The Scots Guard

by William Fyfe Hendrie and Jack Snith

The Scots Guards can trace their history back to 1642 when the regiment was raised as the King's Lifeguard of Foot by the Marquis of Argyll. From those early beginnings the Scots Guards have played a pivotal role in the history of the British Army. They fought on many different battlefields, from the Battle of Namurin to Waterloo. Going through various name changes the regiment became known as the Scots Guards in 1877, and fought at Telel Kebir in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752423991
• ISBN13: 9780752423999
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages