The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-29
FAMOUS SCOTCH REGIMENTS.
They Are Known at Home by a Long Liss
of Nicknamesi

They Are Known at Home by a Long Liss
OF Mechanics
The brigade Of Foot Guards OF the
British army do not like to be called
The Chuckle Chucks," but for steal.
ing hens and ducks in Dublin the peo-
pie of that fine city gave them the
name. The First Eoynl Scots (Lothian
regiment) glory in the name of Pom
thus Pilates Body Guards" for they
are the oldest regiment in the army,
But | would not like to enter the SER
geant's mess of the 21st Royal Scots
fusiliers and ask them if they were
"Thc Glencoe Butchers;" such, how
ever, is the nicknome of the fine regi-
ment, for their records show that they
were in the vicinity Of the Glen during
that cruel and cowardly affair. The
25th kings wv Scots Borderers" are
known in the Highland regiments as
"Cumberland's Royal Stand-backs."
This was the regiment that the Clan
Ca heron gave such a cutting up at Cul-
loten. They were then called Sem
piss regiment" The Camerons slew
1913 Of them. That was ter, SSkle work,
seeing that they received the >farge
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.
I stated in q former letter of how the
gallant "42" got the name of "The
Bricks" The 50th regiment are
known all over the army as "The Blind
Half-Hundred." They certainly de-
serve the name, for they charged a
stone wall, taking it for a column OF
the French. Since 1869 the famous
list Highland light infantry have been
known as THE Glasgow Keelies,' end.
in Ireland, their sister regiment, the
74th Highlanders, are called 'The Linn
erick Butchers" During the thoubles
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 a touch of their bayonets;
hence the nickname.
The 2sth Worcestershire regiment
got the name of "The Old Brags."
This is the regiment that wear their
regimental number in front and in
real of their helmet. At Quatre Bras
they were attacked in a 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 plucky af-
fair and the honor they gained; so they
are still "The Old Brags."
The gallant old 10th Cameron High
landers are known since 1871 as Queen
Victoria's Own Own" and the Dist
Argyles are sometimes called SANDY
Campbell's Bairns." Out of Scotland
they are termed "rhe Lord God of the
Highlands Own Highlanders." When
they wore the trews Campbell t~artan)
they were called "John Dukes Half
dressed Highlanders." The 92d Cor
don Highlanders are known in every
mess of the army as "The Gay and Gal
liant Gordons," but, as they were late
for the Crimea, the other Highland
regiments called them 1.-THE Johnny
Again, in 1874, they had
SO many Banffshire men in the regi-
ment that they were called 'The
Buckle Highlanders." The famous
Thin Red Line" the s3d Sutherland
Highlanders, got the name of THE
Rories" in the Crimea, on account of
SO many Rories in their ranks. Every
man was a Rory (Roderick) Fraser, or
Macleod. The s3d still boasts of being
the tallest regiment in the Crimea. 1t
is said that their "GreDa dier Company
averaged 6 feet 2% inches at that time.
Now that there are so many changes
place in the army, these sobri-
quets r dying out, just like the old
numbers, for all the numbers have been |
replaced by names. If we go as far
north as Inverness and ask any old per-
son what regiment is the Second
Seaforth H~ighlanders, "Duke
Of Albany's Own" (Rosshire Bluffs,
few could tell you that they are the old
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