Scottish Division

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Scottish Division
Active	1968 - Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Regular/Territorial Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Training and Administration
Size	Seven Battalions
Part of	HQ Infantry
Commanders
Current commander	Major General William Euan Buchanan Loudon, CBE

The Scottish Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. The Scottish Division was formed on July 1, 1968 with the amalgamation of the Lowland Brigade and Highland Brigade. In 1994, due to the Options for Change review, The Gordon Highlanders were amalgamated with the The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). As of 2006, the Scottish Division is comprised of seven infantry battalions in a single large regiment, the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This also involved the amalgamation of the Royal Scots and the The King's Own Scottish Borderers to form the Royal Scots Borderers:

Regular Army Units

• The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Highlanders 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland

Territorial Army Units

• 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland
• 51st Highland, 7th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland

In addition, the Scottish Division also maintains a single band, the regimental Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Highland Band and the Lowland Band.

The Headquarters of the Scottish Division is located at Edinburgh Castle. It is commanded by a "Colonel Commandant" who normally holds the military rank of Lieutenant General or Major General. The current Colonel Commandant is Major General Euan Buchanan Loudon, GOC of the 2nd Division.

[edit] Former Units

• 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) - (1633-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) - (1959-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers - (1689-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) - (1881-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) - (1961-1994)
• 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders - (1881-1994)
• 1st Battalion, The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) - (1994-2006)
• 1st Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) - (1881-2006)
• Royal Scots Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland - (2006)
• King's Own Scottish Borderers Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland - (2006)

[edit] External link

• Scottish Division

British Infantry Depots

Current Infantry Depots Guards Division | Scottish Division | King's Division | Queen's Division | Prince of Wales' Division Royal Irish Regiment | Parachute Regiment | Brigade of Gurkhas | The Rifles

Former Infantry Depots Light Division Guards Brigade | Lowland Brigade | Highland Brigade | Home Counties Brigade | Fusilier Brigade East Anglian Brigade | Forester Brigade | Mercian Brigade | Welsh Brigade | Wessex Brigade Lancastrian Brigade | Yorkshire Brigade | North Irish Brigade | Light Infantry Brigade | Green Jackets Brigade