Scottish regiments

E479543

cavalry regiment infantry regiment military unit type

Scottish regiments are historic infantry and cavalry units of the British Army, traditionally recruited from Scotland and distinguished by their unique tartans, Highland dress, and strong martial reputation.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Scottish regiments canonical	6
Highland regiments	1
Highland regiments in British Army	1
Royal Scots veterans	1
Scottish Highland regiments	1
Scottish Lowland regiments	1
Scottish infantry regiment	1
Scottish infantry regiments	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cavalry regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ military unit type ⓘ
alliance	Commonwealth regiments with Scottish heritage ⓘ
associatedWith	Scottish martial tradition ⓘ bagpipes ⓘ clan system ⓘ pipe bands ⓘ
ceremonialFunction	guard duties at royal residences ⓘ state occasions in the United Kingdom ⓘ trooping the colour ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasComponent	Highland regiments ⓘ Lowland regiments ⓘ Scottish cavalry regiments ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature	Highland dress ⓘ tartan ⓘ
hasReputationFor	battlefield effectiveness ⓘ discipline ⓘ martial prowess ⓘ
historicalProcess	Cardwell Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Future Infantry Structure (2000s amalgamations) NERFINISHED ⓘ Haldane Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Options for Change (British Army restructuring) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Australian Scottish regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Scottish regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Scottish units NERFINISHED ⓘ South African Scottish units NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageTradition	Scots Gaelic marching tunes ⓘ Scots songs ⓘ
notableConflict	Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableUnit	Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ King's Own Scottish Borderers NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Regiment of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Scots Dragoon Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Scots Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ Scots Greys NERFINISHED ⓘ Scots Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Seaforth Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ
recruitmentPattern	regional recruiting areas in Scotland ⓘ
role	armoured cavalry ⓘ ceremonial duties ⓘ light infantry ⓘ line infantry ⓘ
symbol	St Andrew's Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ lion rampant of Scotland ⓘ thistle ⓘ
traditionalRecruitmentArea	Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
trainingDoctrine	British Army doctrine ⓘ
wearsDressItem	diced hose ⓘ doublet ⓘ hose tops ⓘ kilt ⓘ sporran ⓘ
wearsHeadgear	Balmoral bonnet NERFINISHED ⓘ Glengarry NERFINISHED ⓘ Tam o' Shanter NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Black Bear → usedBy → Scottish regiments ⓘ

Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl → associatedTradition → Scottish regiments ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Highland regiments

Thin Red Line → associatedWith → Scottish regiments ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highland regiments

First of Foot → associatedWith → Scottish regiments ⓘ

Dumbarton’s Drums → usedBy → Scottish regiments ⓘ

Royal Scots Regimental Museum → focus → Scottish regiments ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish infantry regiments

Royal Scots Regimental Museum → associatedWith → Scottish regiments ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Scots veterans

Battle of Killiecrankie → notableUnit → Scottish regiments ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Lowland regiments

Acts of Proscription 1746 → exempts → Scottish regiments ⓘ

this entity surface form: Highland regiments in British Army

Williamite army → hasPart → Scottish regiments ⓘ

Kosbies → associatedWith → Scottish regiments ⓘ

Blue Bonnets Over the Border → associatedWith → Scottish regiments ⓘ

Scottish Division → hasComponent → Scottish regiments ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish infantry regiment