Scottish Veterans Association

Scottish Regiments of the British Army (Past and Present)

Current Regiments

All battalions in the Royal Regiment of Scotland, to preserve regional ties and former regimental indentites, took the name of their former individual regiments.

Regular battalions

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

Territorial battalions

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

Breakdown of Scottish Regiments prior to the formation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland

Lowland Line Infantry - The Lowland Brigade

• The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)1633 - 2006
• The Royal Scots Fusiliers 1678 - 1959
• The King's Own Scottish Borders 1689 - 2006
• The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1881 - 1968
• 52nd. Lowland Regiment

Highland Line Infantry - Highland Brigade

• The Black Watch (The Royal Highland Regiment) 1725 - 2006
• The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) 1881 - 1959
• The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) 1881 - 1961*
• The Gordon Highlanders (75th & 92nd. Regiments of Foot) 1794 - 1994*
• The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 1793 - 1961*
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) 1881 - 2006
• 51st. Highland Volunteers
• * The Highlanders (Seaforth, Cameron, Gordons) 1994 - 2006

Yeomanry of Scotland

• Aryshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry
• Lothian and Border Horse
• Lanarkshire Yeomanry
• Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry
• Fife and Forfar Yeomanry / Scottish Horse
• Lovat Scouts
• Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry
• Scottish Yeomanry

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