Glengarry

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Glengarry bonnet

The Glengarry

Tam o' Shanter
.

History

Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry
in 1812.

Traditionally, the Glengarry bonnet is said to have first appeared as the head dress of the

Fencible infantry show a true glengarry, capable of being folded flat, or the standard military bonnet of the period merely cocked into a more "fore-and-aft" shape.[1] The first use of the classic, military glengarry may not have been until 1841, when it is said to have been introduced for the pipers of the 79th Foot by the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Lauderdale Maule.[2]

It was only in the 1850s that the Glengarry became characteristic undress headgear of the Scottish regiments of the

forage caps or khaki service dress
caps.

The diced bands on Glengarries were either in red, white and blue for royal regiments or red, white and green for others. The toories on top could be red, royal blue or black, according to regiment. The Black Watch and Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, however, wore Glengarries without dicing and

The 93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders were unique in wearing a simple red and white chequer pattern. This was said to commemorate the stand of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the Battle of Balaclava immortalized as the Thin Red Line.[citation needed
]

Between 1868 and 1897, the Glengarry was also worn as an undress cap for most

Second World War
), the Dress Regulations for the Army, described it as "similar in shape to the Glengarry".

Modern wear

Glengarry worn on parade (Royal Regiment of Scotland, 2011).

The Glengarry continued to be worn in dark blue by all regiments of the

blackcock (Tetrao tetrix) feather. This last is a tradition taken from the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers. Other Commonwealth military forces that have Scottish and Highland regiments also make use of the Glengarry.[3]

Irish Army

The headdress worn by

Cavalry Corps as a more practical headdress than the standard peaked cap in the confines of their armoured cars and tanks. The Glengarry is the same colour as the army's service dress uniform with a black band and two black swallow-tail ribbons at the rear. The cap badge is worn over the left eye. Officers in the RDF
wear a similar Glengarry but with green band and ribbons as part of their service dress uniform. Army pipers and drummers wear a black Glengarry with a saffron band and ribbons and a dark green feather hackle.

Civilian wear

The Glengarry is worn by male members of staff at the

Palace of Holyroodhouse, the King's Official residence in Scotland.[6]

The Glengarry is also commonly worn by civilians, notably civilian pipe bands, but can be considered an appropriate hat worn by any man with Highland casual dress or day wear. In this context, it most often has a red toorie. In pipe bands, women often also wear the Glengarry.

The Glengarry is the headdress stipulated in Dress Regulations for Officers of the Boys' Brigade; namely Warrant Officers, Lieutenants and Brevet Captains.

Police use of diced band

In 1932 Percy Sillitoe, the Chief Constable of the City of Glasgow Police, abolished the traditional custodian helmet and added a new feature to the peaked caps worn by his police officers. This new feature was a black and white chequered cap band based on the dicings seen on the Glengarry headdress of the Scottish regiments. The diced band, popularly known as the Sillitoe tartan, later spread to police forces in Australia, New Zealand, and the rest of the United Kingdom, as well as to some other parts of the world, notably Chicago.

Method of wearing

The correct method of wearing the Glengarry has changed since the end of the

Second World War
. Prior to 1945, Glengarries were generally worn steeply angled, with the right side of the cap worn low, often touching the ear, and the side with the capbadge higher on the head. The trend since the end of the war has been to wear the Glengarry level on the head, with the point directly over the right eye.

References

  1. ISBN 1-84158-068-6, states that MacDonell invented the cap. However, "Glengarry Cap – Diced"
    . Scots Connection. Retrieved 1 February 2009. This claims that the idea came from Balmoral bonnet wearers who bent and creased their bonnets and then was popularised by MacDonell. In the late 18th century, however, the term Balmoral bonnet had yet to be coined.
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ "Army Standing Orders for Dress". Archived from the original on 31 July 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2010. [clarification needed]
  4. ^ "How army's new chief brings fresh focus on army's Glengarry cap". Heral.ie. The Glengarry differs from its Scottish counterpart by being more of a caubeen with tails, experts say.
  5. ISBN 1-84176-742-5
    . The cap was called in the Irish Army a 'Glengarry' – confusing for the British, for whom a glengarry is a decorated scottish sidecap, while the Irish beret is known as a Caubeen
  6. ^ "Google Image Result". Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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