21st Regiment of Foot
Also known as The Royal Scots Fusiliers
Chronology
- 1678 raised as the Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot ('Mar's Grey Breeks') also known until 1751 by the names of twelve other colonels
- 1685 became the Scots Fuzileers
- 1688 became the Royal North British Fuzileers
- 1751 became the 21st Regiment of Foot (Royal North British Fuzileers)
- 1877 became the 21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became The Royal Scots Fusiliers
- 1959 amalgamated with The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), to form The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
- 2006 amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, abbreviated to 2 SCOTS
Service in British India
- 1839 India (1st Btn)
- 1845 Kamptee (1st Btn)
- 1846 Agra (1st Btn)
- 1863 Madras (2nd Btn)
- 1869 Bombay (1st Btn)
- 1875 Burma (1st Btn)
- 1877 Madras (1st Btn)
- 1878 Trimulgherry (1st Btn)
- 1883 Madras (2nd Btn)
- 1885 Burma (2nd Btn)
- 1886 Dagshai (2nd Btn)
- 1888 Hazara Expedition (2nd Btn)
- 1890 Cherat (2nd Btn)
- 1893 Sialkot (2nd Btn)
- 1896 Sialkot 1st Btn)
- 1897 Tirah Campaign (1st & 2nd Btn)
- 1899 Peshawar (1st Btn)
- 1902 Allahabad (1st Btn)
- 1905 Bareilly (1st Btn)
- 1921 Barrackpore (2nd Btn)
- 1923 Sialkot (2nd Btn)
- 1925 Peshawar (2nd Btn)
- 1927 Ferozepore (2nd Btn)
- 1936 Karachi (1st Btn)
- 1939 Poona (1st Btn)
External Links
Royal Scots Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia