1st Regiment of Foot
Also known as The Royal Regiment and The Royal Scots
Chronology
- 1625 raised as John Hepburn's Regiment
- 1633 became the Royal Regiment of Foot
- 1684 became His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Foot also known until 1751 by the names of colonels
- 1751 became the 1st (Royal) Regiment of Foot
- 1812 became the 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots)
- 1821 became the 1st or The Royal Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
- 1921 became The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
- 2006 amalgamated with The Royal Highland Fusiliers, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, The Black Watch, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), and The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, to form The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Service in British India
| 1st Battalion alternated with | 2nd Battalion | |
| 1857 Ceylon | 1801 Egypt | |
| 1884 Egypt | 1807 Madras | |
| 1912 Allahabad | 1814 India | |
| 1920 Rangoon | 1817 3rd Maratha War | |
| 1922 Secunderabad | 1825 Burma | |
| 1942 Burma | 1826 Bangalore | |
| 1947 India | 1858 China | |
| 1866 India | ||
| 1891 India | ||
| 1893 Madras | ||
| 1897 Mandalay | ||
| 1899 Poona | ||
| 1904 Kamptee | ||
| 1909 Bombay | ||
| 1931 Baluchistan | ||
| 1835 Lahore |
Regimental Journal
The Thistle, Journal of the Royal Scots was first published in 1890[1]. A second series appears to have been published from 1904 to at least 1937, and a third series from 1946.
The British Library has recent editions of this journal in its catalogue, but does not advise when the holding commences. The National Army Museum, London has the following editions in its catalogue 1894-95; 1895; 1896; 1898; 1900; 19 volumes 1908-1930; 1932-34; January and April 1937. The National Library of Scotland holds “New ser. v. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 1904)-v. 1, no. 12 (Feb. 1905) ; 3rd new ser. v. 1, no. 1 (Jan., 1946)-“. The Royal Scots Museum may possibly hold copies, although there is no mention of this on its website.
External Links
- The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) including deployments: 1st Battalion,
- 2nd Battalion regiments.org
- Royal Scots Wikipedia
- Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia
- The Royal Scots Museum
- Chris Paton’s William Alexander Halliday abt 1800 - 6/11/1831
- Photograph: Panther shot by R P Hogg Royal Scots Part of a photostream called “Purandhar 1902” flickr.com
Historical Books Online
- Historical record of the First, or Royal Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the origin of the regiment in the reign of King James VI of Scotland, and of its subsequent services to 1838 by Richard J. Cannon 1838 Google Books . East Indies Service commences page 175 when the Second Battalion arrives on Prince of Wales Island (Penang) in 1807
- The Story of the Royal Scots (the Lothian Regiment) formerly the First or the Royal Regiment of Foot by Lawrence Weaver 1915 Archive.org
- "The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)" from The Lowland Scots Regiments : their origin, character and services previous to the great war of 1914 edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell 1918 Archive.org
- Narrative of the captivity of an officer, who fell into the hands of the Burmāhs during the late war by Captain Richard Bennett 1827 Google Books
- "Narrative of the Captivity of Capt R Bennett, Royal Regiment, who fell into the hands of the Burmahs during the late war" The United Service Journal and Naval and Military magazine 1829
References
- ↑ Scottish Military History Forum post by Gordon Angus Mackinlay dated May 14, 2007