Royal Welch Fusiliers
The Royal Welch Fusiliers (translated Royal Welsh Fusiliers ) were a regiment of the British Army from 1689 to 2006.
It was 1689 by Wilhelm III. founded by England as the 23rd Regiment of Foot . In 1702 it received the title The Welch Regiment of Fusiliers and in 1713 the addition Royal . The designation as a fusilier was just a special distinction, contrary to what this suggests, the regiment did not belong to the light , but to the line infantry . The ancient spelling Welch (instead of Welsh for Welsh ) was abolished around 1900, but officially reintroduced in 1920. Important waypoints in the regiment's over 300-year history included:
- Nine Years War
- War of the Spanish Succession
- War of the Austrian Succession
- Seven Years War
- American War of Independence
- Coalition wars
- Crimean War
- Second opium war
- Indian uprising of 1857
- Boxer Rebellion
- Second Boer War
- First and Second World War
As part of the restructuring of the British Army, the regiment was transformed into the 1st Battalion , The Royal Welsh . The 2nd Battalion of this association was formed from the former Royal Regiment of Wales (24th / 41st Regiment of Foot).
The regiment seat was Wrexham in north Wales and the regimental museum is in Caernarfon .