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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cd9VURMLu2gC ''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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=cd9VURMLu2gC&pg=PA48 page 48] in Calcutta in 1839
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=cd9VURMLu2gC ''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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=cd9VURMLu2gC&pg=PA48 page 48] in Calcutta in 1839
*''Historical record and regimental memoir of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, formerly known as the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers. Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678 and its subsequent services until June 1885'' [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00clarrich#page/n9/mode/2up Archive.org]. Indian service commences  [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00clarrich#page/n79/mode/2up/search/Calcutta page 43] in 1839 in Calcutta
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*''[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00clarrich#page/n9/mode/2up Historical record and regimental memoir of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, formerly known as the 21st Royal North British Fusiliers. Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678 and its subsequent services until June 1885''] Archive.org. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00clarrich#page/n79/mode/2up/search/Calcutta page 43] in 1839 in Calcutta
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/lowlandscotsregi00assouoft#page/154/mode/2up "The Royal Scots Fusiliers"] from ''The Lowland Scots Regiments : their origin, character and services previous to the great war of 1914'' edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell 1918 Archive.org
  
 
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Revision as of 06:42, 11 April 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

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