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In circa 1797, The Midlothian Yeomanry and The Royal Edinburgh Light Dragoons were formed as a defence against the French armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. Sir Walter Scott (the famous Scottish novelist, poet and historian) was the Quartermaster of the Royal Edinburgh Light Dragoons and wrote the...

Prussian Municipal Police pickelhaube, 9cm high quadruple fluted spike with ball top, cruciform base fixed with dome headed bolts and the central 'W' cypher in gold for the reign of Wilhelm II. This was worn from circa 1894 to 1918 although it was still in use until circa 1923 with some...

After the end of the Second World War, the Berlin police, in common with forces all over Germany, had to change the insignia on their uniforms. The previous green shakos continued to be worn after the Allied Command order of 3 August 1945 lifted the ban on the German police wearing uniforms...

In March 1860, in the smoking room of Dysart House in Fife (the county area on the other side of the Forth from Edinburgh, commonly known for historic reasons as 'The Kingdom of Fife'), a number of gentlemen proposed to raise a regiment of volunteer cavalry. They were apparantly inspired by a...

Hello to all, I am from Edinburgh in Scotland and my main interest is in the history of the various Scottish military units and police forces. I have a particular interest in the Scottish Volunteer movement (especially those units connected with the Royal Scots) from the period 1859 to 1914...

The 1st Administrative Battalion Haddingtonshire Rifle Volunteers was formed on 19th August 1860 in Haddington (a town in East Lothian outside of Edinburgh) which included 7 corps spread between Haddington and the surrounding towns. The county raised a general subscription to provide for the...

On 6th August 1859, 153 gentlemen from Leith (then a seperate town on the coast adjacent to Edinburgh) offered to form two rifle companies which were to pay all their own expenses and provide their own arms. This was quickly followed by the further offer of two companies of Leith artisans who...