A history of the 9th (Highlanders) Royal Scots :: the Dandy ninth /

Edinburgh is forever bound to The Royal Scots, the oldest in the British Army and now part of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. For a period in the early twentieth century, it also had a Highland battalion, the kilted 9th Royal Scots, which became affectionately known as the Dandy Ninth. The battalion...

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Main Author: Gilhooley, Neill (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2019.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Edinburgh is forever bound to The Royal Scots, the oldest in the British Army and now part of The Royal Regiment of Scotland. For a period in the early twentieth century, it also had a Highland battalion, the kilted 9th Royal Scots, which became affectionately known as the Dandy Ninth. The battalion was formed in the aftermath of the Boer War's Black Week. It sent volunteers to South Africa and established itself as Edinburgh's kilted battalion, part of the Territorial Force of part-time soldiers. Some 6,000 men passed through the ranks of the Dandy Ninth and over a thousand never returned.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 356 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526735287
1526735288

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