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Royal Fusiliers The Royal Fusiliers Monument, a memorial dedicated to the Royal Fusiliers who died during World War I, stands on Holborn in the City of London.embers of the Royal Fusiliers won the first two Victoria Crosses of the war near Mons in August 1914 (Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Private Sidney Godley), and the last two in North Russia.
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- The British cavalry covered the gap between the 2 British infantry corps to the east of Mons. A squadron of the 4th Dragoon Guards commanded by Major Tom Bridges was the first British unit into action. Bridges’ men encountered German cavalry of the 4th Cuirassiers on the road north of Obourg.
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Lochnagar Mine Crater Memorial, La Boisselle, Somme Battlefields The Tyneside battalions which attacked at Lochnagar Crater fought with 34th Division as: 1  the 102nd Tyneside Scottish Brigade (20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers) and. 2  the 103rd Tyneside Irish Brigade (24th, 25th, 26th and 27th Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers).9th Division Memorial, La Boisselle. 50.02187473171607. 2.696773409843445. Lochnagar Crater is located on the southern part of the 1916 Somme battlefields to the south of the D929 Albert-Bapaume road and immediately south of the village of La Boisselle.
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The Irish Brigade's Stand for 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' Part 1 of 3: 'My King Has Landed' The Irish Brigade's Stand for 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' Part 1 of 3: 'My King Has Landed'. An 18th century hand-coloured engraving portraying the Battle of Culloden in Inverness-shire.
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- The Royal Regiment of Canada is an infantry unit, part of Canada’s Army Reserve. It was formed in 1936 as the result of the amalgamation of two famed reserve units, The Royal Grenadiers, and the Toronto Regiment.
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- The British formation engaged in the Battle at Étreux étreux: was 1st Guards brigade of the 1st division Of I: corps 1st Coldstream, guards 1st Scots, guards 1st Black watch and 2nd Royal Munster fusiliers with 1 troop from 15th hussars and 1 section comprising 2 guns from 118th BATTERY. rfa
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The Grenadiers In 1757, Robert Clive had raised the 1st Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry of which two companies were grenadier companies, however, no regiments of grenadiers were formed from the Bengal Army until a battalion was formed in 1779.
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The Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme. The Somme Offensive (also known as the Battle of the Somme) occurred between 1st July and 13th November 1916. The Somme is a river in northern France and it is called the Battle of the Somme because the attacks happened around the river.For five days before the battle, the British army had shot non-stop at the German trenches to destroy them and the barbed wire in front of them.he Somme is a river in northern France and it is called the Battle of the Somme because the attacks happened around the river. For five days before the battle, the British army had shot non-stop at the German trenches to destroy them and the barbed wire in front of them.
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- gren·a·dier. n. 1. a. A member of the British Grenadier Guards, the first regiment of the royal household infantry. b. A soldier who is a member of a special corps or regiment.c. A soldier equipped with grenades. 2.Any of various deep-sea fishes of the family Macrouridae, having a long tapering tail and lacking a tail fin.. a member of the first regiment of royal household infantry (Gren′adier Guards′) in the British Army. 2. a foot soldier in certain former elite units, specially selected for strength and courage. 3. (formerly) a soldier who threw grenades.
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Prussian Army The Royal Prussian Army (German language: Königlich Preußische Armee) was the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power. The Prussian Army had its roots in the core mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War.
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SOUNDS OF A NATION: A MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF CANADA AT 150 â Coming to Glenn Gould Studio in the CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto on Sunday, October 29th at 2 pm! â Guest artists: Pipers and Drummers of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, Danielle Bourre, David Leask â Tickets at 416 504-7529 or ArtsBoxOffice.ca â To join our mailing list and learn more, drop us a line at royalsbandconcert@gmail.com The Band of The Royal Regiment of Canada. The Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada is the oldest permanently organized band in the Canadian Forces. Based at Fort York in Toronto, Ontario, the band has continued to serve its Country, Province, and City in many different roles throughout the world since its formation in 1863.
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- The Musketeers of the Guard were the elite bodyguards to the King of France and were involved in the many wars including the Thirty-Year Wars (1618 1648). They were also known as Musketeers of Military Household of King of France or in their language Garde du corps or the Gardes suisses. They were formed in 1622 under King Louis XIII to create a light cavalry company which were formerly called the carabins under King Henry IV.
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Irish Brigade (Union Army) The Irish Brigade was an infantry brigade, consisting predominantly of Irish Americans, that served in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The designation of the first regiment in the brigade, the 69th New York Infantry, or the Fighting 69th, continued in later wars. The Irish Brigade was known in part for its famous war cry, the faugh a ballagh, which is an anglicization of the Irish phrase, fag fág an, bealach meaning clear the. way
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Fusilier Both a Scots (21st Foot) and Welsh (23rd Foot) regiment also became fusiliers in the period up to and including 1702 and all three regiments were distinguished by the wearing of a slightly shorter version of the Mitred Cap worn by Grenadier companies of all other infantry regiments.rom the 18th to the 19th centuries, the term fuzileiros (fusiliers) was used, in the Portuguese Army, to designate the regular line infantry, as opposed to the grenadiers (granadeiros) and the light infantry (cacadores caçadores and). atiradores
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- Welcome to the Royal Irish Artillery webpage. We are a Revolutionary War re-enactment unit depicting His Majesty's artillerymen and their equipment during the American Rebellion. Our headquarters are in Massachusetts though our membership spans from Maine to Virginia. You can find us most summer weekends participating in events along the Eastern Seaboard.
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Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is the United Kingdom's amphibious light infantry force, forming part of the Naval Service, along with the Royal Navy. The Royal Marines were formed in 1755 as the Royal Navy's infantry troops. However, the marines can trace their origins back to the formation of the English Army's Duke of York and Albany's maritime regiment of Foot at the grounds of the Honourable Artillery Company on 28 October 1664.
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Ulster Defence Regiment In 1992, the UDR was amalgamated with the Royal Irish Rangers to form the Royal Irish Regiment. In 2006, the regiment was retroactively awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, which entitled it to be known as The Ulster Defence Regiment CGC.
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- Venue Types: Club & Society. The RSA is one of the world’s oldest ex-service organisations. It was formed in 1916 to care for the needs of soldiers returning from WW1 and to assist the families of those soldiers who lost their lives.enue Types: Club & Society. The RSA is one of the world’s oldest ex-service organisations. It was formed in 1916 to care for the needs of soldiers returning from WW1 and to assist the families of those soldiers who lost their lives.
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- The Royal Regiment of Canada is an Infantry Regiment located at Fort York Armoury in Toronto. The Regiment is part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group, a Primary Reserve formation of the Canadian Army.
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- The New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association was formed in 1916. Cambridge returned soldiers rallied each Anzac Day and attempted to form an Association.ubs were $22 for RSA members and $33 plus $30 joining fee for associate members. Rent from the Club was $10,000 and a percentage of bar profits. Mobility Van The RSA Mobility van was another venture in 1990 to celebrate the Dominion-wide celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landing.
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The forgotten Irish soldiers who fought for Britain in the first world war The forgotten Irish soldiers who fought for Britain in the first world war. Ireland was on the cusp of the Easter Rising when thousands of Irish men joined up to serve with the British army in the first world war. They returned to an utterly changed country; they were officially forgotten. This is one man's story.
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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) At the end of the Second World War, the regiment was reduced to three regular army battalions first assigned to the 16th Parachute Brigade and later the 5th Airborne Brigade. The reserve 16th Airborne Division was formed using the regiment reserve battalions in the Territorial Army (TA).n 27 August 1979, 16 men of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, and two from the Queen's Own Highlanders (QOH) were killed in the Warrenpoint ambush. The first six Paras were killed while travelling in a small convoy of three vehicles.
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Prince Harry to fly army's Apache attack helicopters There have been reports of a shortage of Apaches, as well as a lack of UK army pilots needed to fly them. The prince, an officer with the Household Cavalry Regiment, changed the direction of his military career and became a pilot in order to increase his chances of being redeployed to the country. Speaking last June about his flying training, he said: I'm really enjoying it and, as everyone knows, it's my easiest way of getting back to the frontline.
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What Foods Have No Carbs? 1 Simple carbohydrates-Examples of simple carbohydrates include dairy products, candy, baked goods, fruit, and processed sugars. 2  Complex carbohydrates-Examples include rice, corn, flour, whole grains, and legumes.
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- 84th Regiments of Foot Soldiers' documents. The first 84th Regiment of foot was formed in 1758 and disbanded in 1765, and saw service in India only. A battalion (Royal Highland Emigrant Corps) was raised in Canada in 1775 and taken on strength as the 84th (Royal Highland Emigrants Regiment) of Foot in January 1779.t was disbanded at the peace of 1763. The 95th Foot of 1816-18 was a originally a second battalion of the 52nd Foot. In 1803 it was formed into a separate regiment as the 96th Foot and served in the West Indies, Bermuda, and North America for many years. It was disbanded in 1818.
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- Army Service Numbers 1881-1918 - Index. This index to British Army regimental numbers comprises two sections: SECTION 1 which deals with individual regiments and battalions, and S... Durham Light Infantry - 1st & 2nd Battalions. The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was formed in July 1881.his index to British Army regimental numbers comprises two sections: SECTION 1 which deals with individual regiments and battalions, and S...