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Cape Town Highlanders
Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own Cape Town Highlanders
Queen's Own Cape Town Highlanders
SANDF Cape Town Highlanders regimental emblem
Founded24 April 1885; 139 years ago (1885-04-24)
CountryCape Town Highlanders South Africa
BranchCape Town Highlanders South African Army
TypeInfantry
RoleMechanised infantry
SizeOne battalion
Part ofSouth African Infantry Formation
Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQCastle Barracks, Cape Town, South Africa
Motto(s)
  • Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No One Assails Me with Impunity) (Latin)
  • Bydand (abiding, steadfast, an adjectival use of the Middle Scots present participle of bide[1])
MarchQuick: Cock o' the North
Anniversaries24 April (Regimental Day)
Commanders
Colonel of the RegimentColonel P. McLoughlin PVD, SM, MMM
Insignia
AbbreviationCTH
TartanGordon
Company level Insignia
SA Mechanised Infantry beret bar circa 1992
SA mechanised infantry beret bar circa 1992

The Cape Town Highlanders is a reserve mechanised infantry regiment of the South African Army.

  1. ^ "SND: Bydand". Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

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