Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.

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Infantry - British Army - Scottish Division

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It was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire) Regiment and the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment. The regiment is one of the six Scottish line infantry regiments, and wears the Sutherland as its regimental tartan. It also has the largest cap badge in the British Army. The uniform includes the Glengarry as headgear.

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1881 - Scottish - Tartan - Cap badge - Glengarry

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In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders would be amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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2004 - Restructuring of the infantry - Royal Regiment of Scotland

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The regiment currently operates in the air assault role as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade. The regiment consists of a regular battalion (1st Battalion), a Territorial Army battalion (7th/8th (Volunteer) Battalion) and an Army Cadet Force battalion.

Related Topics:
Air assault - 16 Air Assault Brigade

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