington, and 58,000 French with 153 guns under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jourdan. ... Combatants First French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of the United Netherlands Kingdom of Hanover Dutchy of Nassau Duchy of Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte, Michel Ney Duke of Wellington, Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Coalition 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by... Combatants United Kingdom France Russia Commanders General Pierre Bosquet Lord Raglan General Aleksandr Menshikov Strength British: 8,500 and 38 guns French: 7,500 and 18 guns 31,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 110 guns est. ... There were four Battles of Ypres during World War I: First Battle of Ypres (October 19 – November 22, 1914) Second Battle of Ypres (April 22 – May 15, 1915) Third Battle of Ypres (July 31 – November 6, 1917) (also known as Passchendaele) Fourth Battle of Ypres (September 28 – October 2, 1918... Combatants United Kingdom Kingdom of Mysore Commanders General George Harris Tipu Sultan Strength 50,000 30,000 Casualties 1,400 6,000 In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, the Battle of Seringapatam was the final confrontation between the British and Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who was... The Battle of Assaye took place on September 23, 1803, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. ...

In the Royal Highland Fusiliers' Pipes, Drums and Bugles band, pipers wear the all-blue Cameron pattern Glengarry with Dress Erskine tartan kilt, drummers also wear the kilt but retain the diced Glengarry as do buglers who wear Mackenzie tartan trews. The band wear a different wear a different type of capbadge in which the Regimental 'flaming grenade' capbadge is superimposed on the saltire of St Andrew and the star of the Order of the Thistle. The Drum major wears Mackenzie tartan trews, fusilier officer's full dress pattern bearskin with a grenade cap badge and white hackle. Pipes and drums are synonymous with pipe band, and both commonly refer to bands comprised of musicians who play the Scottish Highland bagpipes and drums. ... James VII ordained the modern Order. ... A high school drum major uses hand gestures to lead his band. ... Irish Guards, wearing bearskins, march to the Cenotaph, London, on June 12th 2005 for a service of remembrance for Irish troops For the fairy tale of this title, see Bearskin (fairy tale). ...

A definitive history of the Royal Highland Fusiliers from 1959 is yet to be written. However, the most important histories of the forebear regiments are: The History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers 1678-1918 by the famous novelist John Buchan, written in memory of his brother who served in the Regiment, and Proud Heritage. The Story of the Highland Light Infantry (4 Volumes) by Lieutenant Colonel L B Oatts DSO late of the HLI. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ...

Locations and Operations

The Regiment recruits as far as possible from the Greater Glasgow area and from Ayrshire but welcomes members from all over Scotland, the UK and from the Commonwealth of Nations as far afield as Fiji. Greater Glasgow is the conurbation that includes and surrounds the city of Glasgow in the west of Scotland. ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the British Army Infantry, the Ministry of Defence announced that the Royal Highland Fusiliers was to be merged with the other regiments of the Scottish Division as part of a single seven battalion unit with the title of the 'Royal Regiment of Scotland'. This merger took place in March 2006. As with the other Scottish line infantry regiments, the Royal Highland Fusiliers were permitted to retain their former name as their main title, with the new battalion number as a subtitle. Therefore, the regiment is now known as The Royal Highland Fusiliers (2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland), abbreviated to 2 SCOTS; in addition, it continues to maintain it's Pipes, Drums and Bugles band and members of the battalion continue to wear the white fusilier hackle on the tam o'shanter. Three Territorial Army Companies of the 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland are also affiliated with the regular Royal Highland Fusiliers battalion. The British Armys Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. ... The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... A tam oshanter is a Scottish bonnet worn by men which was named after the character Tam o Shanter in the poem of that name by Robert Burns. ... The Territorial Army (TA) is the principal reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ... The 52nd Lowland Regiment now forms the 6th Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, also known as 6 SCOTS. It is the senior Territorial line infantry battalion in the British Army. ...

Currently as a light role battalion under the command of 52nd Infantry Brigade, it has responsibility for public duties in Edinburgh. The battalion is based at the state-of-the-art Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Regimental Headquarters and Museum is operated by the Regimental Secretary and located at Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow. A regimental magazine is also published, The Journal of the Royal Highland Fusiliers. There are also various old comrades groups and associations linked to the current and antecedent Regiments of the RHF. Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... The British 52nd Infantry Brigade is a British Army formation that has been formed and disbanded several times during the 20th Century. ... Public duties are performed by military personnel, and usually have a ceremonial or historic significance rather than an overtly operational role. ... , Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ... Penicuik is a burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. ... Hill House, Helensburgh. ... Sauchiehall Street is one of the main shopping/business streets in Glasgow city centre. ... “Glaswegian” redirects here. ...

Alliances

•  Canada - The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada
•  New Zealand - The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
•  Pakistan - 11th Battalion, The Baluch Regiment
•  South Africa - Prince Alfred's Guard

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See also

• The Canadian Crown and the Canadian Forces

HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces, presides over the rededication of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, next to her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, wearing the uniform of the Royal Canadian Regiment, April, 2007. ...

External links

• The Royal Highland Fusiliers