Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry

The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
Cap badge and TRF of the regiment
Active	31 October 2014 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Light cavalry Yeomanry
Role	Close-quarters combat Cold-weather warfare Desert warfare Forward observer Maneuver warfare Patrolling Raiding Reconnaissance Screening Urban warfare
Size	Regiment
Part of	19th Brigade
Regimental Headquarters	Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
Motto(s)	Per Vigilans (Ever Vigilant)
Colors	Deep Brunswick Green with St Andrew's Blue over and under
March	Quick (band) - Garry Owen Slow (pipes) - The Garb of Old Gaul
Anniversaries	24 May - Hitler Line (North Irish Horse)
Equipment	Jackal 2 / Coyote TSV Land Rover FFR
Battle Honours	South Africa 1900-02, Marne 1914, St Quentin Canal, Cambrai 1918, Gallipoli, Jerusalem, Dunkirk, N.W. Europe 1944-45, Djebel Rmel, Tunis, Longstop Hill, Hitler Line, Gothic Line
Website	Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
Commanders
Colonel of the Regiment	Col Melfort Campbell
Insignia
Administrative Corps	Royal Armoured Corps
Arm Badge	Maple Leaf for North Irish Horse (Battle Honour from Hitler Line)
Tartan	A Squadron - Hunting Erskine and Royal Stewart for pipers B Squadron - Ulster Tartan (modern) C Squadron - Murray of Atholl (modern) E Squadron - "Hound's Tooth" tartan for pipe bag covers

The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY) is a reserve light cavalry regiment created in 2014 as part of the restructuring of the British Army's Army Reserve. It is operationally paired with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, based at Leuchars Station in Fife, Scotland. The regiment has numerous squadrons across Scotland and Northern Ireland.

On 31 October 2014, under the Army 2020 plan, the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry was formed from the regimental headquarters of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry and three squadrons of the Queen's Own Yeomanry.^[1][2] The new regiment was also to include the Lothians and Border Horse, which was re-raised shortly thereafter.^[3] As of October 2021, it consists of:^[4]

• Regimental headquarters, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
• A (Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry) Squadron, in Ayr^[5][6]
• B (North Irish Horse) Squadron, in Belfast and Coleraine^[7]
• C (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse) Squadron, in Cupar^[8]
• E (Lothians and Border Horse) Squadron, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh^[9] — E Sqn acts as the Command and Support Squadron of the regiment.^[10]

In accordance with the Strategic Defence and Security Review (2020), the regiment is paired with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in the light cavalry role. It is primarily equipped with the Jackal reconnaissance vehicle, having converted from the RWIMIK platform.^[11] The regiment was formerly under the control of 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, but came under control of 19th Brigade in 2022;^[12] it is the only army reserve armoured unit in Scotland and Northern Ireland.^[1][2]

In 2018, the regiment was present with its first regimental guidon by Frank Ross, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, on behalf of the Sovereign.^[1]

The regiment recruits soldiers from around the Scottish counties of Lanarkshire, Lothian, Angus and Ayrshire, and from Northern Ireland.^[13]

The regiment has received the freedom of several locations throughout its history; these include:

• 6 May 2014: South Ayrshire ("A" Squadron).^[14]
• 1 February 2016: Mid and East Antrim ("B" Squadron).^[15]
• 6 July 2019: East Lothian ("E" Squadron).^[16][17]
• 2 April 2022: Edinburgh ("E" Squadron).^[18][19][20]

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• Military history of Scotland

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