Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
The oldest regiment in the British army is to merge.
Royal Scots
The Royal Scots, formed in 1633, is the oldest infantry regiment in the British Army and won its first battle honour in Tangiers in 1680.
The regiment's first Victoria Cross was won during the Siege of Sevastopol, while in the First World War the number of battalions increased to 35, of which 15 served as active front line units.
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sigh. have they no regard for history...
Is this some sort of backlash against devolution? I think they're doing the same with the police or planning to, creating or merging 'super-forces'.
The fact is, the army's always chopped and changed regiments around, names and numbers and regions.
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It's well known that the Coldstream Guards are the oldest regiment in the British army.
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No, it's not.
The Royal Scots, erstwhile known as the Royal Regiment, or the First of Foot, is older than any of the Guards Regiments... it was formed in 1633, the Coldstream Guards was formed in 1650.
The Royal Scots was the model for the rest of the British Army in 1661...
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I think the Coldstream Guards are the oldest regiment in the British Army with a continual existence, founded in 1650. However, the original formations that now make up the Royal Scots were raised in 1633 for foreign service in France, and seem to have been fully regularised when they got back in 1661. 'Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard' are therefore considered the most 'senior' unit in the Army.
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No, no. The Life Guards are the most senior unit. The Royal Scots are the most senior Infantry Regiment of the Line.
It was not theirs to reason why,
It was not theirs to make reply,
It was theirs but to do or die.
-The Charge of the Light Brigade - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Wherever this stone shall lie, the King of the Scots shall rule"
-Prophecy of the Stone of Destiny
"For God, For King and country, For loved ones home and Empire, For the sacred cause of justice, and The freedom of the world, They buried him among the kings because he, Had done good toward God and toward his house."
-Inscription on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
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A Sad day for the History of the British Army...
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb...
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sorry, yes, meant that! keep correcting my sorry ass Duke, and maybe little Orgers will grow up knowing the truth about everything...!Originally Posted by Duke Malcolm
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