The Scottish Horse
| Scottish Horse | |
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Cap badge of the Scottish Horse.
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| Active | 1900–1956 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Yeomanry |
| Role |
Formation Reconnaissance Infantry Artillery Army Air Corps |
| Size | Battalion |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| March |
The Scottish Horse The Garb of Old Gaul |
| Engagements | Anzio |
| Battle honours |
Second Boer War 1900 – 1902 South Africa First World War Beaurevoir Selle Sambre France & Flanders Macedonia (1916–18) Gallipoli (1915) Romani Egypt (1915–16) Second World War North West Europe Sicily & Italy |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Henry Peregrine Leader |
| Insignia | |
| Regimental Tartan (Murray of Atholl) |
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| Stable Belt Colours |  |
The Scottish Horse was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army's Territorial Army (TA) from 1902 to 1956, when it was amalgamated with the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry.
It carries the traditions and battle honours of The Scottish Horse raised in South Africa in 1900 for service in the Second Boer War. The regiment saw heavy fighting in both the First World War, as the 13th Battalion, Black Watch, and in the Second World War, as part of the Royal Artillery.
Today, the combined regiment is perpetuated by "C" Squadron (FFY/SH) of the Queen's Own Yeomanry based in Cupar, Fife and No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC.
The Scottish Horse were raised for the South African War in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg and expanded to two regiments.
The 1st and 2nd Scottish Horse were formed from Australian volunteers plus drafts from Scotland and South Africa. After the war ended in June 1902, the regiments left Durban and arrived in Southampton in late August. Both regiments were subsequently disbanded at Edinburgh Castle, after repatriating Australians and discharging South Africans.
Later in 1902, The Scottish Horse was reconstituted as two regiments by the Duke of Atholl, both claiming descent from the original Scottish Horse:
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