Armed forces in Scotland
History
History
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Prior to the [Treaty of Union 1707](/wiki/Treaty_of_Union_1707 "Treaty of Union 1707"), the [Kingdom of Scotland](/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland "Kingdom of Scotland")'s army was the [Scots Army](/wiki/Scots_Army "Scots Army") and their navy was the [Royal Scots Navy](/wiki/Royal_Scots_Navy "Royal Scots Navy"). Today, the [Royal Regiment of Scotland](/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland "Royal Regiment of Scotland") – the most [senior](/wiki/British_Army_order_of_precedence "British Army order of precedence") and only [Scottish regiment](/wiki/Scottish_regiment "Scottish regiment") [line infantry](/wiki/Line_infantry "Line infantry") of the British Army – consists of several [infantry](/wiki/Infantry "Infantry") [battalions](/wiki/Battalion "Battalion"), namely, the [Royal Highland Fusiliers (2 SCOTS)](/wiki/Royal_Highland_Fusiliers "Royal Highland Fusiliers"), the [Black Watch (3 SCOTS)](/wiki/Black_Watch "Black Watch"), the [Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) (4 SCOTS)](/wiki/Highlanders_%28Seaforth%2C_Gordons_and_Camerons%29 "Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)"), and the [Balaklava Company, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (5 SCOTS)](/wiki/Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders "Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders"). The reserve battalions include the [52nd Lowland Volunteers, 6th Battalion](/wiki/52nd_Lowland_Volunteers "52nd Lowland Volunteers") (6 SCOTS), the [51st Highland Volunteers, 7th Battalion](/wiki/51st_Highland_Volunteers "51st Highland Volunteers") (7 SCOTS), the [Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland](/wiki/Band_of_the_Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland "Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland") and the [Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland](/wiki/Lowland_Band_of_the_Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland "Lowland Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland"). The Royal Scots Borderers (1 SCOTS) was disbanded in 2021, with its personnel forming the [1st Battalion](/wiki/1st_Battalion%2C_Ranger_Regiment_%28United_Kingdom%29 "1st Battalion, Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom)") of the newly formed [Ranger Regiment](/wiki/Ranger_Regiment_%28United_Kingdom%29 "Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom)") (1 RANGERS).

The [Scots Guards](/wiki/Scots_Guards "Scots Guards") is one of the five [Foot Guards](/wiki/Foot_guards%23United_Kingdom "Foot guards#United Kingdom") [regiments](/wiki/Regiment "Regiment") of the [British Army](/wiki/British_Army "British Army"). Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King [Charles I of England and Scotland](/wiki/Charles_I_of_England_and_Scotland "Charles I of England and Scotland").


Can you list all Scottish regiments that exist today?