What regiments wear a hackle?

Non-fusilier regiments which wear the hackle are: Irish Guards (pipers on caubeen only): St Patrick’s blue. Liverpool Scottish (now a platoon of A (Ladysmith) Company, 4th Bn Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment): Royal blue. Liverpool Irish (now A Troop of 208 Battery, 103rd Regiment Royal Artillery): Blue over red.

What is the purpose of a hackle?

Hackles come in two types: a flax hackle has square tines clustered in several rows, and a wool hackle has cylindrical tines in only one or two rows. More commonly seen, the wool hackle is used for blending and aligning fibers for spinning on the worsted spectrum. Aligns fiber for semi-worsted yarn.

Which regiment has a white hackle?

The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

Who wears the red hackle?

Since 1795 the soldiers of the 42nd have worn a red feather or “heckle” in their bonnets, being in this respect distinguished from all the other Highland regiments.

What is a hackle in the army?

Hackles are the feathered headdress embellishments worn by some British Army infantry units, especially Fusilier regiments. Plumes tend to be made from horse-hair and are typically worn by Guards regiments on their bearskin caps.

Why does the Black Watch wear a red hackle?

The award of the red hackle to Black Watch soldiers dates back to 1795 and is in honour of the regiment’s bravery in recovering two field guns lost to the French army at the battle of Geldermalsen in Holland.

What is a Fusilier soldier?

The original fusiliers in the British Army were The 7th Foot, Royal Regiment of Fuzileers raised in 1685. This subsequently became The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). The original purpose of this unit was to act as escort to artillery guns, as well as keeping discipline amongst the civilian drivers.

Why do the Black Watch wear a red hackle?