The Black Watch can trace its origins back to the early 18th century. It went on to fight in nearly all the British Army's campaigns and is now part of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
This unit was formed in 1756. It served with the British Army until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment).
This infantry unit was raised in 1674 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1968, it was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
This rifle regiment was formed in 1800 and was one of the first to undergo light infantry training. In 1966, it merged with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to form The Royal Green Jackets.
This infantry unit was raised in 1793. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it became part of The Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment).
This Scottish infantry regiment was formed in 1794 and recruited in Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire. It served with the British Army in several campaigns until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Gordon Highlanders.
This infantry unit was raised in 1755. It served until the 1881 Army reforms, when it became part of The King’s Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment).
This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Northamptonshire Regiment.
This infantry unit was raised in 1701. Following 180 years of British Army service, it was merged into The Royal Sussex Regiment during the 1881 reforms.
This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Dorsetshire Regiment.
This cavalry regiment was formed in 1715. It served in several campaigns until 1960, when it was merged into the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales’s).
