Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders

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The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders is one of the best-known regiments in the British Army. In a previous incarnation as the 93rd Highlanders its soldiers were famed for being the thin red line that repulsed the Russian heavy cavalry at the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War. When the regiment was ordered to disband in 1968 as part of wide-ranging defence cuts a popular Save the Argylls campaign was successful in keeping the regiment in being. In 2006 it became the 5th battalion of the new Royal Regiment of Scotl&. Formed by two earlier regiments The Argylls have a stirring history of service to the British Crown. They served all over the empire taking part in the Indian Mutiny & the Boer War & fought in both World Wars. In the post-war period the Argylls captured the public imagination in 1967 when they reoccupied the Crater district of Aden following a period of riots. Recruiting mainly from the west of Scotland the regiment has a unique character & throughout its history has retained a fierce regimental pride which is summed up by its motto: sans peur meaning without fear. The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders" puts its story into the context of British military history & makes use of personal testimony to reveal the life of the regiment."