| 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 | 1st Battalion - Light Role
2nd Battalion - Light Role
3rd Battalion - Light Role
4th Battalion - Armoured
5th Battalion - Air Assault/Light Role
6th Battalion - TA Reserve
7th Battalion - TA Reserve | | Size | Seven battalions | | Part of | Scottish Division | | Garrison/HQ | 1st Battalion - Edinburgh
2nd Battalion - Penicuik
3rd Battalion - Holywood
4th Battalion - Fallingbostel, Germany
5th Battalion - Canterbury | | Motto | Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me With Impunity) (Latin) | | March | Quick - Scotland the Brave | | Commanders | | Colonel in Chief | HM The Queen | Colonel of
the Regiment | Major General William Euan Buchanan Loudon, CBE | | Insignia | | Tactical Recognition Flash |
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 | The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army infantry. It consists of five regular battalions, each formerly an individual regiment (with the exception of one battalion, which will be a merger of two regiments), and two battalions of the Territorial Army. However, it is expected that each battalion will be allowed to maintain its former regimental pipes and drums to carry on their regimental traditions. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (800x1044, 353 KB)Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Scotland Template:Crown copyright File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ...
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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. ...
Mechanized infantry are infantry troops provided with trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat. ...
A US Army UH-1 Huey seen offloading troops during the Vietnam War Air Assault (or air mobile, in the U.S. Air Cavalry) is the movement of forces by helicopter or aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain. ...
In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ...
The Scottish Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ...
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. ...
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...
Soltau-Fallingbostel is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Statistics Population: 42,258 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TR145575 Administration District: City of Canterbury Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and...
Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
Scotland the Brave is, along with Flower of Scotland and Scots Wha Hae, an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...
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For the purposes of parading, the regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. ...
The British Armys Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. ...
Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I...
A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a group of battalions, usually four and commanded by a colonel. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ...
In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ...
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. ...
History
As part of restructuring in the British Army, the Royal Regiment of Scotland's creation was announced by the Secretary of State for Defence Geoff Hoon in the House of Commons on 16 December 2004, after the merger of several regiments was outlined in a defence white paper several months earlier. The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. ...
Geoff Hoon (right) at Pentagon briefing Geoffrey William Geoff Hoon (born December 6, 1953) is a British politician. ...
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A white paper is an authoritative report; a government report outlining policy; or a document whose purpose is to educate industry customers or collect leads for a company. ...
The regiment consists of a total of five battalions: one of these was formed by the amalgamation of the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers, while the others are each formed from one of the remaining Scottish regiments. Of all of the new regiments formed following the announcement of 16 December 2004, the Royal Regiment of Scotland is the only one where the former regimental titles have been retained with the new battalion designations as subtitles (see below). There is however a common badge for regimental staff, but distinctions such as the historical badges and hackles will be retained by the battalions. 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...
Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan The Kings Own Scottish Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ...
The creation of large regiments through the merger of long established units has affected most of the British Army over the past thirty years. The process has until now impacted mainly on English, Welsh and Northern Irish regiments. The creation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland has encountered considerable opposition amongst both former soldiers and Scottish nationalist groups. It has been argued that the establishment of large regiments elsewhere in the British Army has quickly led to a loss of separate identity amongst the constituent battalions as personnel are posted back and forward. The new regiment is a kilted one and there are concerns that the much older Lowland units (who wore trews) will effectively disappear into a Highland ethos. The Ministry of Defence case that change was necessary to enhance professional efficiency, to improve conditions of service and to resolve recruiting and retention problems among some Scottish units appears to have been accepted by the majority of serving personnel. The insistence in some quarters that the Scottish regiments must be treated as a special case has not won wide support amongst the army at large. It has been suggested that Irish kilt be merged into this article or section. ...
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The amalgamation remains an emotional one however because of the symbolic loss of the individual regiments' history and status. An organization called Save the Scottish Regiments [1] was created to campaign against the plan, and the influential newspaper The Scotsman also opposed it. The Scotsmans offices in Edinburgh The Scotsman is a Scottish newspaper published in Edinburgh. ...
The status of the Black Watch has been particularly controversial. When the plan to amalgamate the regiments was announced, the Black Watch was on duty in a dangerous part of Iraq. Hoon was accused of "stabbing the soldiers in the back" and being motivated purely by political concerns. The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ...
In August 2005, the new cap badge was unveiled for regimental staff - it incorporates the Saltire of St Andrew and the Lion Rampant, which are two recognisable symbols of Scotland. As a Royal regiment, the cap badge is surmounted by a crown, in this case the Crown of Scotland. The regiment's motto is 'Nemo me impune lacessit' (no one assails me with impunity) - this is one of the mottos of Scotland, and is also the motto of several of the then-existing Scottish regiments. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A cap badge is a badge worn on the front of uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ...
The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, a white saltire with an official Pantone 300 coloured field. ...
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The Crown of Scotland, first worn by King James V in 1540. ...
Royal Arms in Scotland Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No-one wounds (touches) me with impunity, literally meaning (lacessere = to appeal to, to provoke, to attack): No-one provokes me with impunity) is the royal Scottish motto, used historically for the Kingdom of Scotland where it appeared on the Royal...
The regiment was initially formed of six regular battalions on March 28, 2006. On August 1 2006, the Royal Scots Battalion and King's Own Scottish Borderers Battalion will be amalgamated into the 1st Battalion, leaving the final regular roll of five battalions. March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ...
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Organisation All regular battalions in the Royal Regiment of Scotland, to preserve regional ties and former regimental indentites, took the name of their former individual regiments. - Royal Regiment of Scotland
- Regular battalions
- Territorial Army units
Note 1: Royal Scots Borderers is the name of the combined Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers battalion. 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. ...
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The 52nd Lowland Regiment now forms the 6th Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, also known as 6 SCOTS. It is the senior British Territorial Line Infantry Battalion. ...
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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...
Kings Own Scottish Borderers cap badge and tartan The Kings Own Scottish Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ...
Under the restructuring and the end of the arms plot, each battalion will be given a specific role:
The light role battalions will rotate periodically, with either the Royal Scots Borderers or Royal Highland Fusiliers having responsibility for public duties in Edinburgh. The air assault battalion will rotate this role with two other line infantry battalions. The armoured infantry battalion will remain in its fixed location. 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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Mechanized infantry are infantry troops provided with trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat. ...
A US Army UH-1 Huey seen offloading troops during the Vietnam War Air Assault (or air mobile, in the U.S. Air Cavalry) is the movement of forces by helicopter or aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain. ...
Three infantry battalions of the British army are currently tasked with the provision of Public Duties. ...
Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ...
The regiment's Colonel-in-Chief will be HM The Queen. The colonels-in-chief of the constituent regiments making up the new regiment will become the Royal Colonels of their representative battalions: In the British and other Commonwealth armies, the Colonel-in-Chief of a regiment is its (usually Royal) patron. ...
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Alliances The status of previous alliances is unclear at this time, and it is believed that previous regimental alliances will not automatically be carried over to The Royal Regiment of Scotland. It is also unclear if alliances will be perpetuated by single battalions of the Royal Regiment, or to the regiment as a whole. Until such time as the issue is decided, individual battalions will maintain the alliances of their antecedent regiments. - The Royal Scots Borderers
- The Royal Highland Fusiliers
- The Black Watch
- The Highlanders
- The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
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