* 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.

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

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 )

* 23rd of Foot ( Royal Welch Fusiliers )

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

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

** 1 / 23rd Regiment of Foot ( Royal Welch 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.

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 ".

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.

* 23rd ( Service ) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers

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.

* 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 ).

* 1922 – At Windsor Castle, King George V receives the colours of the six Irish regiments that are to be disbanded – the Royal Irish Regiment, the Connaught Rangers, the South Irish Horse, the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, the Royal Munster Fusiliers and the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.

Category: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

* Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Highland Fusiliers ( Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment )

However, in 2004 it was announced that, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, the Royal Welch Fusiliers would merge with the Royal Regiment of Wales to form a new large regiment, the Royal Welsh.

Two modern examples have been the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ( amalgamated from the county regiments of Northumberland, Warwickshire, City of London and Lancashire, all of which were regiments of fusiliers ) and The Light Infantry ( amalgamated from the county regiments of Cornwall, Somerset, Shropshire, South Yorkshire and Durham, all of which were regiments of light infantry ).

During the battle, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw warned his Regiment The Royal Scots Fusiliers not to fire until they could “ see the whites of their e ’ en .” A noted wit, Sir Andrew is also quoted as addressing his regiment thus: " Lads, you see they loons ( young men ) on yon ' hill.

* Royal Colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland

In other cases, new regiments were raised for new functions within an army ; e. g. the Fusiliers, the Parachute Regiment ( British Army ), and the U. S. Army 75th Ranger Regiment.

Under a plan devised by Alistair Irwin and approved by General Sir Mike Jackson, on 16 December 2004 it was announced that the Black Watch was to join with five other Scottish regiments-the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders-to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland, a single regiment consisting of 5 regular and 2 territorial battalions.

However, in recent years, some historians have suggested that members of the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment may have been responsible instead.

" A Squadron " of The Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade, commanded by Major Sydney Radley-Walters, was positioned in the chateau grounds at Gaumesnil.

Reid puts forth the opinion that, with the range Joe Ekins would have to fire over to hit Wittmann ’ s tank, the proximity of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment to the tank, no other evidence to suggest anything other than tank-to-tank combat, that the latter are most likely responsible for Wittmann's death.

With the Tigers caught in a crossfire between the Northamptonshire Yeomanry and the Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, it is understandable that both regiments claimed to have destroyed his tank.

In 1789 he was appointed colonel of the 7th Regiment of Foot ( Royal Fusiliers ).

A new play area located within the park will be dedicated to Bedworth born Sergeant Simon ' VAL ' Valentine a local Soldier of 2nd Btn Royal Regiment of Fusiliers who lost his life in August 2009 while serving his country in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

* Undefeated Welterweight for the First Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers between 1982 and 1984-won titles all the way up to heavyweight and trained others in his regiment's boxing team

Category: Royal Regiment of Fusiliers soldiers

The Memorial stained glass and Windows in the chapel honour the Brigade of Guards ; Rifle Brigade ; Royal Fusiliers, Hampshire Regiment etc.

" In recognition of his skill and valour William awarded him the lucrative colonelcy of the 7th Foot ( later the Royal Fusiliers ).

In 1782 the title was changed to the XX or East Devon Regiment of Foot and from 1 July 1881 became the XX The Lancashire Fusiliers.

Category: 87th ( Royal Irish Fusiliers ) Regiment of Foot officers

To reach this level took seven years ; he served with the Irish regiment 103rd Dublin Fusiliers and the 96th Regiment of Foot.

* 20th Foot ( Lancashire Fusiliers )

Category: 87th ( Royal Irish Fusiliers ) Regiment of Foot officers

Two months later, he purchased a captaincy in the 20th Regiment of Foot, also called the East Devonshire Regiment ( and later the Lancashire Fusiliers ), in which James Wolfe served as lieutenant colonel.

** 1 / 7th Regiment of Foot ( Royal Fusiliers )

** 2 / 7th Regiment of Foot ( Royal Fusiliers ) ( November 1810 to May 1811 )

The Fifth ( Northumberland ) Regiment of Foot did not become the Fifth Regiment of Foot ( Northumberland Fusiliers ) until 1836, later in 1881 they became The ( Fifth ) Northumberland Fusiliers and finally in 1935 The ( Fifth ) Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.