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King's Own Scottish Borderers
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| King's Own Scottish Borderers | |
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 Cap Badge and Tartan of the King's Own Scottish Borderers |
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| Active | 1689 - 1 August 2006 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | Scottish Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
| Motto | In Veritate Religionis Confido (I put my trust in the truth of religion) Nisi Dominus Frustra (Without the Lord, everything is in vain) |
| Anniversaries | Minden - 1st August |
| Commanders | |
| Last Colonel-in-Chief | HRH the late Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, GCB, CI, GCVO, GBE |
| Insignia | |
| Pipes and Drums' Tartan | Royal Stewart (pipers kilts and plaids) |
The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. It was raised in 1689 by the Earl of Leven. It was once known as Semphill's Regiment of Foot, the name under which it fought at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. The regiment was ranked as the 25th Foot in 1751. The 25th was the county regiment of Sussex from 1782 to 1805, before its recruiting area was moved to the Scottish Borders region. From then it was known as the King's Own Borderers, becoming the King's Own Scottish Borderers in 1887. The Regiment was affectionately known as the "Kosbies".
Until 2004 the regiment was one of five in the line infantry never to have been amalgamated, the others being:
In 2004, as part of the British Government's defence review, it was announced that the Scottish Division would lose an infantry battalion. This was achieved through the amalgamation of the King's Own Scottish Borderers with the Royal Scots to form the Royal Scots Borderers on August 1, 2006. This single battalion became the 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Campaigners against the amalgamation of the KOSB argued that the Westminster government is "outwith the competency" (i.e. does not have the right) to merge or disband the regiment, because it was raised by the independent Scottish Parliament prior to the foundation of the United Kingdom and had been in continuous service ever since. To this end, the campaigners went gone to court in Edinburgh in an unsuccessful attempt to get an injunction against the amalgamation with the Royal Scots.
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