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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers Royal Regiment of Fusiliers] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers Royal Regiment of Fusiliers] Wikipedia
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113000925/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/020LancF.htm The Lancashire Fusiliers] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216143635/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/020-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080103161328/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/020-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113000925/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/020LancF.htm The Lancashire Fusiliers] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071216143635/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/020-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080103161328/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/020-2.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*[https://www.fusiliermuseum.com/ The Fusilier Museum] at Bury, England. Includes an Archive.
*[http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk The Lancashire Fusiliers] includes  
*[http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk The Lancashire Fusiliers] includes  
**[http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk/feature.htm Features Page] including
**[http://www.lancs-fusiliers.co.uk/feature.htm Features Page] including
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==Books online==
==Books online==
*[http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/ebooks/pdf/Diplomatic%20Despatches.pdf ''Diplomatic Despatches: From a Son to His Mother'']  by John Mason 1998  has a chapter "India December 1946 to February 1948", page 19 of the pdf. nla.gov.au. The author was an officer in the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers at Lucknow, in the months leading up to, and following, Indian independence and partition.
*''The History of the Lancashire Fusiliers, 1914-1918'' by John Cecil Latter 1949. Volume 1 contains the history of the operations in which the various battalions were engaged,  Volume 2 contains details about Honours and Awards, details of the fallen etc.
:''Volume 1'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20201111160122/http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/library/The-History-of-the-Lancashire-Fusiliers-1914-1918-Volume-I/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html An archived transcribed edition], produced by OCR (optical character recognition) so subject to errors. Also available as a Searchable but not viewable [https://books.google.com/books?id=9dueAAAAIAAJ Google Books].
:''Volume 2'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20200913123809/http://lib.militaryarchive.co.uk/library/infantry-histories/library/The-History-of-the-Lancashire-Fusiliers-1914-1918-Volume-II/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html An archived transcribed edition], produced by OCR (optical character recognition) so subject to errors. Also available as a Searchable but not viewable [https://books.google.com/books?id=Zy7FAAAAMAAJ Google Books]
*[https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/1857596  ''Diplomatic Despatches: From a Son to His Mother'']  by John Mason 1998  has a chapter "India December 1946 to February 1948", page 19 of the file linked from the catalogue entry. National Library of Australia nla.gov.au. The author was an officer in the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers at Lucknow, in the months leading up to, and following, Indian independence and partition. Also available [https://archive.org/details/diplomaticdespatchesmason Internet Archive]


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

Latest revision as of 11:04, 22 May 2025

Also known as The Lancashire Fusiliers

Chronology

  • 1688 raised as Sir Richard Peyton's Regiment of Foot in Devonshire
  • 1751 became the 20th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 20th (the East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The Lancashire Fusiliers
  • 1968 united with The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, and The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
  • 1992 amalgamated with The Royal Hampshire Regiment to form The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment

External Links

Books online

  • The History of the Lancashire Fusiliers, 1914-1918 by John Cecil Latter 1949. Volume 1 contains the history of the operations in which the various battalions were engaged, Volume 2 contains details about Honours and Awards, details of the fallen etc.
Volume 1 An archived transcribed edition, produced by OCR (optical character recognition) so subject to errors. Also available as a Searchable but not viewable Google Books.
Volume 2 An archived transcribed edition, produced by OCR (optical character recognition) so subject to errors. Also available as a Searchable but not viewable Google Books
  • Diplomatic Despatches: From a Son to His Mother by John Mason 1998 has a chapter "India December 1946 to February 1948", page 19 of the file linked from the catalogue entry. National Library of Australia nla.gov.au. The author was an officer in the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers at Lucknow, in the months leading up to, and following, Indian independence and partition. Also available Internet Archive