AS Francis Kinchant, the heir to the Park Hall estate near Oswestry, rode up to a wounded French officer following the famous charge of the
Scots Greys at Waterloo, he acted with compassion.
Nicknamed the Royal
Scots Greys due to the colour of their horses, they travelled through the Cairngorms to try and boost troop numbers 85 years ago.
"The figures we painted were there in display capacity but when one of the players forgot his
Scots Greys our veterans stepped in and offered the
Scots Greys we have painted at the centre, so we are delighted our figures were part of the main game.
The parents of Trooper William McKeich, Royal
Scots Greys, and Pte Robert Ross, 9th Gordon Highlanders, lived in Trossachs Road.
1681 - General Tam Dalyell raises a regiment to suppress Covenanters, which later became the Royal
Scots Greys.
His watercolour "The Charge of the
Scots Greys" - reminiscent of the famous Scotland Forever!
"The battle raged on with the Royal Scots, Gordon Highlanders and the Royal
Scots Greys playing a major role in keeping the French army at bay.
Waterloo: After the Battle exhibition reunites the eagle flag sculpture of the 45th French Infantry captured by the
Scots Greys with the one of the 105th French Infantry captured by the Royal Dragoons and looks at how the Scots came to terms with the new era Napoleon's final defeat ushered in.
Tsar Nicholas II was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal
Scots Greys after his coronation in 1896, and wore the regiment's uniform when he landed at Leith on his way to visit Queen Victoria at Balmoral, and again when he took breakfast at Preston Station on his return journey, in October, 1896.
We are confident that the Old Guard or
Scots Greys who go into battle will be more than capable of sticking it to our enemies.
For the Royal Navy it was individual seniority but for the Army the awards were in regimental order of precedence with the senior regiment to appear being the 2nd Dragoons (the Royal
Scots Greys).
Fitzgeorge-Parker served as a major in the Royal
Scots Greys during World War II and was awarded the Military Cross in 1943 for his actions in leading a counter-attack during the Salerno landings.