The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Raised in 1674 as one of three 'English' units in the Dutch Anglo-Scots Brigade, it accompanied William III to England
Cap badge of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Battle of the Boyne, July 1690
German print of the thirteenth siege of Gibraltar
Soldier of the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1742
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Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a type of flintlock mu
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
…establishment in 1689. In 1751, it became the 5th Regiment of Foot, with the regional title 'Northumberland' added in 1782; in 1836, it was designated a Fusilier unit and became the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. After the 1881 Childers Reforms, it adopted the title Northumberland Fusiliers…
c. 1745–1749 engraving of a French Royal Army fusilier
Reenactors in the uniform of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Regiment of Foot), one of the first British fusilier units
The flag of the 1st Regiment of Naval Fusiliers at the 2008 Bastille Day Military Parade
Fusiliers of the Prussian Army in the late 18th century