No, no. The Life Guards are the most senior unit. The Royal Scots are the most senior Infantry Regiment of the Line.
Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
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
Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
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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Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
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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Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
On the one hand regiments have been disbanded and/or merged throughout the history of the British Army.
OTOH, I'm really sick of the government BS about this being a move to "increase flexibility" and "meet the demands of the 21st century" when we all know its about saving money (and to a lesser extent a problem in recruiting). I would have so much more respect for the goverment if they came out and said "we haven't got enough money to round, so something has to give"
Sorry, I'm turning this into a backroom topic...
"I request permanent reassignment to the Gallic frontier. Nay, I demand reassignment. Perhaps it is improper to say so, but I refuse to fight against the Greeks or Macedonians any more. Give my command to another, for I cannot, I will not, lead an army into battle against a civilized nation so long as the Gauls survive. I am not the young man I once was, but I swear before Jupiter Optimus Maximus that I shall see a world without Gauls before I take my final breath."
Senator Augustus Verginius
Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
So no more bagpipes? Was that the unit that kept charging to their death against French Canadian forces during the Seven Years War?
Reinvent the British and you get a global finance center, edible food and better service. Reinvent the French and you may just get more Germans.
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Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
Yes, bagpipes will continue
The Royal Scots was one of 8 Scottish regiments (6 infantry, 1 guards infantry, 1 cavalry), and they all had bagpipes. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards had a piper piping when they took Basra. Each infantry regiment was a single battalion.
Those 8 regiments have become 3 - (1 infantry, 1 guards infantry, 1 cavalry).
The new single infantry regiment is 5 battalions, the MoD decided it doesn't like single-battalions so got rid of them all.
Each battalion has its own band, seen massed in a splendid display annually at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
Last edited by Duke Malcolm; 05-26-2006 at 15:22.
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
Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
Sad day for the English army... No respect for history.
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Swords Made of Letters - 1938. The war is looming in France - and Alexandre Reythier does not have much time left to protect his country. A novel set before the war.
A Painted Shield of Honour - 1313. Templar Knights in France are in grave danger. Can they be saved?
Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
Duke Malcolm is going to have a word or two with you methinks.Sad day for the English army... No respect for history.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
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Re: Fare-thee-well Royal Scots.
Sad day for the English army... No respect for history.The clue is in the name of the Regiment...
The British army is renown for the Scottish regiments...
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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