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The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 26th Cameronian Regiment and the 90th Perthshire Light Infantry .
When the 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot, and 90th Perthshire Light Infantry amalgamated to form The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, seven pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway were integrated into the structure of the regiment.
An order of battle is not necessarily a set structure, and it can change depending on tactical or strategic developments, or the evolution of military doctrine. For example, a division could be altered radically from one campaign to another through the adding or removing of subunits but retain its identity and prior history.
2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment: 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 2nd Battalion, Scottish Rifles: 2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade Pioneers: 22nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
The Lorne Rifles (Scottish) (1866–1936) The Essex Scottish Regiment (1885–1954) The Highland Light Infantry of Canada (1886–1954, 1957–1965) The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment (1866–1946, 1959–1992) 50th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders of Canada) (1913–1920) The New Brunswick Scottish (1946–1954) The Pictou Highlanders (1871 ...
This is an order of battle listing the Allied ... Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 157th (Highland Light Infantry) Brigade ... 1/11th (County of London) Battalion ...
Organised as "rifle volunteer corps", they were independent of the British Army and composed primarily of the middle class. The only change to the regiment's structure during the period of 1881–1908, was the loss of the 1st Berwickshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, and the numbering of the remaining Rifle Volunteer Corps into Volunteer Battalions.
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