The Lothians and Border Horse | |
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Active | 1797–1956 2014–Present |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1797–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1956) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Yeomanry |
Size | First World War, 3 Regiments Second World War, 2 Regiments Current, 1 Squadron |
Part of | The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry |
Garrison/HQ | Edinburgh |
Nickname(s) | E (L&BHY) Sqn |
Engagements | Battle of Normandy Battle of the Scheldt Geilenkirchen salient Rhine crossing Elbe crossing Bou Arada Fondouk El Kourzia Battle of Tunis Liri Valley Arezzo Advance to Florence Gothic Line Argenta Gap |
Commanders | |
Honorary Colonel | Donald S.F. Young[1] |
The Lothians and Border Horse was a Yeomanry regiment, part of the British Territorial Army. It was ranked 36th in the Yeomanry order of precedence and was based in the Scottish Lowland area, recruiting in the Lothians – East Lothian (Haddingtonshire), Midlothian (Edinburghshire), and West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) – and along the border with England, particularly Berwickshire. It amalgamated with the Lanarkshire Yeomanry and the Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry to form the Queen's Own Lowland Yeomanry in 1956.
In 2014 following the 2013 Future Army Reserves announcement, the regiment was re-formed within the new Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry.