King's Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan
The King's Own Scottish Borderers is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was raised in 1689 by the Earl of Leven, and was ranked as the 25th Foot in 1751. The 25th was the county regiment of Sussex from 1782 to 1805, before its recruiting area was moved to the Scottish Borders region. From then it was known as the King's Own Borderers, becoming the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1887. As of 2004 the regiment is one of five in the line infantry never to have been amalgamated, the others being: Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... Sussex as a traditional county. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Scottish Borders is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Restructuring of the Infantry
In 2004, as part of the British Government'sdefence review, it was announced that Scotland would lose an infantry battalion. It is believed that this will be achieved through the amalgamation of the King's Own Scottish Borderers with the Royal Scots. This single battalion will form part of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland. The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... 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 Royal Regiment of Scotland is the projected Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army under the forthcoming sweeping reorganisation of the infantry, and will become operational by 2008. ...
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