* 1689 – The 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers is founded.

The regiment was numbered as the 23rd Regiment of Foot, though it was one of the first regiments to be granted the honour of a fusilier title and so was known as The Welsh Regiment of Fusiliers from 1702.

The Royal Welsh ( The Royal Welch Fusiliers, 23rd of Foot ) was then the name of the first battalion of the new regiment, which still recruited across Wales.

The second British line was three brigades, from right to left: first Howard's brigade with ' the Buffs ' ( 3rd Foot ) on the right, 23rd Foot and 32nd Foot ; second, Bland's brigade of the 11th Foot and 28th Foot ; and third Skelton's brigade of the 34th Foot and 20th Foot.

The British 23rd Regiment of Foot sent reinforcements forward and Lee withdrew, ordering a retreat to Greene's main body.

On the right was Lt. Col James Webster, facing the inexperienced militia with the 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers and the 33rd Regiment of Foot.

* 23rd Regiment of Foot ( Royal Welsh Fusiliers )

Finally, the 20th Foot arrived from the coast and began firing at the exposed right flank of the 23rd Light.

The British 23rd Regiment of Foot sent reinforcements forward, and Lee withdrew, having suffered badly at the hands of Tarleton's Light Dragoons in previous actions at Tarrant's House and Weitzell's Mill.

His left flank, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel James Webster, was made up of the 33rd and the 23rd Regiments, supported by the Grenadier company and 2nd Battalion of the Brigade of Guards, ( fifteen men from each company of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards and the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards, formed a composite battalion of Foot Guards to be sent to North America.

* 23rd Regiment of Foot

** 1 / 23rd Regiment of Foot ( Royal Welsh Fusiliers )

** 1 / 23rd Regiment of Foot ( Royal Welch Fusiliers )

Fusiliers of the 23rd Regiment of Foot, Royal Welch Fusiliers in America, in a recreation of the American Revolutionary War

Both a Scots ( 21st Foot ) and Welsh ( 23rd Foot ) regiment also became fusiliers in the period up to and including 1702 and all three regiments were distinguished by the wearing of a slightly shorter version of the Mitred Cap worn by Grenadier companies of all other infantry regiments.

23rd Royal Welch Fusilier depicted guarding Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

* One squadron from 23rd Pioneer Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps

* Adongo Agada Cham, He is the 23rd King of the Anuak Nyiudola Royal Dynasty of Sudan & Ethiopia ( Sudan / Ethiopia )

* 23rd Company ( Western ) Royal Garrison Artillery

Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland, 23rd Proprietary Governor of Maryland ( c. 1741 – 2 September 1784 ) was a British colonial official and the last Royal Governor of Maryland.

** 8th Royal Tank Regiment, ( part of 23rd Armoured Brigade Group ) equipped with Valentine tanks

He was Honorary Colonel of the Kent and Sussex Royal Guard Artillery, between 1927 and 1946 and Honorary Colonel of the 23rd London Regiment, between 1928 and 1949.

Several sportsmen's battalions were formed, including three battalions of footballers ( 17th and 23rd ( Service ) Bn Middlesex Regiment ) and 16th ( 2nd Edinburgh ) ( Service ) Bn Lothian Regiment Royal Scots, the last-mentioned battalion containing the entire first and reserve team players, several boardroom and staff members and sizeable contingent of supporters of Scottish professional club Heart of Midlothian F. C.

* 23rd ( Service ) Battalion, ( 1st Sportsman's ) the Royal Fusiliers

Three separate regimental musket duels ensued, as the 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers and the two battalions of the 7th Fusiliers each took on a column.

He was born in 1887 while his father was still Prince Royal of Portugal, and received the usual style of the heirs to the heir of the Portuguese crown: he was then at birth 4th Prince of Beira, with the subsidiary title of 14th Duke of Barcelos, private to the heir of the Dukedom of Braganza ; and after his grandfather king Dom Luís I died, he became Prince Royal of Portugal, with the subsidiary titles of 21st Duke of Braganza, 20th Marquis of Vila Viçosa, 28th count of Barcelos, 25th count of Ourém, 23rd count of Arraiolos, 22nd count of Neiva ; he was later created Knight Commander of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa, Knight of the Order of the Garter, and Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

He was also honorary colonel of the 23rd Middlesex Regiment from 12 May 1883, honorary colonel of the Queen's Rifle Volunteer Brigade, the Royal Scots ( Lothian Regiment ) from 24 April 1889, colonel of the Royal Horse Guards from 29 March 1895 and colonel-in-chief of the Royal Irish Regiment from 20 July 1898.

** 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

The Royal Fusiliers formed part of the famed Fusilier Brigade in Wellington's Peninsular Army along with the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( The Royal Welch Fusiliers ) at the Battle of Albuhera on 16 May 1811.

In practice, however, many regiments, such as the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( Royal Welch Fusiliers ), and others, acquired rifles for use by some in their light companies during the time of the Peninsular War.

He was 30 years old, and a captain in the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( later The Royal Welch Fusiliers ), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 20 September 1854 in the Crimea, at the Battle of Alma, Captain Bell was the first to seize upon and capture one of the enemy's guns which was limbered up and being carried off.

Shields was approximately 29 years old and a corporal in the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( later the Royal Welch Fusiliers ) of the British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross:

Sylvester was 24 years old, and an assistant surgeon in the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( later The Royal Welch Fusiliers ), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Monger was 17 years old, and a private in the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( later The Royal Welch Fusiliers ), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 18 November 1857 at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the VC:

He was 21 years old, and a lieutenant in the 23rd Regiment of Foot ( later The Royal Welch Fusiliers ), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

* 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh ( Royal Welch Fusiliers ) ( ex 1st Battalion, the Royal Welch Fusiliers ( 23rd Foot )) – a light infantry battalion based since August 2008 at Dale Barracks Chester.

It should not be confused with the Royal Welch Fusiliers ( 23rd Foot ), which recruited generally from Mid Wales and North Wales.

Initially in the 23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers, and later the 54th Foot, Denham served in the campaigns in Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium, and received the Waterloo Medal and ultimately, as a lieutenant, becoming an instructor at Sandhurst.

** 23rd The Royal Welch Regiment of Fusiliers

In May 1775 his colonelcy was transferred to the 23rd Fusiliers.

At the beginning of the First World War, the Alberta militia units destined to become part of SALH were four cavalry regiments – 15th Light Horse in Calgary, 19th Alberta Dragoons in Edmonton, 21st Alberta Hussars in Medicine Hat and 23rd Alberta Rangers in Fort Macleod – and two infantry regiments – 101st Regiment " Edmonton Fusiliers " and 103rd Regiment " Calgary Rifles ".

* 23rd ( Service ) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

* George Monger VC-joined the 23rd Regiment, later the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, as a drummer boy and was sent out to India where he won his VC during the Siege of Lucknow in 1857.

When taken over by the British Army, these became battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers as the: 1st Tyneside Scottish ( 20th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers ), 2nd Tyneside Scottish ( 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers ), 3rd Tyneside Scottish ( 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers ) and the 4th Tyneside Scottish ( 23rd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers ).