51st Highland Volunteers
The 51st Highland Volunteers (51 HIGHLAND) is a battalion in the British Army's Army Reserve or reserve force in the Scottish Highlands, forming the 7th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, also known as 7 SCOTS. It is one of two Reserve battalions in the Royal Regiment of Scotland, along with 52nd Lowland (6 SCOTS), a similar unit located in the Scottish Lowlands.
| 51st Highland, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland | |
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Badge of the Regiment | |
| Active | 1967 – Present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Army Reserve Light Infantry |
| Size | Battalion 471 personnel |
| Part of | 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland |
| Garrison/HQ | Headquarters in Perth |
| Nickname(s) | 7 SCOTS |
| Motto(s) | Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me With Impunity) (Latin) |
| March | Quick - Scotland the Brave Slow - The Garb of Auld Gaul |
| Commanders | |
| Royal Colonel | The King |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Major General William Euan Buchanan Loudon, CBE |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash | |
| Tartan | Government |
| Hackle | Purple |
Originally formed as the 51st Highland Volunteers in 1967, as a result of the amalgamation of Territorial Battalions within the infantry Regiments of the Highland Brigade, the name commemorated the 51st (Highland) Division of the Territorial Force, within which many of the Regiment's antecedent Territorial Battalions served during the First and Second World Wars.
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