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Scottish Division
Active	1968 - Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Regular/Territorial Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Training and Administration
Size	Seven Battalions
Part of	HQ Infantry
Commanders
Current commander	Major General William Euan Buchanan Loudon, CBE

The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. The Scottish Division was formed on July 1, 1968 with the amalgamation of the Lowland Brigade and Highland Brigade. In 1994, due to the Options for Change review, The Gordon Highlanders were amalgamated with the The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). As of 2006, the Scottish Division is comprised of seven infantry battalions in a single large regiment, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This also involved the amalgamation of the Royal Scots and the The King's Own Scottish Borderers to form the Royal Scots Borderers: Image File history File links Army_flag. ... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... 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Regular Army Units

• The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Highlanders 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland

Territorial Army Units The Royal Scots Borderers is the name given to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ... The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margarets Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) was 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 20th January 1959 by the (then) controversial amalgamation of the Royal... The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ... The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) is an infantry battalion of the British Army. ... The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ...

• 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland

In addition, the Scottish Division also maintains a single band, the regimental Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Highland Band and the Lowland Band. 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. ... The 51st Highland Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Territorial Army or reserve force. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

The Headquarters of the Scottish Division is located at Edinburgh Castle. It is commanded by a "Colonel Commandant" who normally holds the military rank of Lieutenant General or Major General. The current Colonel Commandant is Major General Euan Buchanan Loudon, GOC of the 2nd Division.
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Former Units

• 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) - (1633-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) - (1959-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers - (1689-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) - (1881-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) - (1961-1994)
• 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders - (1881-1994)
• 1st Battalion, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) - (1994-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) - (1881-2006)
• Royal Scots Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland - (2006)
• King's Own Scottish Borderers Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland - (2006)

Official name The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief Honorary-General HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) Nicknames Pontius Pilates Bodyguard Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Marches Quick March: Dumbartons Drums Slow March: Garb of Old... The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margarets Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) was 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 20th January 1959 by the (then) controversial amalgamation of the Royal... Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan The Kings Own Scottish Borderers is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ... The Queens Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), officially abbreviated QOH, was an infantry regiment in the Scottish Division of the British Army. ... The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1881 until 1994. ... The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) is an infantry battalion of the British Army. ... The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army infantry. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army infantry. ...

External link

• Scottish Division