During that first day, there were very few successes for the British. The majority of divisions suffered heavy casualties with the overall figure of wounded or dead standing at nearly 58,000.

A war memorial in Caithness dedicated to the nine Scots, who were among 48 soldiers involved in the Operation Freshman mission, is to be upgraded as part of the plans. It comes with historical ...

Scotland's History Scotland United Alexander II becomes King of Scots The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...

On the Somme, the 16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (the Boys’ Brigade Battalion) suffered more than 500 casualties. McCrae’s (Hearts) Battalion of the Royal Scots suffered 75 per cent ...