Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) | |
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Active | 1 August 2006 – 1 December 2021 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Light Infantry |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | Royal Regiment of Scotland |
Motto(s) | Nemo me impune lacessit (No One Strikes Me With Impunity) |
March | Charge: The Standards of the Braes of Mar Quick March: Blue Bonnets o'er the Border Slow March: The Garb of Old Gaul General Salute: Loch Leven Castle |
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Commanders | |
Current commander | Brigadier Nicholas Wight-Boycott |
Royal Colonel | The Princess Royal |
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Tactical Recognition Flash | |
Tartan | Government Royal Stewart (Pipers kilts and plaids) |
Hackle | Black |
The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS) was a battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The battalion formed on 1 August 2006 when its antecedent regiments - the Royal Scots and the King's Own Scottish Borderers - amalgamated just after the formation of the Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2006.
On 1 December 2021, the battalion was disbanded and its personnel formed the 1st Battalion of the new Ranger Regiment (1 RANGERS).