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The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers formed in 1968 by the amalgamation of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and Lancashire Fusiliers. Regimental art prints of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers available from Cranston Fine Arts.

The Royal Fusiliers   In the British army in 1605 the ordinary regiments of the Line were composed of musketeers, who carried a heavy musket; pikemen, armed with 16 to24 feet pikes and swords, and grenadiers, who carried hand-grenades as well.  But there were also regiments of “Ordnance,” trained “for the care and protection of cannon,” and these carried, instead of the musket, a “snap-hance” or “fusil,” with sword and bayonet.  They did not carry colours, and therefore, for the rank of ensign was substituted that of lieutenant in the subaltern grade.  On the increase to the army consequent on Monmouth’s rebellion, James 2nd.  Ordered the formation of an “ordnance regiment,” to be called the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.  It was the first that had been definitely equipped as such.

           Lord Dartmouth, its first colonel, raised ten companies of Fusiliers and one of Miners in and about London, and to these were added two other independent companies which had long existed in the Tower.  The uniform was scarlet with yellow “livery,” caps similar to those worn by the Grenadiers, and grey breeches and stockings.  The regiment joined the camp on Hounslow Heath, in charge of the train of artillery.

           On the threatened invasion of the Prince of Orange some men served as marines on board the fleet, as they did later in 1703, and in 1756, under Byng, when they engaged the French fleet off Minorca.  After 1688 it ceased to be an “ordnance regiment,” but retained its armament as a Fusilier regiment without, as in the other “battaglia,” having a proportion of pikemen.  It embarked as an ordinary infantry regiment for the campaign in Flanders in 1689, and first saw fighting at Walcourt, shortly after which Marlborough became its colonel; and after a short period of service in Ireland at the sieges of Cork and Kinsale, it returned to Flanders to serve with King William at Steenkirk, Landen, and Namur.

           It formed part of Ormond’s expedition against Cadiz in 1702, when, though failing to take it, it captured the towns of Rota, Port St. Mary, and Fort St. Catherine, finishing by the destruction of the Spanish ships under French convoy in Vigo Bay.  From that time until 1773, when it embarked for Canada, its history was comparatively uneventful; but there it formed part of the garrison of St. John’s Fort Chambly, and Quebec.  The two former, after a short siege, surrendered to Colonel Montgomery, who commanded the American army; but the same force, in the effort to storm Quebec, was roughly repulsed, and its leader slain.  Shortly after this defeat the garrison made a successful sortie, the chief results of which was to compel the Americans to abandon Canada.

           Transferred to New York, it saw much arduous work and severe fighting in the South, being present at the actions at Staten Island, Forts Montgomery, Clinton, and Constitution; at Philadelphia, Newhaven, and Cornwallis says in his despatch, “two three-pounders were taken, and I fear the colours of the 7th Regiment shared the same fate.

           Returning to England soon after, a second battalion was added.  The first joined in the attack on Copenhagen in 1807, and two years later formed part of the expedition against Martinique.  This is the first name the regiment is authorised to wear on its colours, and the honour was bestowed in consequence of its gallantry in the capture of that island, where it was brigaded with the 23rd Royal Welsh Fruiliers.  Meanwhile the 2nd battalion took part in the expulsion of the French from Oporto, as well as the battle Talavera, which is the second name on its colours; and in 1810 the 1st battalion was also transferred to the Peninsula.  The regiment there took part in the following battles, which are not specifically claimed among the honours, namely, Busaco, Olivenza, Ciudad, Rodrigo, Aldea de Pont, Montevite, Pampeluna, and Bidassoa; but it bears on the battle-roll the names of “Albuhera,” “Badajoz,” “Salamanca,” “Vittoria,” “Pyrenees,” “Orthes,” “Toulouse,” and “Peninsula.”

           Gold medals were awarded to the colonels for many of these fights, and between 1809and 1814, inclusive, nine non-commissioned officers are recorded as receiving commission. During most of this time they had formed part of the Fusilier Brigade, consisting of the 2nd battalion of the 7th and the 1st battalion of the 23rd, and the bravery of their charge in line against the heavy column at Albuhera, where they lost two-thirds of their strength, is graphically told in Napier’s history of the war. 

           “The Fusiliers”, says Sir Henry Hardinge, “exceeded anything that the usual word ‘gallantry’ can convey.  They recaptured, too, a gun, and a colour belonging to the Buffs, which had been lost during a convoy charge earlier in the day.”

           There is a curious difference between what was considered indiscipline among men, and not among officers apparently, at this time; for in April, 1809, the sergeants of the regiment presented their adjutant with an address (no promotion) “expressive of their regard and gratitude for the manner in which he had performed the duty of adjutant.”  This brought the men a serious reprimand in general orders as having, “however unintentionally, been guilty of an act of great insubordination” in thus bestowing commendation on their superior officer.  Later in the same year however, on the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel Pakenham, the officers presented him with his portrait, and a sword valued at two hundred guineas, “as a mark of their sincere regard for him as an officer and a gentleman, of their admiration of his manly virtues and zeal for the service.”  It is difficult to see in what the distinction between the two cases lies, save the mere phraseology; but it is evident here that “what in the officer is but a choleric word, in the soldier is rank blasphemy.”

           In 1815 the regiment sailed for America, and was present at the abortive attempt on New Orleans; and on the conclusion of hostilities it formed part of the army of occupation of France after Waterloo.  Soon after, the 2nd battalion was disbanded on the general reduction of the army.           The uniform had followed the usual alterations.  The yellow-faced coat of 1685 had given place in1751 to the tall grenadier cap, bearing the rose and garter crowned and the white horse with “Nec aspera terrent,” a scarlet coat with royal blue facings, and extremely broad yellow belts, carrying French sword and bayonet.  This in 1846 had been replaced by the scarlet coatee, with scales, the white cross-belt supporting the bayonet in a frog, and the fusilier “cap”.  So dressed, the “City of London Regiment “ next saw service in the Crimea; and for its good work at the Alma, Inkerman, and notably in the repulse of the great sortie of the 26th of October, 1854, it added these battles and “Sevastopol” to its roll.  Five Victoria Crosses were won in the campaign-by Privates Hughes and Norman, Lieutenant Hope, Captain Jones, and Assistant-Surgeon Hale.             Though in India during the Mutiny, its operations were confined to Scinde; but it took part in the frontier fighting of 1863, and later on a second battalion, raised in 1858, shared in the Afghan campaign , where it assisted in the defence of Kandahar, and the battle which raised the siege.  For this the titles “Kandahar, 1880,” and “Afghanistan, 1879-80” closes, at present, a record of gallant duty well done.            The present uniform is scarlet, with blue facings.  The grenade, with the rose on the ball, is worn on the buttons and the collar, and on the caps is the same badge, with, in addition, the crowned garter and the White Horse.            The Militia battalions are the (3rd) Royal Westminster, the (4th) Royal London, and the (5th) Royal South Middlesex.  Of these the 3rd battalion bears on its colours “Mediterranean,” because of its services during the Russian War.    The 1st Volunteer Battalion is the 16th Middlesex, the 2nd the 23rd Middlesex; the 3rd the 11th Middlesex.  All are clothed in scarlet with blue facings.  The Royal Fusiliers has borne the name of the “Hanoverian White Horse,” from bearing this badge as a decoration; and at another period that of the “Elegant Extracts,” from the officers having been selected from other regiments.     The regimental district has its headquarters was in Hounslow.   

The Fusiliers at the Battle of Albuera by David Rowlands.

The Duke of Wellington while besieging the fort of Badajoz was told of an approaching French Amy of 23,000 troops under Marshal Nicholas Soult. The Duke of Wellington despatched General William Beresford with a force of 6,000 British troops and 24,000 Spanish troops who took up position overlooking the village of Albuera. The French attacked on the morning of the 16th May, Marshal Soult launched a feint attack on Beresfords left flank, while his main force attacked Beresfords right flank. The Spanish troops were overwhelmed by French musketry and a cavalry charge, at this point the British second division were brought from the other flank to stop the attack. It was here that the Middlesex regiment, 57th of Foot, lost a total of 423 men from their force of 575 and at this battle earned the nickname the Die-Hards. The allied forces were saved when the British and Portuguese reserves were brought forward and charged uphill against the French force. The French force were able to retire in good order but were unable to relieve the siege at Badajoz. This British victory had a heavy price as out of 6,000 troops only 1,500 were not wounded.

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Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Fusilier Frank Godley, 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, in the action that won them the first two Victoria Crosses to be awarded in the Great War.

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Lance-Sergeant F. L. Hastings Bombing Seven Of The Enemy Who Were Attempting To Seize The Lip Of A Mine Crater.

After the enemy had exploded a mine, Lance-Sergeant F. L. Hastings, of the Royal Fusiliers, rushed off with two men, through a heavy barrage of shrapnel, telling the rest of his party to follow as quickly as possible. On reaching the lip of the crafter he met seven of the enemy creeping round to seize the lip. He attacked them and bombed them off. For his conspicuous gallantry he was subsequently awarded the D.C.M.

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Temporary Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell Sacrifices His Life In Staying With His Wounded Men.

During a mounted infantry engagement near Maktau in East Africa, on September 3rd 1915, the enemy pressed forward to within a few yards of the British force, and it became impossible to get the more severely wounded men away. Temporary Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell, of the late 25th (Service) Battalion (Frontiersmen) The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who was himself being carried away wounded in the leg, seeing what was happening and knowing that the enemys black troops would murder the wounded, insisted on being left behind in the hope of saving the lives of the other wounded men. His gallant attempt to save others, however, resulted in his losing his life. For his most conspicuous bravery a posthumous award of the V.C. was made.  

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Captain (Temporary Lieutenant- Colonel) R. B. Barker Organizing The Defences Of A Wood.

During operations Captain (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Randle Barnett Barker, of the Royal Fusiliers, took over and organised the defences of a wood great skill, after making a personal reconnaissance of the whole wood under shell and machine gun fire. He had done other fine work, displaying great bravery, and has been awarded the D.S.O.

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Sergeant Tuersley running to assist a wounded Corporal half of whose leg had been blown off by a shell.

On working his way out of the debris of a parapet at Fleurbaix in which he had been buried on the afternoon of November 9th 1914, Sergeant Charles Leonard Tuersley, of the 1st Royal Fusiliers, heard a man calling from a trench near by. On running round he found that a section commander, Corporal Tanner, had had half of his leg blown off. Sergeant Tuersley at once applied an improvised tourniquet, but while he was bending over the wounded man a shell burst near by. Two pieces struck the Sergeant in the back, but though bleeding freely he continued to attend to his comrade. He refused to retire for treatment until the wounded Corporal had been removed. For his conspicuous gallantry Sergeant Tuersley was awarded the D.C.M.

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Winning his VC while serving with the 7th Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, at the Siege of Sebastopol. Under heavy fire, he carried several wounded men across open ground to safety, 8th September 1855.

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The History of the Old 2/4th (City of London) Battalion the London Regiment Royal Fusiliers. by Anon (1919)

This second line TF battalion was formed in September 1914 on the departure of the first line battalion, 1/4th, for Malta. In the last week of December 1914 the 2/4th battalion sailed for Malta where it relieved 1/4th which went to France. The battalion served on Malta till August 1915 when it moved to Alexandria, and shortly after (October 1915) headed for Mudros and then Gallipoli where it arrived in October 1915. In January 1916 it left Gallipoli and made its way to Rouen, via Alexandria, and there, in June 1916, the battalion was disbanded. At this point the third line battalion (3/4th), which had been raised in January 1915 and was still in England, was re-designated 2/4th, under which title it went to France in January 1917. In effect, then, the 2/4th lived on but to emphasize the fact that this history is concerned only with the original battalion the book title refers to the Old 2/4th.

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  The Fusiliers at the Battle of Albuera by David Rowlands

 Reconnaissance Group Action, 3rd Fusiliers Battle Group by David Rowlands  Objective Brass, 26th February 1991.

Assault on Iraqi Artillery Positions, 3rd Fusiliers Battle Group by David Rowlands  Objective Steel, 26th February 1991.

Mons Canal Railway Bridge, 23rd August 1914 by David Rowlands  Lieutenant Maurice Dease and Fusilier Frank Godley, 4th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, in the action that won them the first two Victoria Crosses to be awarded in the Great War.

Royal Fusiliers by Richard Simkin  The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) raised in 1685 as the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers became the 7th of Foot in 1751. Amalgamating to become the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. 19 members of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross, five during the Crimean War, one in the 2nd Afghan War, one in the Boer War, 10 during the First World War and two in North Russia 1919.

Lance-Sergeant F. L. Hastings Bombing Seven Of The Enemy Who Were Attempting To Seize The Lip Of A Mine Crater.   After the enemy had exploded a mine, Lance-Sergeant F. L. Hastings, of the Royal Fusiliers, rushed off with two men, through a heavy barrage of shrapnel, telling the rest of his party to follow as quickly as possible.  On reaching the lip of the crafter he met seven of the enemy creeping round to seize the lip.  He attacked them and bombed them off.  For his conspicuous gallantry he was subsequently awarded the D.C.M.

Temporary Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell Sacrifices His Life In Staying With His Wounded Men. during a mounted infantry engagement near Maktau in East Africa, on September 3rd 1915, the enemy pressed forward to within a few yards of the British force, and it became impossible to get the more severely wounded men away.  Temporary Lieutenant Wilbur Dartnell, of the late 25th (Service) Battalion (Frontiersmen) The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who was himself being carried away wounded in the leg, seeing what was happening and knowing that the enemys black troops would murder the wounded, insisted on being left behind in the hope of saving the lives of the other wounded men.  His gallant attempt to save others, however, resulted in his losing his life.  For his most conspicuous bravery a posthumous award of the V.C. was made.  

Captain (Temporary Lieutenant- Colonel) R. B. Barker Organizing The Defences Of A Wood.   During operations Captain (Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) Randle Barnett Barker, of the Royal Fusiliers, took over and organised the defences of a wood great skill, after making a personal reconnaissance of the whole wood under shell and machine gun fire.  He had done other fine work, displaying great bravery, and has been awarded the D.S.O.

Sergeant Tuersley running to assist a wounded Corporal half of whose leg had been blown off by a shell.    On working his way out of the debris of a parapet at Fleurbaix in which he had been buried on the afternoon of November 9th 1914, Sergeant Charles Leonard Tuersley, of the 1st Royal Fusiliers, heard a man calling from a trench near by.  On running round he found that a section commander, Corporal Tanner, had had half of his leg blown off.  Sergeant Tuersley at once applied an improvised tourniquet, but while he was bending over the wounded man a shell burst near by.  Two pieces struck the Sergeant in the back, but though bleeding freely he continued to attend to his comrade.  He refused to retire for treatment until the wounded Corporal had been removed.  For his conspicuous gallantry Sergeant Tuersley was awarded the D.C.M.

Sergeant-Major Sharpington Rescuing An Old Woman From A Burning Farm.  On November 6th 1914, a German set fire, near the village of Fleurbaix, to a farm which belonged to an old woman who had refused to leave it though it was always in danger of destruction.  The old womans existence was known to Sergeant-Major Sharpington, who was with his company of 1st Royal Fusiliers in a trench near by.  The building was in a blaze, but without hesitation he entered it through a window, found its occupant unconscious on the floor, and carried her to safety through a hole in the wall made by a shell.  For this action he received the D.C.M.

Surgeon Major Thomas Egerton Hale by Hussaly   Winning his VC while serving with the 7th Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, at the Siege of Sebastopol. Under heavy fire, he carried several wounded men across open ground to safety, 8th September 1855.  Thomas Egerton Hale was born on 24th September 1832 at Faddiley, near Nantwich, the son of G.P. Hale of Faddiley. His education was at Grove Park School. Wrexham, and Kings College London. He qualified MRCS England 1854 and MD St Andrews in 1855. The same year he entered the army after basic training as Assistant Surgeon to the 7th Foot (1st Battalion The Royal Fusiliers) and won the Victoria Cross in the first three months of his new appointment, at the Siege of Sebastopol during the attack on the Redan.

"Dates of Acts of Bravery: 8 September 1855. One for remaining with an officer who was dangerously wounded (Capt H. M. Jones 5th Regiment) in the fifth parallel on 8 Sept 1855, when all the men in the immediate neighbourhood retreated, excepting Lieut W. Hope and Dr Hale; and for endeavouring to rally the men, in conjunction with Lieut. W. Hope 7th Regt, The Royal Fusiliers. Two for having on 8 Sept 1855, after the regiment had retired into the trenches, cleared the most advanced sap of the wounded, and carried into the sap, under heavy firs, several wounded men from the open ground, being assisted by Sgt. Charles Fisher, 7th Regt, The Royal Fusiliers."

At the time of winning the Victoria Cross, Assistant Surgeon Hale was aged 23 years. He served in Turkey and the Crimea from 1854 to 1856 and was also present at the Bombardment of Sebastopol. In addition he gained the Crimean Medal and clasp, and the Turkish Crimean Medal. In 1857 Surgeon Hale was present during the latter part of the Indian Mutiny being in medical charge of a field force detached to the Trans-India Frontier. Thereafter he was in medical charge at Cherat in the Peshawar Hills in 1860 and Civil Surgeon at Ferozepore in 1863. From 1864-66 he was medical officer for the Punjab Infantry and for the European detachments on the Punjab Frontier. In 1867 he was promoted Surgeon Major, being placed in charge of Naini Tal Hill Sanatorium.  Surgeon Major Hale was appointed medical officer to the 43rd Regiment of Foot in 1869, and to the 94th Foot four years later. He retired in 1876. On the Jubilee of the Crimea (1905) he was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath. 

Surgeon Major Hale was a man of wide interests: a Justice of the Peace,  a keen cricketer, an accomplished rider and a skilful shot. His publications included aspects of Irish history, and he was a fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Royal Historical Society. He died in 1909, on Christmas day at his home at Faddiley Lodge, Nantwich, Cheshire aged 77 years. A memorial tablet can be seen in Acton church, Cheshire.  Text supplied by Royal Army Medical Corps Historical Museum.

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Historical Records of the Seventh or Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.  by W Wheater (1875)

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Paperback Book serial number NMP2387.         232 pages. Price £24.95.

A History of the 22nd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Kensington).  by Major Christopher Stone DSO MC (1923)

Short history of 22nd Royal Fusiliers in the Great War.  Served on Western FrontNov 1915 to Feb 1918 when disbanded.  One VC.

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Paperback Book serial number NMP1062.       79   pages. Price £7.95

The History of the Old 2/4th (City of London) Battalion the London Regiment Royal Fusiliers.  by Anon (1919)

Battalion service on Malta and at Gallipoli.  Disbanded June 1916.  Records of service of all officers and men.

Paperback Book serial number NMP7457.        

 193 pages. Price £12.50

 

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