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Forth Brigade, the Glossary

Index Forth Brigade

The Forth Brigade was a Scottish infantry formation of Britain's Volunteer Force from 1888 to 1902.[1]

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  1. 35 relations: Alloa, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Black Watch, Brigade, Brigade major, British Army, Colonel (United Kingdom), Edinburgh, Forrest Hill drill hall, Haddington, East Lothian, Haldane Reforms, Infantry, John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, Leith, Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom), Linlithgow, Lord Advocate, Penicuik, Perth, Scotland, Queen's Edinburgh Rifles, Robert Cranston (Scottish politician), Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Scots, Scotland, St Andrews, Stanhope Memorandum, Stirling, Surgeons' Hall, Territorial Force, Volunteer Force, 155th (South Scottish) Brigade, 1st Linlithgowshire Rifle Volunteers, 221st Mixed Brigade, 6th Battalion, Royal Scots.

  2. Military units and formations disestablished in 1902
  3. Military units and formations established in 1888
  4. Military units and formations in Edinburgh
  5. Military units and formations of Scotland
  6. Volunteer Infantry Brigades of the British Army

Alloa

Alloa (Received Pronunciation; Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

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Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (designated as Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006.

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Black Watch

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Forth Brigade and Black Watch are military units and formations of Scotland.

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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Brigade major

A brigade major was the chief of staff of a brigade in the British Army.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Colonel (United Kingdom)

Colonel (Col) is a rank of the British Army and Royal Marines, ranking below brigadier, and above lieutenant colonel.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Forrest Hill drill hall

The Forrest Hill drill hall is a former military installation in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Haddington, East Lothian

The Royal Burgh of Haddington (Haidintoun, Baile Adainn) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland.

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Haldane Reforms

The Haldane Reforms were a series of far-ranging reforms of the British Army made from 1906 to 1912, and named after the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh

Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, KCB, PC, PRSSA, FRS, FRSE (27 December 1836 – 9 May 1919) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician and later a judge.

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Leith

Leith (Lìte) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith.

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Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)

Lieutenant colonel (Lt Col), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries.

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Linlithgow

Linlithgow (Lithgae; Gleann Iucha) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland.

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Lord Advocate

His Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh, Laird Advocat), is the principal legal adviser of both the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament.

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Penicuik

Penicuik (Penicuik; Peighinn na Cuthaig) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk.

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Perth, Scotland

Perth (Scottish English:; Peairt) is a centrally located Scottish city, on the banks of the River Tay.

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Queen's Edinburgh Rifles

The Queen's Edinburgh Rifles was a brigade of Rifle Volunteers raised in the county of city of Edinburgh in 1859. Forth Brigade and Queen's Edinburgh Rifles are military units and formations in Edinburgh.

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Robert Cranston (Scottish politician)

Brigadier-General Sir Robert Cranston (2 June 1843Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 – 22 October 1923) was a Scottish military officer who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1903 to 1906.

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Royal Army Medical Corps

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.

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Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was a corps of the British Army responsible for land, coastal and lake transport, air despatch, barracks administration, the Army Fire Service, staffing headquarters' units, supply of food, water, fuel and domestic materials such as clothing, furniture and stationery and the supply of technical and military equipment. Forth Brigade and Royal Army Service Corps are military units and formations established in 1888.

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Royal Scots

The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I. The regiment existed continuously until 2006, when it amalgamated with the King's Own Scottish Borderers to become the Royal Scots Borderers, which merged with the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch, the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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St Andrews

St Andrews (S.; Saunt Aundraes; Cill Rìmhinn, pronounced) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh.

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Stanhope Memorandum

The Stanhope Memorandum was a document written by Edward Stanhope, the Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on 8 December 1888.

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Stirling

Stirling (Stirlin; Sruighlea) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh.

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Surgeons' Hall

Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd).

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Territorial Force

The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription.

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Volunteer Force

The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859.

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155th (South Scottish) Brigade

The 155th (South Scottish) Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. Forth Brigade and 155th (South Scottish) Brigade are military units and formations of Scotland.

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1st Linlithgowshire Rifle Volunteers

The 1st Linlithgowshire Rifle Volunteers was a Scottish unit of Britain's Volunteer Force raised in Linlithgow in 1860.

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221st Mixed Brigade

221st Mixed Brigade was a Scottish Home Service formation of the British Army that served under various titles throughout World War I.

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6th Battalion, Royal Scots

The 6th Battalion, Royal Scots, was a unit of Britain's part-time Territorial Force. Forth Brigade and 6th Battalion, Royal Scots are military units and formations in Edinburgh.

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See also

Military units and formations disestablished in 1902

Military units and formations established in 1888

Military units and formations in Edinburgh

Military units and formations of Scotland

Volunteer Infantry Brigades of the British Army

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Brigade

Also known as 1st Lothian Brigade, 2nd Lothian Brigade.