Royal Scots

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infantry regiment line infantry regiment regiment of the British Army

The Royal Scots was the oldest line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a long history of service in major conflicts around the world.

Aliases (1)

Royal Scots Regimental Museum ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	infantry regiment → line infantry regiment → regiment of the British Army →
allegiance	Crown of the United Kingdom → Kingdom of Great Britain → United Kingdom →
associatedCity	Edinburgh →
battleHonours	Aisne 1914 → Alma → Amiens 1918 → Blenheim → Burma 1942–45 → El Alamein → Gallipoli 1915 → Inkerman → Louisburg → Malplaquet → North-West Europe 1944–45 → Oudenarde → Passchendaele → Quebec 1759 → Ramillies → Sevastopol → Somme 1916 → Waterloo → Ypres 1917 →
branch	British Army →
conflict	Crimean War → First World War → Korean War → Napoleonic Wars → Second Boer War → Second World War → Seven Years’ War → Thirty Years’ War → War of the Spanish Succession →
country	United Kingdom →
dateDisbanded	2006 →
dateFormed	1633 →
fate	amalgamated →
garrison	Edinburgh →
honoraryColonelInChief	Elizabeth II →
location	Edinburgh Castle →
mergedInto	Royal Regiment of Scotland →
motto	Nemo me impune lacessit →
nickname	First of Foot → Pontius Pilate’s Bodyguard →
notableFor	being the oldest line infantry regiment of the British Army →
patronSaint	Saint Andrew →
recruitingArea	Edinburgh → Lowlands of Scotland →
regimentalColour	Royal blue facings →
regimentalMarch	Dumbarton’s Drums →
regimentalMuseum	Royal Scots Regimental Museum →
regimentalNumber	1st Regiment of Foot →
servedInTheatre	Africa → Asia → Europe → North America →
size	multiple battalions at peak strength →
translationOfMotto	No one provokes me with impunity →
type	line infantry →
uniformFeature	Royal blue facings on scarlet tunic →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Hong Kong →	involvedUnit