History of War – October 2019

Militaryhorseridersretraceda historic1930strekona four-dayendurance
ride ending at Kinloss,Scotland.NamedExerciseHighlandGarron,soldiers
re-created a recruitmentandpublicitydriveundertakenin 1934bythe
Cavalry Regiment of theBritishArmy.
Nicknamed the RoyalScotsGreysdueto thecolourof theirhorses,
the 1930s riders wouldtravelaroundtheCairngormsto boosttroop
numbers. Eighty-five yearslater,contemporaryridersrepresentedthe
historic Greys from theRoyalScotsDragoonGuardsandRoyalEngineers.
The new trek served asa battlefieldstudyto testthephysicalendurance
and riding skills of today’ssoldiersandto increaseawarenessof northeast
Scotland’s military history.

FORMOREVISIT:WWW.CHESHIREMILITARYMUSEUM.CO.UK

ChesterCastleis thehomeof thecounty’smilitarymuseumthatcoverscenturiesof service

CHESHIRE’S REGIMENTAL HISTORY

FORMOREINFORMATIONVISIT:WWW.THEHIGHLANDERSMUSEUM.COM

SettingofffromtheforestofLochDunmore,thehorsemen

stoppedatBlairAthollCastlebeforefollowingtheBadenochand

SpeysideWaysandpassingRuthvenBarracksnearKingussie.

ArrivingattheHighlanders’MuseumatFortGeorgeon 17 July,the

ridersmetvisitorsin bothmodernandperioduniform,includingfrom

the5thBattalion,SeaforthHighlanders.Thegroupfinallydismounted

atKinlossBarrackswherethehorseswerethenrestedbeforebeing

transportedbacktotheirregiments.

KirstinMacKay,directoroftheHighlanders’Museumsaid,“Wewere

pleasedtohostthishistoricre-enactmentride.It bringshistoryaliveand

highlightsthecontributionoftheHighlandsoldierstotheBritishArmy.”

CheshirehasanimpressivemilitaryhistorywithChesteritselfhaving

itsoriginsasa Romanfort.Thecityis nowthelocationforthe

CheshireMilitaryMuseum,whichis locatedat A Blockin Chester

Castle.It coversthehistoryof fourBritishArmyregimentsconnected

withthecounty:theCheshireRegiment,CheshireYeomanry,3rd

Carabiniersandthe5thRoyal InniskillingDragoonGuards.

ThemuseumcovershistoricalperiodsbeginningwithRomantimes

butthemajorityof theexhibitionroomscoverconflictsfromthe

17th-20thcenturies.ThisincludesCheshire’srolesin theBattleof

Dettingen,theSevenYears’War,SecondBoerWar,WorldWarsand

21stcenturyconflicts.

Artefactsof interestincludea penthatwasusedto witnessthe

Japanesesurrenderto Alliedforcesin 1945,a regimentalcolourfrom

theBattleof MonsandseveralVictoriaCrosses.Thereis a substantial

collectionof silverwarebelongingto theCheshireRegiment.The

museumalsohostsexhibitionswithitslatestbeingRebuildingLives.

Thisexploresthestoryof woundedCheshiresoldiersthroughout

history.Openingtimesaredailybetween10am-5pm.

Images:

The

Highlanders

Museum

Image:

Alamy

HORSEMEN OF THE HIGHLANDS

Cavalrymen of the British Army re-createda 1930smilitaryrecruitmentdrivebyridingacrossnortheastScotland

The Royal Scots Greys was founded in

1678 and wasn’t disbanded until 1971

when it merged with the 3rd Carabiniers to

form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard

Although Chester Castle

was founded in 1070

the regimental museum

is housed in a later

neoclassical complex

that also contains the

county’s Crown Court

MUSEUMS & EVENTS