5th Regiment of Foot
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 the1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
External Links
Royal Northumberland Fusilers Wikipedia