The Royal Scots Fusiliers
Cap Badge of the Royal Scots Fusiliers
Active	1678 - 1959
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Line Infantry
Part of	Lowland Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Churchill Barracks, Ayr
Insignia
Tartan	MacKenzie Tartan

The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a Regiment of the British Army. Raised in 1678 in Scotland for service against the covenanting forces, as were the Royal Scots Greys, the Regiment gave continuous service until 1959 when it was amalgamated with the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) to form The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayshire Regiment). The regular 1st battalions of the two Regiments combining at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh to form the 1st battalion of the new regiment (1 RHF). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Regular infantry, as distinct from specialised infantry such as Foot Guards, light infantry or special forces. ... The Lowland Brigade is a historical unit of the British Army which has been formed a number of times. ... -1... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... This article is about the country. ... James VI of Scotland (James I of England) was opposed by the Covenanters in his attempt to bring the Anglican Church into Scotland The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the seventeenth century. ... The Scots Greys was the unofficial and later official name of a dragoon regiment of the British Army from 1678 until 1971, when they amalgamated to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys). ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Highland Light Infantry later the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) was a regiment of the British Army. ... Categories: British Army regiments | Stub ... Redford Infantry Barracks are located on Colinton Road east of the suburb of Colinton in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...

The Royal Scots Fusiliers were successively known as: The Earl of Mar's Regiment (or 'Mar's Grey Breeks'), the 21st Regiment of Foot and fought against the Jacobites at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a Regiment of the British Army. ... Combatants British Army Jacobites Commanders William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender Strength 8,000 ca. ...

The Royal North British Fusiliers and the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers. The most notable battle honours of the Regiment are: Blenheim, Dettingen, Inkerman, Gheluvelt (1914) and numerous honours from the Boer and First and Second world wars. Blenheim may refer to: // The Bristol Blenheim, a World War II-era light bomber used primarily by the Royal Air Force Blenheim, New York, a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States Blenheim, New Zealand, a town at the top of the South Island of New Zealand Blenheim, Ontario... Dettingen is the name of several places in Germany: Municipalities Dettingen an der Erms in the district of Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg Dettingen an der Iller in the district of Biberach in Baden-Württemberg Dettingen unter Teck in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg Parts of... Inkerman (Inkermann) is a small town in Crimea, an eastern suburb of Sevastopol. ...

Famous officers of the Regiment include: Sir Andrew Agnew (in command at the Battle of Dettingen) Field Marshal Sir Paul Haynes (in command at Inkerman), Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Trenchard (founder of the Royal Air Force), Deneys Reitz one time deputy Prime Minister of South Africa and South African High Commissioner in London, Sir Winston Churchill who commanded the 6th Battalion of the Regiment (Territorial Army) on the Western Front for a few months in 1915 while in disgrace after Gallipoli (his second in command was Sir Archibald Sinclair later Air Minister) and Major General Hakewell Smith, commander of 52 (Lowland) Division in WWII who had been one of Churchill's subalterns. Combatants Britain, Hanover, Austria France Commanders George II duc de Noailles Strength 50,000 70,000 Casualties 750 8,000 The Battle of Dettingen (German: Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on June 16 (June 27 according to the Gregorian calendar, which the English had not officially adopted), 1743 at Dettingen... Inkerman (Inkermann) is a small town in Crimea, an eastern suburb of Sevastopol. ... Bust depicting Marshal of the Royal Air Force the Viscount Trenchard Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard (February 3, 1873 - February 10, 1956) was the British Chief of the Air Staff during World War I, and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force... “RAF” redirects here. ... Deneys Reitz (1882—1944) was a Boer Commando, South African soldier and politician. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and politician, Churchill is generally regarded... Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso (then Sir Archibald Sinclair) (October 22, 1890-June 15, 1970) was leader of the UK Liberal Party from 1935 until 1945. ... The British 52nd (Lowland) Division was a Territorial Army division. ...

Two histories of the Regiment have been written:

1. The History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers 1678-1920 by John Buchan (Lord Tweedsmuir)
2. The Royal Scots Fusiliers 1920-1959 by Colonel J C Kemp.