That Sikh fella in the Scots Guards

[SupremeSpod]

That's odd - Like most people presumably, I thought they wore peaked caps until the Crimean War in the 1850s, and only took to bearskins after the Battle of Balaclava.

Is there a military uniform geek in the house?

He's currently airborne over Tuscany, the pasta run...

[hyperD]

If they made the turban taller and furrier it fit right in!

[Toastiness]

That's odd - Like most people presumably, I thought they wore peaked caps until the Crimean War in the 1850s, and only took to bearskins after the Battle of Balaclava.

Is there a military uniform geek in the house?

They started wearing the bearskin and changed their name to Grenadier Guards after the battle of Waterloo in 1815. At the climatic moment of the battle they routed Napoleons bearskin wearing Grenadiers and Chasseurs of the Middle Guard.

Before that they were just called 1st Foot Guards (I think) and wore shakos.

[Lockhouse]

Where would the British Army be without the Sikhs? – Telegraph Blogs

[northernladuk]

Where would the British Army be without the Sikhs? – Telegraph Blogs

That article is a waste of time. The author hasn't gotten the basic point of the attention. It is the change of tradition around the head gear, not the fact turban wearing sikhs have served in past history.