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== 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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Fusiliers Royal Fusiliers] Wikipedia
*[http://rrflondon.2day.ws/siteFiles/files/RRFLondon_IndiaGeneralServiceMedalUmbeyla_1246526209.pdf India General Service Medal 1854-1895] Website of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, London Museum. Article gives details of conflicts and medal roll.
*[http://rrflondon.2day.ws/siteFiles/files/RRFLondon_AfghanWar2ndMedalRoll_1246526321.pdf 7th Royal fusiliers, Second Afghan War] Website of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, London Museum. Article gives details of conflicts and medal roll.


[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 22:27, 25 January 2010

Also known as The Royal Fusiliers

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

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