The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) is an

infantry Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...

battalion A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers. A battalion is commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several Company (military unit), companies, each typically commanded by a Major (rank), ...

of the

Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS) is the British Army Order of Precedence, senior and only current Scottish regiment, Scottish line infantry Regiment#British Army, regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (form ...

. Prior to 28 March 2006, the Royal Highland Fusiliers was an infantry

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in its own right, created by the amalgamation of the

Royal Scots Fusiliers The Royal Scots Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1678 until 1959 when it was amalgamated with the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Ma ...

with the

Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First and Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 to form the Royal Highland Fusi ...

in January 1959.

History

The regiment was formed as the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) on 20 January 1959 by the amalgamation of the

with the

. The Royal Highland Fusiliers, abbreviated as 'The RHF', were part of the

Scottish Division The Scottish Division was a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish line infantry units. It merged with the Prince of Wales' Division, to form the Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division in 2 ...

. The regiment was initially based at

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before being deployed to Singapore Lines in

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in 1960. The regimental band played at independence ceremonies in

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in 1960. It was then posted to St. Patricks barracks in Malta in 1961, to Mons Barracks in

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in 1963, to Cyprus as part of the

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for six months in 1965 and to Fort George in 1967. In 1968 the regiment was deployed to

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for six months on frontier duties after

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closed the frontier between Spain and Gibraltar and then undertook five tours in

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during

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in the 1970s. It relocated to Kiwi Barracks at

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in 1970. After a two-year posting to Malaysia, the regiment returned to Redford Barracks in 1973 moving on to Barrosa Barracks at

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in 1979. The regiment were at the

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in 1983,

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in 1985 and briefly back in Redford Barracks before going to

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in 1989. After taking part in the

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in 1991, the regiment moved to St Barbara Barracks at

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in 1993 from where it deployed units to

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in 1994 and to

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and

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in 1999. The regiment moved back to Fort George in July 2000 and to Salamanca Barracks in

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in September 2003. The battalion was involved in Operation TELIC IV in

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in Summer 2004 and then in Operation TELIC VI in Iraq in Spring 2006. 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

to become the 2nd Battalion of the

which was formed on 28 March 2006. The battalion moved to

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at the same time. In Summer 2015 units of the battalion were deployed to

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

to train the

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Following the

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, the battalion was assigned to the

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as a light infantry battalion. In addition the changes, the reserve 6th (52nd Lowland) Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland was paired with them. On 1 August 2019, the

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was re-organised, and the battalion along with the 6th battalion moved under command of the

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. In April 2023 members of the battalion took part in the reburial of a British Soldier from the 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders killed at the

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in August 1780.

Regimental heritage

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The regiment and current battalion has the distinction among British infantry regiments of carrying three

Colours Color (or colour in Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object's light absorpt ...

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

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to the 74th Highland Regiment for distinguished service at the

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in India in 1803 while under the command of

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, the future

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. 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

greatcoat A greatcoat (also watchcoat) is a large, woollen overcoat designed for warmth and protection against wind and weather, and features a collar that can be turned up and cuffs that can be turned down to protect the face and the hands, while the Cap ...

s, a detail inherited from the Royal Scots Fusiliers and mentioned by

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in his book ''Doctor Zhivago'', but long lost to other infantry regiments. The regiment's uniform included the blue

Glengarry The Glengarry bonnet is a traditional Scots cap made of thick-milled woollen material, decorated with a toorie on top, frequently a rosette cockade on the left side, and ribbons hanging behind. It is normally worn as part of Scottish military ...

cap with red 'tourie', red, white and green dicing, black silk cockade and 'Flaming Grenade' cap badge, Mackenzie tartan

trews Trews (or truis, ) are men's clothing for the legs and lower abdomen, a traditional form of tartan trousers from Scottish Highland dress. Trews could be trimmed with leather, usually buckskin, especially on the inner leg to prevent wear from ...

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

hackle The hackle is a clipped plume or short spray of coloured feathers that is attached to a military headdress, with different colours being associated with particular regiments. In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries, ...

from the Royal Scots Fusiliers 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.

Battle honours

The regiment has been awarded over 200 battle honours, from Blenheim to the

, gained in every major and many minor conflicts, campaigns and theatres of war since the 21st Regiment's first engagement at the

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in 1689, a number unsurpassed by any other unit in the British Army. The regiment's battle honours include: Blenheim (August 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession), Assaye (September 1803 – Mahratta War), The Storming of Badajos (April 1812 – Peninsular War),

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(June 1813 – Peninsular War),

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(July 1815),

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(November 1854 – Crimean War) and

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(October 1914 – World War 1 – France). 44 battle honours are carried on the Regimental Colour, 29 on the Queens Colour and 2:

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and Assaye, on the Assaye Colour.

Colonels-in-Chief

*1959–2002:

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, CI, GCVO *2003–2022:

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, KG, KCVO, CD, ADC

Regimental Colonels

Colonels of the regiment were: *1959: Maj-Gen. Ronald Albert Bramwell-Davis, CB, DSO (ex

Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First World War, First and World War II, Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 t ...

) *1959–1964: Brig. Archibald Ian Buchanan-Dunlop, CBE, DSO (Associate Colonel) (ex

) *1964–1969: Maj-Gen. Henry Lowther Ewart Clark Leask, DSO, OBE *1969–1979: Maj-Gen. Charles Whish Dunbar, CBE *1979–1991: Maj-Gen. Robert Leslie Stuart Green *1991–1997: Brig. Iain Stuart Reid, OBE *1997–2003: Maj-Gen. Angus Iain Ramsay, CBE, DSO *2003–2006: Maj-Gen. William Euan Buchanan Loudon, CBE *''2006: Regiment amalgamated with The

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, The

King's Own Scottish Borderers The King's Own Scottish Borderers (KOSBs) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. On 28 March 2006 the regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Scots, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, Royal Highland Fusiliers ...

, The

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, The

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and The

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to form The

Pipe band

In the Royal Highland Fusiliers'

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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 members 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

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. The Drum major wears Mackenzie tartan trews, fusilier officer's full dress pattern scarlet doublet and

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with a grenade cap badge and white hackle. Like all corps of drums and pipes and drums within the

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, the pd are regular soldiers and pipers/drummers second. The corps currently operate as assault pioneers trained in explosives and entrances.

Regimental headquarters and museum

The

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designed regimental headquarters and museum is operated by the Regimental Secretary and located near

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. The battalion's recruitment team is also based at

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in the

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district of 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.

Alliances

* –

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* – The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment * – 11th Battalion, The Baloch Regiment * – Chief Maqoma Regiment * – Inkerman Company, West Lowland Battalion ACF

References

External links

Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum website

Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret’s Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
on the

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website {{Royal Regiments of Scotland Infantry regiments of the British Army Fusilier regiments Fusilier regiments of the British Army Battalions of the British Army Scottish regiments Royal Regiment of Scotland

History

Regimental heritage

Battle honours

Colonels-in-Chief

Regimental Colonels

Pipe band

Regimental headquarters and museum

Alliances

See also

References

Further reading

External links