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	Royal Highland Fusiliers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) is a regular Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division, and known (for short) as 'The RHF'.
		The Regiment's 'achievements' as born on the colours and on the drums are: The Royal Cypher and The White Horse of Hanover, St Andrew, The Castle and Key of Gibraltar and the Assaye Elephant.
		In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the British infantry, the UK Ministry of Defence proposed that the Royal Highland Fusiliers be merged with the other surviving Scottish infantry regiments as part of a single unit with a provisional title of the 'Royal Regiment of Scotland'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Highland_Fusiliers (946 words)

	Encyclopedia: Royal Welch Fusiliers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		As a fusilier regiment, the RWF wears a hackle, which consists of a plume of white feathers worn on headress and mounted behind the cap-badge.
		The Royal Regiment of Wales is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division.
		In 2004, it was announced that, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, the Royal Welch Fusiliers would amalgamate with the Royal Regiment of Wales to form a new large regiment, the Royal Welsh.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Welch-Fusiliers (1447 words)

	Royal Welch Fusiliers, Band 1945 - 1988 Malaya, Cyprus, Paris, Canada, Hong Kong, Northern Ireland .
		Since their first engagement at The Battle of the Boyne in 1690, The Royal Welch Fusiliers have served their sovereign and their country with honour,pride and a dedication, duty unequalled in the history of the British Army.
		It was in 1844 that Queen Victoria gave the first Royal Goat,and since then the regular battalions and most of the territorial battalions have had a goat presented by the sovereign.
		In Recent times,when no goat was available in the Royal Herd; Her Majesty The Queen has graciously pleased to present a wild goat from the mountains of North Wales,Where several herds still exist.
	www.webex-siting.com /bluerwf1.html (529 words)

	The Royal Irish Rangers
		The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers.
		The Royal Ulster Rifles and The Royal Irish Fusiliers were both formed in September of 1793 as part of the Expansion of the English Army because of the threat of a French Invasion.
		The Royal Ulster Rifles - 83rd Regiment was raised in Dublin on the 1st July 1881.
	www.stormpages.com /larneacf/regiment.html (404 words)

	Royal Fusiliers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The war memorial - Royal Fusiliers' City of London is dedicated to both the 1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1945 Wars.
		A bronze statue of a Royal Fusilier in battle dress is mounted on a tall Portland stone tapered pedestal plinth with a stepped base.
		The pedestal is mounted on the west face with the Fusilier's badge in bronze and carved dedications with fl letter infill.
	www.cityoflondon.gov.uk /Corporation/leisure_heritage/architectural_heritage/Warmemorials/royal_fusiliers.htm (139 words)

	Royal Dublin Fusiliers
		Bombay Fusiliers, and in 1881 the two regiments were merged to become The Royal Dublin Fusiliers, with its regimental headquarters depot at The Curragh Military Camp to the East of Dublin City.
		During the 1914-1918 War, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers recruited nine extra battalions,some of which were held in reserve in Britain against the threat of an invasion should The Allies be defeated by the Axis Powers on the mainland of Europe.
		Battalion of The Royal Dublin Fusiliers landed at Sulva Bay alongside the ANZAC troops from Australia and New Zealand in October 1915.
	homepage.eircom.net /~tipperaryfame/rodubfus.htm (1433 words)

	History of the Royal Irish Rangers The Royal Irish Fusiliers
		The Regiment was raised in response to the Napoleonic crisis.
		Battalions from The Royal Irish Fusiliers fought with the 10th and 16th Irish Divisions and the 36th Ulster Divisions.
		The Royal Irish Fusiliers were to be disbanded, but were saved by the generosity of the lnniskillings who reduced to a single battalion, making room for them.
	www.royalirishrangers.co.uk /irish.html (1979 words)

	The Royal Fusiliers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Royal Fusiliers became a crack regiment once the flint-lock became common issue to the British army; other battle honours were acquired during the French Wars, particularly in the Peninsular campaign.
		During the Crimean War, four Victoria Crosses were awarded to members of the Royal Fusiliers.
		The Royal Fusiliers (The City of London Regiment) were granted the privilege of marching through the City of London in 1924 "Drums Beating, Colours Flying and Bayonets Fixed".
	www.victorianweb.org /history/crimea/fusilier.html (359 words)

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		the St. George and the dragon is inherited from the Royal Fusiliers and the laurel wreath from the Lancashire Fusiliers.
		The regimental hackle is the red over white hackle of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers to whom it was awarded as a battle honour in recognition of their victory over the French at St. Lucia in 1778.
		New colours were awarded to the Second Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers by Field Marshall His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent KG, the Colonel-in-Chief, on 30th June 1995.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Flats/6804/49.html (413 words)

	Scottish Military Historical Society - Regulars
		The Fusiliers were again in action at the battle of Dettingen in 1743 under the command of Sir Andrew Agnew of Lochnaw, probably the most memorable and best loved figure in the regiment's history.
		In 1877 the regiment was given royal authority to assume the name of the 21st Royal Scots Fusiliers, and in 1881 became the 1st and 2nd Battalions Royal Scots Fusiliers.
		The regiment was presented with the Freedom of the Royal Burgh of Ayr in June 1945, and has the right to march through the town with drums beating, bayonets fixed and Colours flying.
	www.btinternet.com /~james.mckay/rsf21st.htm (797 words)

	The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers [UK]
		VCs in the Royal Warwickshire Regimental Museum, by Iain Stewart.
		The history of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and its predecessors: the Birmingham Independent Volunteers, 1782; the Birmingham Loyal Association, 1797; the Loyal Birmingham Volunteers, 1803.
		The 5th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, T.A. : its predecessors, successors & historians.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/inf/006RWF.htm (825 words)

	Regiment
		This regiment was originally raised in New York and Philadelphia (1755) as the 62nd Royal American Regiment of Foot, it was renumbered 60th in 1757 (the regiment was in the West Indies during the American war of Independence).
		In 1824 the remaining foreigners were drafted out of the regiment, one battalion was converted to rifles, the other light infantry (the uniform was changed from red to green as was the norm with rifle regiments).
		In 1966 this regiment was merged with the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and the Oxfordshire Light Infantry to become The Royal Green Jackets.
	www.sci.net.au /userpages/mgrogan/cork/regiment.htm (1967 words)

	Royal Welch Fusiliers
		In 1696, the 23d Regiment began to be known as the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
		From their first engagement at The Battle of the Boyne in 1690, The Royal Welch Fusiliers have served their sovereign and their country with honour, pride and a dedication to duty unequalled in the history of the British Army.
		In November 1923, the King's Private Secretary wrote to the War Office to say that 'The wearing of the tunic...having been abolished, his Majesty considers that the distinction of the Flash should be worn on all Ceremonial and Church parades and when walking out.' It is most highly valued by the Regiment.
	www.cwreenactors.com /~crimean/23ddoc.htm (755 words)

	Roll of Honour - Regiments - Royal Dublin Fusiliers in South Africa (Boer War)
		The Mounted Infantry of the Dublin Fusiliers was represented in the little garrison of Fort Itala, which made such a splendid defence when the place was attacked by Botha with an overwhelming force on 26th September 1901 (see 2nd Royal Lancaster).
		The 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers arrived in time to be also sent to Glencoe, completing an infantry brigade before the battle on 20th October 1899 (see 1st Leicestershire Regiment and 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers).
		The work of Hart’s brigade in Natal is sketched under the 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and that of the relief force generally under the 2nd Queen’s.
	www.roll-of-honour.com /Regiments/RoyalDublinFusliersBoerWar.html (1764 words)

	Royal Fusiliers Museum, Tower of London, London EC3 : tourist information from TourUK
		The Royal Fusiliers Museum, which opened in 1962, is inside the Tower of London, the regiment's traditional home.
		The Fusiliers were formed in 1685 when George Legge, Lord Dartmouth, created the regiment from the Tower Guard.
		The Fusiliers are easily spotted by the feathered 'hackle' they wear on their caps, a tradition started in 1778 after the defeat of the French at the Battle of St Lucia.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_museums/royalfusiliers_museum1.htm (281 words)

	WCBC : Latest News - Royal Welch Fusiliers War Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Royal Welch Fusiliers War Memorial which was removed for refurbishment in June has now been returned to Bodhyfryd.
		The sculpture stands as a memorial to the 10,000 officers and men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers who were killed or died in the First World War and to those RWF soldiers who have died during conflicts since.
		It was originally unveiled in 1924 and the figures represent an 18th century Fusilier passing the Colours into the hands of his 20th century counterpart.
	www.wrexham.gov.uk /english/council/news/rwfmemorial.htm (402 words)

	Royal Welsh Fusiliers in America Homepage
		Royal Welch Fusiliers and United States Marine Corps
		The Royal Welch Fusiliers in America commemorate the service of the 23rd Regiment of Foot during the American Revolution.
		Fighting in nearly every major campaign (except Burgoyne's) from Lexington and Concord in 1775, through Yorktown in 1781, the 23rd Foot was one of the premier regiments of the Crown Forces in North America.
	www.rwfia.org (120 words)

	Irish Battallions - Royal Dublin Fusiliers
		The regiment became the 102nd Royal Madras Fusiliers.
		Inspection of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers by H.R.M. the Duke of Connaught, 17th August, 1907.
		Three reserve battalions were added to the two regular battalions of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers during the Great War.
	www.greatwar.ie /ire_batbrd.html (426 words)

	Item #8899093FK - The Royal Welch Fusiliers March - Marching Band/Concert Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Written as a tribute to the British army unit, Sousa's "The Royal Welch Fusiliers" is a little-known March King classic.
		This march epitomizes the strong and enduring relationship between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Welch Fusiliers, which dates back to the time of the Boxer Rebellion in China, where the two groups fought together as a combined Allied unit.
		Composer(s): "The Royal Welch Fusiliers March" was composed by John Philip Sousa.
	www.superdupermusic.com /cb/8899093.html (274 words)

	Royal Munster Fusiliers
		The Royal Munster Fusiliers are composed of the late 101st (which had a predecessor from 1806 to 1817 in the "Duke of York's Regiment") and the 104th Regiments, formerly the Royal Bengal Fusiliers and the Bengal Fusiliers.
		In 1840 it was the 1st Bengal European Light Infantry, in 1846 it was the 1st European Bengal Fusiliers.
		The scarlet uniform with blue facings has a grenade bearing the Royal Tiger on the button and collar; the head dress plate bears the same emblem, a laurel wreath entwined with the regimental victories and the arms of Munster (azure three crowns d'or).
	www.regimental-art.com /royal_munster.htm (889 words)

	Royal Scots Fusiliers
		Returning to Scotland in 1714, it was opposed at Sheriffmuir by the Jacobite army commanded by the son of the first colonel, and agian fought on its native soil at Culloden.
		The Volunteer battalions are the 1st and 2nd Ayrshire, raised in 1859, with red uniform and blue facings; and the 3rd Galloway, with grey and scarlet.
		The uniform of the regiment resembles that of the Royal Scots, but the head-dress is the usual fl racoon skin "cap", with a gilt grenade in front.
	www.military-art.com /un244.htm (1055 words)

	The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [UK]
		The Royal Fusiliers, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War).
		The Royal Fusiliers, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918)
		VCs in the Royal Fusiliers Regimental Museum, by Iain Stewart.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/inf/007RFus.htm (767 words)

	Biography of Allan Robertson, Royal Scots Fusiliers, RA
		The Royal Scots Fusiliers are a lowland Brigade Regiment of Foot.
		The tune you are hearing is a midi version of the regimental march past titled Highland Laddie, a pipe tune.
		If there are any fusiliers out there I would be glad to hear from you, drop me a line you can contact me through this link.
	members.aol.com /famjustin/Robertsonbio.html (2491 words)

	Fusiliers of Renown
		Lieutenant Frederick Mackenzie served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Lexington and Concord and left one of the more valuable and unbiased accounts of that engagement.
		Captain Thomas Saumarez of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers from a miniature circa 1783.
		Although technically Captain James Churchill Dunn DSO, MC (and Bar) DCM was a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, he served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers for three years as Medical Officer during the First World War and left an amazingly detailed informal history of the regiment's service in that conflict.
	www.rwfia.org /Renown.htm (617 words)

	Royal Highland Fusiliers
		That The Royal Scots Fusiliers had some music present from its earliest days is clear from the regimental rolls for 1682, showing a provision for two drummers for each of the ten companies, together with three pipers.
		In 1959 the Regiment was amalgamated with The Royal Scots Fusiliers; Mr Ray Mitchell of the Highland Light Infantry became Bandmaster of the new Regiment.
		As medical assistants, the men of The Royal Highland Fusiliers helped with the horrific aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing, later being awarded the 1989 Wilkinson Sword of Peace.
	military-bands.co.uk /rhf.html (1737 words)

	Royal Regiment Fusiliers
		In Northern Ireland, Cyprus, the Gulf and the Balkans, Fusiliers have fought and died to maintain peace and protect the oppressed.
		Their triumphs and tragedies are related here through the voices of the Fusiliers themselves told with pace and with style - likethe soldiers they are - outspoken, versatile and steadfast.
		This is a living history of a modern regiment ready to face the trials and challenges of the 21st Century.
	www.army.mod.uk /fusiliers (177 words)

	The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers - Education At The Museum
		The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers - Education At The Museum
		They can see from first hand source materials how the soldier lived when on campaign and find out about the deprivation and hardship many of these men endured in pursuit of liberty and freedom in defence of our country.
		It is hoped that all visitors, children and adults alike will learn about the bravery and courage of the men who served in the Regiment.
	www.northumberlandfusiliers.org.uk /education.html (374 words)

	Royal Irish Fusiliers
		This regiment is built up, in the territorial system, of the late 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers and the 89th Princess Victoria's Regiment, both of which were raised in 1793.
		The 1st battalion served in Holland in 1794-95, and was made prisoner at Bergen-op-Zoom; proceeding in 1796 with Sir Ralph Abercromby to the capture of Trinidad and the expedition to Porto Rico.
		Up to 1811 it was the 87th, or the "Prince of Wales' Irish Regiment"; the "Prince of Wales' Own Irish Regiment of Fusiliers" in 1827; but in the same year it became the "87th, or Royal Irish Fusiliers", when the facings were made blue instead of green, until the present title was granted.
	www.military-art.com /un281.htm (966 words)

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