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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
===Historical Books Online===
''Historical Record of the Twenty - First Regiment or the Royal North British Fusiliers: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678, and of its subsequent services to 1849''  by Richard Cannon 1849. [http://books.google.com/books?id=cd9VURMLu2gC Google Books].  Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=cd9VURMLu2gC&pg=PA48 page 48]  in Calcutta in 1839
===Other===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Scots_Fusiliers Royal Scots Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Scots_Fusiliers Royal Scots Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Highland_Fusiliers Royal Highland Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Highland_Fusiliers Royal Highland Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>

Revision as of 11:40, 7 January 2010

Also known as The Royal Scots Fusiliers

Chronology

  • 1678 raised as the Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot ('Mar's Grey Breeks') also known until 1751 by the names of twelve other colonels
  • 1685 became the Scots Fuzileers
  • 1688 became the Royal North British Fuzileers
  • 1751 became the 21st Regiment of Foot (Royal North British Fuzileers)
  • 1877 became the 21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The Royal Scots Fusiliers
  • 1959 amalgamated with The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), to form The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
  • 2006 amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, abbreviated to 2 SCOTS

Service in British India

External Links

Historical Books Online

Historical Record of the Twenty - First Regiment or the Royal North British Fusiliers: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678, and of its subsequent services to 1849 by Richard Cannon 1849. Google Books. Indian Service commences page 48 in Calcutta in 1839

Other

Royal Scots Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia