5th Regiment of Foot

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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 the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

External Links

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