The Scots Army (Scots: Scots Airmy) was the army of the Kingdom of Scotland between the Restoration in 1660 and Union with the Kingdom of England on 1...
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The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England...
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Guards) to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. The regiment's history began in 1678, when three independent troops of Scots Dragoons were raised. In 1681...
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The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through...
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Armed forces in Scotland (section Scots Army)
of the British Army – consists of several infantry battalions, namely, the Royal Highland Fusiliers (2 SCOTS), the Black Watch (3 SCOTS), the Highlanders...
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state and, with that, united the English Army and the Scots Army as the British Army. Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the monarch as their...
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"Scots Wha Hae" (English: Scots Who Have) is a patriotic song of Scotland written using both words of the Scots language and English, which served for...
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Volunteers". British army units 1945 on. Retrieved 2 May 2016. "Museum of the Royal Scots and the Royal Regiment of Scotland". The Royal Scots. Retrieved 15...
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the Dutch military since the 1570s, grouped in what became known as the Scots Brigade. By the 1680s, it contained three Scottish and three English regiments...
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Franco-Scots army on 22 March 1421 at Baugé, France, east of Angers, was a major defeat for the English in the Hundred Years' War. The English army was led...
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to claim 10–12,000 Scots killed. John of Worcester gives more details on the fortunes of the Scots knights But of [David's] army nearly ten thousand...
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The Ulster Scots people or Scots-Irish are an ethnic group descended largely from Scottish and some Northern English Borders settlers who moved to the...
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Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542...
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led a Scots army southwards with intention of capturing Durham. In reply, an English army moved northwards from Yorkshire to confront the Scots. On 14...
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Scottish army may refer to: Scots Army, the army of the Kingdom of Scotland Armed forces in Scotland, as a part of the present-day British Armed Forces...
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Scotch-Irish Americans (redirect from Scots-Irish Americans)
America as 'Scots-Irish'" (1870); and 2) "Dr. Cochran was of stately presence, of fair and florid complexion, features which testified his Scots-Irish descent"...
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crossing into Northumberland. The Scots army followed the English army fleeing south. Caught between two armies, hundreds of refugees fled to safety...
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Montrose crossed the River Tweed, followed by the rest of Leslie's army. The Scots bypassed the town, and headed for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, centre of the...
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Kingdom of Scotland (redirect from Kingdom of the Scots)
the Scots began to convert from the bow to gunpowder firearms. The feudal heavy cavalry had begun to disappear from Scottish armies and the Scots fielded...
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Northumberland, in northern England, between an invading Scots army under King James IV and an English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey. In terms of troop...
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Charles was approached by the Scots, the Presbyterians in the English Parliament, and the Grandees of the New Model Army, all attempting to reach an accommodation...
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List of Scottish monarchs (redirect from Kings of Scots)
King of Scots. Duke of Rothesay – The title of the heir apparent to the Scottish throne. His Grace – The style of address used by the King of Scots. List...
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Guy's 2004 biography Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart. The film stars Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen of Scots, and Margot Robbie as her paternal...
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opposed by Scots loyal to the occupant of the throne, eight-year-old David II. At the Battle of Dupplin Moor Balliol's force defeated a Scottish army ten times...
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Anglo-Scottish Wars. Scots and English soldiers on French soil during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) generally fought on opposing sides, with the Scots standing...
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regular army battalions, and the second is Army Reserve battalions. Grenadier Guards - 1 + 0 battalion Coldstream Guards - 1 + 0 battalion Scots Guards...
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Specialised Training Infantry (1 SCOTS) – 1 Public Duties – (5 SCOTS)α Army Reserve – (6 SCOTS, 7 SCOTS, 3 R WELSH, 2 R IRISH) – 4 Armoured Infantry (1 YORKS,...
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history of the Scots Guards from 1914 to 1945. The Scots Guards (SG) is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army. The Scots Guards trace their...
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and when the Scots came into contact with the English infantry, the fight was short. The Scottish formations collapsed and the Scots fled in disorder...
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Battle of Falkirk (category Articles containing Scots-language text)
Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned...
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