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5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot |
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1674.08.08 |
The Irish Regiment
raised for Dutch service; also known until 1751 by the names of colonels |
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1685 |
transferred to English Establishment |
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1751.07.01 |
5th Regiment of Foot |
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1782.08.31 |
5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot |
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1836.05.04 |
5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot |
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1881.07.01 |
The Northumberland Fusiliers
reorganised as the county regiment of Northumberland, encompassing also its Militia and Volunteer infantry |
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BATTLE HONOURS LINKS ARE INOPERATIVE
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Wilhelmstahl,
St. Lucia 1778, Rolica, Vimiera, Corunna, Busaco, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula, Lucknow,
Afghanistan 1878-80
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Badges: |
St. George and the Dragon. In each of the four corners of the Regimental Colour, the united Red and White Rose slipped and ensigned with the Royal Crest: adopted 1674 by the English Brigade in Dutch service. |
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Uniform: |
coat: scarlet. lapels and cuffs: gosling green, tornbacks: gosling green, lacing: white |
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1674.08.08 |
Col. Daniel (O'Brien), 3rd Viscount Clare |
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1675.08.02 |
Maj-Gen. Sir John Fenwick, Bt [also 4th Horse] |
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1676.09.11 |
Col. Henry Wisely |
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1680.12.10 |
Col. Thomas Monk |
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1688.10.09 |
Lt-Gen. Thomas Tollemache [also Coldstream Gds] |
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1689.05.01 |
Col. Edward Lloyd |
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1694.11.06 |
Maj-Gen. Thomas Fairfax |
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1704.02.05 |
Lt-Gen. Thomas Pearce [also 5th Horse] |
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1732.12.15 |
Lt-Gen. Sir John Cope, KB
[also 7th Dgns, 9th Dgns, 39th Foot] |
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1737.06.27 |
Lt-Gen. Alexander Irwin |
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1752.11.02 |
Col. Charles Whitefoord |
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1754.08.20 |
Maj-Gen. Lord George Bentinck |
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1759.10.24 |
F.M. Studholme Hodgson [also 4th Horse, 11th Dgns, 4th Foot, 50th Foot] |
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1768.11.07 |
Gen. Hugh (Percy), 2nd Duke of Northumberland (Baron Warkworth), KG [also 2nd Tp Horse Gren Gds, R Horse Gds, 111th Foot [1761-63, 1794-95]; Viceroy Ireland] |
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1784.11.01 |
Lt-Gen. Hon. Edward Stopford |
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1794.10.25 |
F.M. Sir Alured Clarke, GCB [also 7th Foot, 1st Bn 60th Foot, 68th Foot; C-in-C Bengal 1797, C-in-C India] |
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1801.08.21 |
Lt-Gen. Richard England |
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1812.11.07 |
Lt-Gen. William Wynyard [also Royal West India Rangers] |
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1819.07.12 |
Gen. Sir Henry Johnson, Bt, GCB [also
81st Foot] |
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1835.03.25 |
Gen. Hon. Sir Charles Colville, GCB, GCH
[also 14th Foot, 74th Foot] |
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1843.04.04 |
Lt-Gen. Sir Jasper Nicolls, KCB [also
38th Foot, 93rd Foot] |
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1849.05.18 |
Gen. Sir John Grey, KCB [also 73rd Foot; C-in-C Bombay 1850-52] |
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1856.02.20 |
Gen. William Lovelace Walton |
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1865.01.12 |
Lt-Gen. William Longworth Dames |
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1868.02.21 |
Gen. Edward Rowley Hill |
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1878.09.11 |
Gen. William Lygon (Pakenham), 4th Earl of Longford, GCB |
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Mottos: |
Quo Fata Vocant |
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Nicknames: |
The Fighting Fifth, The Old and Bold, Lord Wellington's Bodyguard, The Shiners |
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Anniversaries: |
Wilhelmstahl (24 Jun 1762), El Bodon Day (25 Sep 1811), Ciudad Rodrigo (19 Jun 1812), St. George's Day (1836) |
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Marches: |
Blaydon Races, The British Grenadiers, St. George |
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