The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-26
FAMOUS SCOTCH REGIMENTS.
They Are Known at Home by Long
List of Nicknames.

| List of Mechanics.
| The brigade of Foot Guards of the Brit
ish army do not like to be called "The
| Chuckle Chucks,'' but for stealing hens
and ducks in Dublin the people OF that
fine city gave them that name. The First
Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) glory in
the name of ''Pontius Pilates Body
Guards" for they are the oldest regiment
in the army But L would not like to enter
the sergeants' mess of the Twenty-frst
Royal Scots Fusiliers and ask them if they
were 1.-THE Glencoe Butchers" such, how
ever, is the nickname of this fine regl-
ment, for their records show that they
were in the vicinity of the Glen during
that cruel and cowardly affair. The
Twenty fifth King Own" Scots Borderers'
are known in the Highland regiments as
| "Cum berland's Royal Standb blacks" This
was the regiment that the Clan Cameron
| gave such u cutting up at Culloden. They
were then called "Semple,s Regiment"
| The Camerons slew 12S of them. That was
terribly good work, seeing that they re-
ceived the charge of the Camerons four
deep, front rank kneeling.
| The Ninth Norfolk Regiment delights In
| being called 'The Ninth Holy-boys." They
have carried that name since the days OF
| Wellington. The way they came by it was
/ because they sold their Bibles in Spain for
wine.
Istated in former letter of how the gal
| liant "Forty-two" got the name of 1.-THE
| Bricks" The Fiftieth Regiment is known
| all over the army as The Blind Half Hun
dred." They certainly deserve the name,
| for they charged a stone wall, taking it for
column of the French. Since 1909 the
famous Seventy-frst Highland Light In.
fantry has been known as 1.-The Glasgow
Keelies," aid in Ireland its sister regi-
ment, the Seventy-fourth Highland, is
called 1.-THE Limerick Butchers" During
the troubles of 1S66-67 they were ordered to
charge the mob which was pelting stones,
etc, into their ranks. The order was
quickly obeyed, and many of the rioters
received touch of their bayonets; hence
the nickname.
The Twenty-eighth Worcestershire Reg
iment gets the name of ''The Old Brags"
This is the regiment that wear their regi-
mental number IN front and in rear of
their helmet. At Quatre Bras they were
attacked in field OF corn by the Polish
lancers. The rear rank turned about, so
that they showed and fought with two
fronts. In after years they used to brag
about this pluckv affair and the honor
they gained; so they are still THE Old
Brags."
The gallant old Seventy Cameron
Highlanders are known since 1871 as
Queen Victoria's Own, Own" and the
Nlnety-irst Argyles are sometimes called
SANDY Campbell's BARNS" Out of Scot
land they are called The Lord God of the
Highlands Own Highlanders." When
they wore the trews Campbell tartan)
they were called 'John Dukes Half-dressed
Highlanders." The Ninety-second Gordon
Highlanders are known in every mess of
the army as The Gay aud the
Gallant Gordons," but as they were
late for the Crimea, the other
Highland regiments called them THE
Johnny Come-lates" Again, in 1874 they
had SO many Banffshlre men in the regi-
ment that they were called THE Buckle
Highlanders." The famous Thin Red
Line" the Ninety-third Sutherland High
landers, got the name of The Rories'' in
the Crimea. Every other man was a Rory
tRoderick) Fraser or Macleod. The Ninety
third still boasts of being til" tallest regi-
! ment in the Crimea. 1t is said that their
"Grcnadier Company" measured feet
| 25s inches at that time.
Now that there are so many changes
taking place in-the army these sobriquets
are dying out, just like the old numbers,
for all the numbers have been replaced by
names. If we go as far north as Inver-
| ness and ask any old person what regi-
ment is the Second Battalion Seaforth
Highlanders, Duke of Albany's Own
(Rosshire Bluffs), few could tell you that
they are the old Seventy eighth Highland
ers.