23rd Regiment of Foot
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The 23rd Regiment of Foot, later known as the Royal Welch Fusiliers, was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with distinguished service in numerous major conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Royal Welch Fusiliers
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Royal Welsh Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamatedInYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| battleHonoursCount | numerous ⓘ |
| branch | British Army infantry ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
American Revolutionary War
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Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Wrexham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedRoyalTitleBy | King George I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedRoyalTitleInYear | 1713 ⓘ |
| honoraryTitle | Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterNamed | Royal Welch Fusiliers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Royal Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Old 23rd
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The Royal Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Alma
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Battle of Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Bunker Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gallipoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Inkerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Minden NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ramillies NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spion Kop NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Sevastopol (Crimean War) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Yorktown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive spelling of "Welch" in its title
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long continuous service from the 17th to the 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Henry Herbert, 4th Baron Herbert of Chirbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedDuring | Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedInYear | 1689 ⓘ |
| regimentalMuseum | Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMuseumLocation | Caernarfon Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalNumber | 23 ⓘ |
| regimentalType | line infantry ⓘ |
| traditionalRecruitingArea |
North Wales
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Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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