The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

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infantry regiment regiment of the British Army

The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1968 by the amalgamation of four English fusilier regiments, with a distinguished history of service in numerous conflicts worldwide.

Aliases (5)

Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ×6
Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) ×2
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers ×2
Lancashire Fusiliers ×1
The Fusiliers ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	infantry regiment → regiment of the British Army →
allegiance	British Crown →
associatedMuseum	Fusilier Museum, Bury → Fusilier Museum, London → Fusilier Museum, Warwick → Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland →
branch	British Army →
capBadge	Fusilier flaming grenade badge →
ceremonialRole	Public duties in London →
colors	Red → Royal blue → White →
component	Army Reserve → Regular Army →
country	United Kingdom →
engagement	Bosnian War → Gulf War → Iraq War → The Troubles → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) →
established	1968 →
formedByAmalgamationOf	Lancashire Fusiliers → Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) → Royal Northumberland Fusiliers → Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers →
garrison	Fusilier Museum, Bury → HM Tower of London →
hackleColor	red over white →
hasBattalion	1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers → 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers →
hasBattleHonoursFromPredecessors	First World War → Second World War →
hasColonelInChief	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent →
hasPredecessor	Lancashire Fusiliers → Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) → Royal Northumberland Fusiliers → Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers →
isPartOf	Queen’s Division →
language	English →
motto	Honi soit qui mal y pense →
nickname	The Fusiliers →
partOf	Infantry of the Line →
recruitsPrimarilyFrom	England NERFINISHED →
role	line infantry →
service	British Army infantry operations worldwide →
type	fusilier regiment →
wearsHeaddress	Fusilier feather hackle →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ("Royal Northumberland Fusiliers") → The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ("Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)") → The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ("Lancashire Fusiliers") →	formedByAmalgamationOf
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ("Royal Northumberland Fusiliers") → The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ("Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)") →	hasPredecessor
6th Regiment of Foot ("Royal Regiment of Fusiliers") → Royal Warwickshire Regiment ("Royal Regiment of Fusiliers") →	hasSuccessor
Minden Day ("Royal Regiment of Fusiliers") →	associatedWith
Battle of Minden →	commemoratedBy
6th Regiment of Foot ("Royal Regiment of Fusiliers") →	laterKnownAs
6th Regiment of Foot ("Royal Regiment of Fusiliers") →	mergedInto
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ("The Fusiliers") →	nickname
Royal Warwickshire Regiment ("Royal Regiment of Fusiliers") →	traditionsMaintainedBy