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The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)

The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Royal Regiment of Scotland.svg
IV
Cap Badge of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Active 28 March 2006-
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Type Line Infantry
Role Mechanized Infantry
Size One Battalion
Part of 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade
Garrison/HQ Bourlon Barracks, Catterick Garrison, United Kingdom
Motto(s) Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me With Impunity)
Commanders
Royal Colonel HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash Royal Regiment of Scotland TRF.png
Tartan Government
Cameron of Erracht (Pipers kilts and plaids)
Hackle Blue
From Queens Own Cameron Highlanders/Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)
The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
Queen's Own Highlanders.gif
Cap Badge of the Highlanders
Active 17 September 1994 - 28 March 2006
Country United Kingdom
Branch Army
Type Infantry
Role Heavy Protected Mobility
Size One Battalion
Motto(s) Cuidich 'n Righ (Help the King)
March Quick: Wee Highland Laddie
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Insignia
Tartan Gordon (kilt)
Seaforth Mackenzie (trews)
Cameron of Erracht (pipers and drummers kilts)

The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Prior to 28 March 2006, the Highlanders was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons), part of the Scottish Division. The regiment was the only one in the British Army with a Gaelic motto - Cuidich 'n Righ which means "Help the King".

The regiment was formed on 17 September 1994 as part of the Options for Change defence review, by the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) and the Gordon Highlanders.

In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that The Highlanders would be amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland. The amalgamation took place on 28 March 2006. As with the other Scottish regiments, the Highlanders were permitted to retain their former name as the new battalion's primary title, with the battalion number as a subtitle.

The battalion was based in Bad Fallingbostel, as part of 7 Armoured Brigade, the descendants of the Second World War's Desert Rats, equipped with the Warrior Infantry Vehicle until 1 September 2015 when they moved to Bourlon Barracks in Catterick Garrison. The battalion is now a heavy protected mobility battalion forming part of 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade.


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