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Also known as '''The Royal Fusiliers''' | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
*'''1685''' raised as the Ordnance Regiment by Lord Dartmouth<br> | *'''1685''' raised as the Ordnance Regiment by Lord Dartmouth<br> | ||
Revision as of 20:44, 7 May 2009
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
External Links
Royal Fusiliers Royal Fuzileers Website
Royal Fusiliers Wikipedia