History

History of the Regiment

The Royal Highland Fusiliers were formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The Royal Scots Fusiliers (21st) and The Highland Light Infantry (71st, 73rd and 74th). As part of the British Army’s restructuring for future operations,The six Scottish regiments amalgamated to form The Royal Regiment of Scotland on 31 March 2006; and on this day, 1st Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers became The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Read more about the fascinating history of our Regiment on the history pages of the website linked below.

a brief history of the regiment
a brief history

a brief history of the regiment

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famous faces of the rhf
world famous fusiliers

famous faces of the rhf

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The building of a new regiment
Timeline - 1600s

The building of a new regiment

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across europe and beyond
Timeline - 1700s

across europe and beyond

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BEYOND AFRICA, HOME AND AWAY
1800s

BEYOND AFRICA, HOME AND AWAY

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The world goes to war, Britain fights
Timeline - 1900s

The world goes to war, Britain fights

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all change for the future
Timeline - 2000s

all change for the future

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