British Army Lowland Regiment Cap Badge
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These generally predate the more widely known Highland regiments. The senior
Lowland regiment was the Royal Scots (the Royal Regiment) which dates from 1633. The Royal Scots Fusiliers and
the King's Own Scottish Borderers were subsequently raised in 1678 and 1689 respectively. Throughout the 17th, 18th and most of the 19th centuries
these Scottish regiments served widely and with distinction. They did not however differ significantly in appearance or public perception from the bulk of the line infantry of the British
Army. In 1881 the introduction of the Childers reforms provided the opportunity to adopt a modified form of Scottish dress for the Lowland regiments. Comprising doublets and tartan
trews this gave the Lowlanders a distinctive identity, separate from their English, Welsh, Irish and Highland
counterparts. At the same time, the absence of kilts (except for pipers) and the substitution of
Kilmarnock bonnets for feather bonnets prevented confusion between Lowlanders and their Highland counterparts. The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was
created at the same time from the merging of two existing numbered regiments.