The Buffs History  The Buffs were originally Duke of York and Albany’s  Maritime Regiment of Foot, also known as Lord High  Admiral’s Regiment. They are also the forerunners of  the Royal Marines as they were on duty as soldiers on  ships during the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 1660’s.  Because they were onboard ships, the regiment did not  have pikemen and were issued with flintlocks rather  than matchlocks. Famously they were commanded by  John Churchill, ancestor of the 20th Century Churchill,  but as the Duke of Marlborough he is just as great a  historical figure.   Uniforms  This regiment was dressed in a yellow coat with red  cuffs, breeches and stockings.   Flag  Colonel Colour is yellow, the regimental colour a red  cross lined white on a yellow field.  Royal Scots  History  The Royal Scots were originally a Scottish regiment that  before our period had served in wars on the Continent  for three decades. Charles II recalled them on his  restoration, putting them under Crown service, but sent  them back to France with their Colonel, Douglas, to  fight for his ally the French King Louis XIV.   Uniforms  The Royal Scots (Known the Douglas Regiment in this  period) wore scarlet coats with white cuffs. Breeches  and stockings were grey. This was for both musketeers  and pikemen. Flags  The Douglas Regiment here are shown carrying the flag  of their first colonel, Hepburn, the same flags they had  carried in the Thirty Years War. Just after our period,  1680, the Douglas Regiment took up the Scottish  Saltaire.