Scots Guards | |
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![]() Regimental badge of the Scots Guards[a] | |
Active | 1642–1651 1662–present |
Country | Kingdom of Scotland (1642–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom (1801–present) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Foot Guards |
Role | 1st Battalion Scots Guards – Mechanized Infantry F Company – Public Duties |
Size | One battalion – 707 personnel[1] One company One reserve company |
Part of | Guards and Parachute Division |
Garrison/HQ | RHQ – London 1st Battalion – Catterick F Company – London G (Messines) Company – Army Reserve, London |
Nickname(s) | The Kiddies; Jock Guards |
Motto(s) | "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" (Latin) "No one assails me with impunity" |
March | Quick – "Hielan' Laddie" Slow – "The Garb of Old Gaul" |
Anniversaries | Saint Andrew's Day 30 November Battle of Mount Tumbledown 13 June |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | The King |
Colonel of the Regiment | The Duke of Edinburgh |
Insignia | |
Tactical Recognition Flash | ![]() |
Tartan | Royal Stewart |
Plume | none |
Abbreviation | SG |
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 and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642 in the Kingdom of Scotland, although it was only placed on the English Establishment in 1686.[2]
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