Talk:Scots Brigade

Ambiguous status
The Scots Brigade was undoubtedly a mercenary unit in the pay of the Dutch States General and part of the Dutch States Army. Nevertheless, its members were recruited in Scotland with the permission of the Scottish (later British) monarch who appears to have claimed its allegiance and the right to recall the brigade to the British Isles, when needed, as happened several times (1665, 1688 and 1782) with somewhat uneven success. Apparently, when the Stuart kings had difficulty keeping a formal standing army in the face of Parliamentary opposition, the brigade acted as a kind of unofficial reserve for that standing army (like the Scots mercenary troops in France and the Tangiers garrison). I think it would be interesting to shed some light on this matter in the article. I recommend the following source The Scottish brigade in the service of the Dutch Republic, 1689 to 1783 which despite the limitation in the title covers the period from 1572. --Giant&#39;sConscience (talk) 23:53, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

That's a fair point which I believe is now adequately covered in this rewrite but let me know. Thanks

Robinvp11 (talk) 17:40, 3 March 2018 (UTC)