Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
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 in the November 1688 Glorious Revolution and became part of the English establishment in 1689.
Cap badge of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Battle of the Boyne, July 1690
Siege of Gibraltar 1727
Soldier of the 5th Regiment of Foot in 1742
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 musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses.
A member of the French Army's Fusiliers de La Morlière, armed with a flintlock, c. 1745–1749
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
