It was popularly known as “The Coldstreamers” from Colonel Monck’s celebrated march from Coldstream in January 1660 to restore King Charles II.
SCOTS GUARDS.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | |||
| Uniform. | Facings. | ||||
| The Scots Regiment of Guards. 1660–1708 3rd Foot Guards. 1708–1831 Scots Fusilier Guards. 1831–1877 The Scots Guards. 1877—— | Scarlet, 1660—. | White, 1660–1708. Blue, 1708—. | Walcourt, 1689. Boyne, 1690. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1689–1695. Saragossa, 1710. Spain, 1709–1713. Dettingen, 1743. Fontenoy, 1745. Val, 1747. Flanders, 1742–1748. Cherbourg, 1758. Denkern, 1761. Wilhelmstahl, 1762. Germany, 1759–1762. Brooklyn, 1776. Brandywine, 1777. | Germantown, 1777. Freehold, 1778. Guildford, 1781. America, 1776–1781. Valenciennes, 1793. Lincelles, 1793. Flanders, 1793–1795. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Bergen, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Alkmaer, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Marabout, 1801. Egypt, 1801. Copenhagen, 1807. | Flushing, 1809. Douro, 1809. Talavera, 1809. Barrossa, 1811. Badajos, 1812. Burgos, 1812. Cuid=ad Rodrigo, 1812. St. Sebastian, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–15. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1854. |
The Regiment was raised in Scotland.
It bears one of the ancient Badges conferred by Royal Authority on each of the companies, the Badges being borne in turn as the Colours are renewed; and “the Sphinx” for Egypt, 1801.
And also in
- 1st Battalion—The Royal Arms of Scotland, with motto “En! Ferus Hostis.”
- 2nd Battalion—The Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock, with motto “Unita Fortior.”
FIRST FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | |||
| Uniform. | Facings. | ||||
| Le Régiment de Douglas. 1633–1678 Colonel the Earl of Dumbarton’s Regiment of Foot. 1678–1684 The Royal Regiment. 1684–1751 1st, or the Royal Regiment. 1751–1812 1st, or the Royal Scots. 1812–1821 1st, or the Royal Regiment, 1821–1871 1st, the Royal Scots. 1871—— | Scarlet, 1678—. | White, 1678. Blue, 1742—. | Maestricht, 1673. Tanjier, 1680–1683. Walcourt, 1689. Steenkirk, 1692. Neer-Landen, 1693. Namur, 1695. Flanders, 1689–1697. Venloo, 1702. Schellenberg, 1704. Blenheim, 1704. Ramilies, 1706. Oudenarde, 1708. Wynendale, 1708. Lisle, 1708. Ghent, 1708. Tournay, 1709. Malplaquet, 1709. Douay, 1710. Germany, 1701–1714. Fontenoy, 1745. Hulst, 1747. | Flanders, 1743–1749. Louisbourg, 1758. Ticonderago, 1758. Canada, 1757–1760. Dominica, 1761. Martinique, 1762. Havannah, 1762. Toulon, 1793. Corsica, 1794. Helder, 1799. Crabbendam, 1799. Egmont-op-Zee, 1799. Aboukir, 1801. Mandora, 1801. Alexandria, 1801. Egypt, 1801. St. Lucia, 1803. Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Guadaloupe, 1810. Busaco, 1810. | Salamanca, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. St. Sebastian, 1813. Nive, 1813. Bayonne, 1814. Peninsula, 1809–1814. Niagara, 1814. Bergen-op-Zoom, 1814. Quatre-Bras, 1815. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1814–1815. Nagpore, 1817. Maheid=pore, 1817. Asseerghur, 1819. Ava, 1824–1826. Alma, 1854. Inkerman, 1854. Sevastopol, 1855. Taku Forts, 1860. Pekin, 1860. |
The Regiment was in the service of Sweden from 1625 to 1633, and in that of France from 1633 to 1678, except in 1661, 1667, and 1668.