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5th Regiment of Foot
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
Historical Books Online
- The Northumberland Fusiliers by Walter Wood (1901) Archive.org. Indian service commences page 112 in 1857, and continues page 138, in Afghanistan in 1878.
Other
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Wikipedia
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from British Armed Forces & National Service. Includes deployments.
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Regiments.org, an archived site.
- Museum of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Northumberlandfusiliers.org