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The Nova Scotia Highlanders 
Active 1871–present Country Canada Branch Primary Reserve Type Light infantry Role Light role Size One battalions Part of Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Garrison/HQ Truro Motto Siol Na Fear Fearail (Breed of Manly Men) March The Sweet Maid of Glendaruel (Regiment)
The Atholl Highlanders (1Bn)Abbreviation NS Highrs (as seen on rank slip on)
Official-NSHThe Nova Scotia Highlanders is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.
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Creation
The regiment was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of The North Nova Scotia Highlanders, The Cape Breton Highlanders, and The Pictou Highlanders.
The regiment was composed of two separate units, officially designated as the 1st Battalion, The Nova Scota Highlanders (North), and 2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton), both of which were part of Land Force Atlantic Area's 36 Canadian Brigade Group. The 1st Battalion was headquartered in Truro with individual companies located in Amherst, Pictou, New Glasgow, Springhill, and Truro. The 2nd Battalion was headquartered in Sydney, and in 2011 it was renamed back to its pre-1954 designation, the Cape Breton Highlanders.[1][2] This leaves The Nova Scotia Highlanders as a one-battalion regiment.
Headdress
Although the 2nd Battalion continued the proud tradition of wearing balmorals, the traditional headdress of the regiment, the 1st Battalion did not. There was a strong movement within the unit by the majority of the troops to replace the beret with the balmoral once again as it marked out the highland unit as distinctive and showed the ties with the unit's heritage that contributed to its ésprit de corps. As of January 1, 2011, the balmoral once again became the official headdress of the 1st Battalion as well.
History of predecessor regiments
The regiment's original constituents participated in many operations, including the South African War (1899–1902); Vimy, the Hindenburg Line in World War I and the Normandy landing, Boulogne, and the Gothic Line in World War II.
Perpetuations
The Nova Scotia Highlanders perpetuate the following battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force of the First World War:
- 17th Battalion, CEF
- 25th Battalion, CEF
- 106th Battalion, CEF
- 193rd Battalion, CEF
- 246th Battalion, CEF
Battle honours
The Nova Scotia Highlanders have received 56 battle honours since the unit's inception.
They are:
Early History
- South Africa, 1899–1900
World War One
- YPRES, 1915,'17
- Hill 70
- Festubert, 1915
- PASSCHENDAELE
- MOUNT SORREL
- AMIENS
- Somme, 1916,'18
- DROCOURT-QUEANT
- Flers-Courcelette
- HINDENBURG LINE
- Thiepval
- CANAL DU NORD
- Ancre Heights
- Cambrai, 1918
- ARRAS, 1917,'18
- Valenciennes
- VIMY, 1917
- Sambre
- Arleux
- FRANCE AND FLANDERS, 1915–1918
- Scarpe, 1917,'18
World War Two
- LIRI VALLEY
- Falaise
- Melfa Crossing
- The Laison
- Ceprano
- CHAMBOIS
- GOTHIC LINE
- BOULOGNE, 1944
- Montecchio
- Calais, 1944
- CORIANO
- The Scheldt
- LAMONE CROSSING
- Savojaards Plaat
- Fosso Munio
- BRESKENS POCKET
- Conventello-Comacchio
- The Rhineland
- ITALY, 1944–1945
- Waal Flats
- Normandy Landing
- The Hochwald
- AUTHIE
- THE RHINE
- Caen
- Zutphen
- The Orne
- IJsselmeer
- Bourguebus Ridge
- Leer
- Faubourg de Vaucelles
- Delfzijl Pocket
- Verrières Ridge—Tilly-la-Campagne
- North-West Europe, 1944–1945
NOTE: The honours in CAPITALS currently appear on the Nova Scotia Highlanders regimental colours.
Alliances
Order of precedence
Preceded by
The West Nova Scotia RegimentThe Nova Scotia Highlanders Succeeded by
Le Régiment de Maisonneuve
Canadian Army 
History Structure Structure of the Canadian Army • Land Force Atlantic Area • Land Force Quebec Area • Land Force Central Area • Land Force Western Area • List of UnitsLand Force Areas Canadian Mechanized Brigade Groups Canadian Brigade Groups Small arms C9 machine-gun · C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle · C6 machine-gun · Browning .50 calibre heavy machine gun · Browning-HP 9 mm pistol · P225, 226 · C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) · C3A1 sniper rifle · C14 Timberwolf · C13 fragmentation grenade · M203 grenade launcher · M72 SRAAW(L)Crewed weapons Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) · ERYX SRAAW(H) · TOW LRAAW(H) · 81 mm mortar · 60 mm mortar · Javelin short-range air defence missile · Skyguard · C1 close support howitzer · C3 close support howitzer · LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer · M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer · C16 CASWArmoured fighting vehicles LAV III · Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle · ADATS · Leopard C2 · Leopard 2 · Bison APC · M113A3 and MTVL · RG-31Schools Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College · Peace Support Training Centre · Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre ·
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WikiProjectReferences
- ^ Ministry of National Defence (January 16, 2011). "Minister of National Defence Peter Mackay Announces the Return of the Cape Breton Highlanders". http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?cat=00&id=3701. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ Ken MacLeod (September 8, 2011). "Cape Breton Highlanders on parade Saturday for first time in more than 50 years". Cape Breton Post. http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2011-09-08/article-2743608/Cape-Breton-Highlanders-on-parade-Saturday-for-first-time-in-nearly-30-years/1. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
External links
Categories:- Infantry regiments of Canada
- Highland regiments
- Military units and formations established in 1954
- Canadian military stubs
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