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*'''1968''' became the1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | *'''1968''' became the1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
===Historical Books Online=== | |||
''The Northumberland Fusiliers'' by Walter Wood 1901 [http://www.archive.org/stream/northumberlandfu00woodrich#page/n9/mode/2up Archive.org]. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/northumberlandfu00woodrich#page/112/mode/2up page 112] in 1857 , and continues [http://www.archive.org/stream/northumberlandfu00woodrich#page/138/mode/2up page 138] , in Afghanistan in 1878 | |||
===Other=== | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Northumberland_Fusiliers Royal Northumberland Fusiliers] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Northumberland_Fusiliers Royal Northumberland Fusiliers] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 01:13, 9 January 2010
Also known as The Northumberland Fusiliers
Chronology
- 1674 raised as the Irish Regiment or Viscount Clare's Regiment
- 1751 became 5th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became HM 5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot
- 1836 became the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became the Northumberland Fusiliers
- 1935 became the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
- 1968 became the1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
External Links
Historical Books Online
The Northumberland Fusiliers by Walter Wood 1901 Archive.org. Indian service commences page 112 in 1857 , and continues page 138 , in Afghanistan in 1878
Other
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Wikipedia