Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British ArmyAnonymous
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Regimental Nicknames and Traditions of the British Army
Anonymous
Great Britain. Army
"Carnatic," "Hindoostan," "Sholinghur," "Mysore," "Seringapatam,"
"Cape of Good Hope, 1806," "Roliça," "Vimiera," "Corunna,"
"Busaco," "Fuentes d'Onor," "Ciudad Rodrigo," "Badajoz," "Almaraz,"
"Salamanca," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," "Orthes,"
"Toulouse," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "South Africa, 1851-2-3,"
"Sevastopol," "Central India," "Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt, 1882,"
"Modder River," "South Africa, 1899-1902."
_Uniform_, Scarlet doublet with Mackenzie tartan trews.
_Facings_, Buff.
_Head-dress_, Blue chaco with green tuft and crimson, white and
green diced border. Band, Feather bonnet with green, crimson and
white diced border, and scarlet hackle.
_Cap_, Green Glengarry.
_Regimental March_, "Whistle o'er the lave o't."
HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY
The regiment has one of the most brilliant records in the whole army,
a reputation it splendidly maintained against the Germans in France
and Belgium. The 1st Battalion (71st Foot) dates from 1777 as Fraser's
Highlanders, which afterwards became Macleod's Highlanders, fighting
with distinguished bravery in India, South Africa, the Peninsula,
Waterloo and elsewhere. The 2nd Battalion (74th Foot) has an equally
brilliant record of Indian and foreign service, winning great glory
at the battle of Assaye, where every officer was killed or wounded
and the remainder of the regiment was brought out of action by the
Sergeant-Major.
The 1st Battalion was so full of Glasgow men during the Peninsular War,
that it was generally known as "The Glesca Keelies."
[Illustration]
(_Depot_, Fort George.)
(_Record Office_, Perth.)
The Elephant, superscribed "Assaye."
"Carnatic," "Hindoostan," "Mysore," "Cape of Good Hope, 1806,"
"Maida," "Java," "South Africa, 1835," "Sevastopol," "Koosh-ab,"
"Persia," "Lucknow," "Central India," "Peiwar Kotal," "Charasiah,"
"Kabul, 1879," "Kandahar, 1880," "Afghanistan, 1878-80,"
"Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt, 1882," "Chitral," "Atbara," "Khartoum,"
"Paardeberg," "South Africa, 1899-1902."
Mottoes: _Cuidich'n Righ_ (Help, to the King);
_Caber Feidh_ (Antlers of the Deer), the war cry of Seaforth;
_Tulloch Ard_ (The high Hill), the slogan of Kintail.
_Uniform_, Scarlet.
_Facings_, Buff.
Mackenzie tartan.
White sporran with two black tails.
_Head-dress_, Feather bonnet, scarlet, white and green diced
border; white hackle, except bandsmen who wear scarlet.
_Cap_, Glengarry, with scarlet, white and green diced border.
_Regimental March_, "Highland Laddie."
Allied Regiments, 72nd Regiment (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada);
78th Pictou Regiment (Highlanders) of Canada.
SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS (Rossshire Buffs, the Duke of Albany's)
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