Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)

 

Other Ranks, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)

 Glengarry Cap, c. 1939

 

The regiment was formed in 1881 as the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders), by the amalgamation of the 91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire) Regiment and the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment. The following year, the order of the "Argyll" and "Sutherland" sub-titles was reversed and the regiment became the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)

The regiment was one of the six Scottish line infantry regiments, and wore the Sutherland district tartan (Government No. 1A) as its regimental tartan; this is a lightened version of the Black Watch (Government No. 1) sett.

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was expanded to fifteen battalions during the First World War (1914–1918) and nine during the Second World War (1939–1945). The 1st Battalion served in the 1st Commonwealth Division in the Korean War and gained a high public profile for its role in Aden during 1967.