| The Highlanders | |
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File:Royal Regiment of Scotland.svg Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Scotland | |
| Active | 2006—Present |
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| Branch | |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Mechanized Infantry |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | 1st Strike Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Fallingbostel, Germany |
| Nickname(s) | 4 SCOTS |
| Motto(s) | Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me With Impunity) |
| Engagements |
Operation Telic Operation Herrick Operation Shader |
| Commanders | |
| Royal Colonel | HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |
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| Tartan |
Government Cameron of Erracht (Pipers kilts and plaids) |
| Hackle |
Blue From Queens Own Cameron Highlanders/Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) |
| The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) | |
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 Cap Badge of the Highlanders | |
| Active | 17 September 1994-28 March 2006 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Armoured Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Garrison/HQ | Fallingbostel, Germany |
| Motto(s) | Cuidich 'n Righ (Help the King) |
| March | Quick: Wee Highland Laddie |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
| Insignia | |
| Tartan |
Gordon (kilt)[dead link]
Cameron of Erracht (pipers and drummers kilts)[dead link] |
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Prior to 28 March 2006, the Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), part of the Scottish Division. The regiment was the only one in the British Army with a Gaelic motto - Cuidich 'n Righ which means "Help the King".[citation needed]
The regiment was formed September 17, 1994, as part of the Options for Change defence review, by the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) and The Gordon Highlanders.
In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that The Highlanders would be amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland. The amalgamation took place on 28 March 2006. As with the other Scottish regiments, the Highlanders were permitted to retain their former name as the new battalion's primary title, with the battalion number as a subtitle. The current battalion is based in Fallingbostel, British Forces Germany, part of 7 Armoured Brigade, the descendants of World War II's Desert Rats, equipped with the Warrior Infantry Vehicle.
The regiment wore the Gordon tartan when in kilts and the Seaforth Mackenzie when in trews. The pipers and drummers continue to wear the regimental cap badge and kilts in the Cameron of Erracht tartan. The battalion primarily recruits from the Hebrides, the Northern Isles, the mainland counties of Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness, Moray and Nairnshire, and from the traditional Gordon heartlands in Aberdeenshire. The Battalion Headquarters is located at Cameron Barracks in Inverness.
The battalion is the mainstay of the British Army's only shinty team, The Scots Shinty Club. Due to the 4th Battalion's regular placements abroad, the team only plays in cup matches.
Under the future Army 2020 concept, This battalion will be equipped with Mastiff then FRES UV vehicles as a heavy protected mobility battalion under 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade.[1]
After the Army 2020 refine, the battalion is now joining 2nd Strike Brigade along with the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. The battalion was initially supposed to joined the 1st Strike Brigade, but this seems to have been called off following the 1 August 2019 Field Army reforms.
Assignments
- 2006—2019 Armoured Infantry at St Barbara's Barracks under 7th Armoured Brigade
- 2019—2019 Strike Mechanized Infantry at Bourlon Barracks under 1st Strike Brigade
- 2019—Present Strike Mechanized Infantry at Bourlon Barracks under 2nd Strike Brigade
Alliances
Canada - The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (Duke of Edinburgh's Own)- Canada - The 48th Highlanders of Canada
- Canada - The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
- Canada - The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
- Canada - The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own)
- Australia - 5th/6th Bn, The Royal Victoria Regiment via The Victorian Scottish Regiment
- Australia - 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
- Australia - The Royal South Australia Regiment
- Australia - The Royal Western Australia Regiment
- New Zealand - The Otago and Southland Regiment
- New Zealand - The Wellington (City of Wellington's Own) and Hawke's Bay Regiment
- South Africa - The Cape Town Highlanders
- Royal Navy - HMS Sutherland
- Royal Navy - HMS Victorious
Army Cadets
The 4Scots also have alliances to the cadet world, the 1st Battalion the Highlanders, Army Cadet Force (Royal Regiment of Scotland) and the 2nd Battalion the Highlanders, Army Cadet Force (Royal Regiment of Scotland.)
The 1st Battalion covering the Highlands (Ross, Caithness, Moray, Inverness, Western Isles and Orkney Indep Lovat's Scouts). Then 2nd Battalion covers The Grampian Region spanning from Aberdeen to Keith.
Lineage
External links
- 4 SCOTS - on the British Army official website
- The Gordon Highlanders Museum
References
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The original article can be found at The Highlanders and the edit history here.