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== History == | == History == | ||
*'''1685''' raised as the Ordnance Regiment by Lord Dartmouth<br> | *'''1685''' raised as the Ordnance Regiment by Lord Dartmouth<br> | ||
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*'''1881''' became The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) | *'''1881''' became The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) | ||
*'''1968''' amalgamated with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (5th Foot), The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (6th Foot) and the Lancashire Fusiliers (20th Foot) to form 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | *'''1968''' amalgamated with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (5th Foot), The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (6th Foot) and the Lancashire Fusiliers (20th Foot) to form 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.royalfuzileers.com/regiment.html Royal Fusiliers] Royal Fuzileers Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Fusiliers Royal Fusiliers] Wikipedia | [http://www.royalfuzileers.com/regiment.html Royal Fusiliers] Royal Fuzileers Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Fusiliers Royal Fusiliers] Wikipedia | ||
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Revision as of 08:56, 25 March 2009
History
- 1685 raised as the Ordnance Regiment by Lord Dartmouth
- 1751 became 7th Regiment of Foot (Royal Fusiliers)
- 1881 became The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
- 1968 amalgamated with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (5th Foot), The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (6th Foot) and the Lancashire Fusiliers (20th Foot) to form 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
External Links
Royal Fusiliers Royal Fuzileers Website
Royal Fusiliers Wikipedia