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The regiment received a reserve battalion, the 5th Battalion RRF, through the redesignation of [[Tyne-Tees Regiment]], on 1 April 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Army+engineers+big+change+for+Terriers.-a0143607164|title=Army engineers big change for Terriers|date=24 March 2006|publisher=Evening Chronicle|accessdate=26 April 2014}}</ref> |
The regiment received a reserve battalion, the 5th Battalion RRF, through the redesignation of [[Tyne-Tees Regiment]], on 1 April 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Army+engineers+big+change+for+Terriers.-a0143607164|title=Army engineers big change for Terriers|date=24 March 2006|publisher=Evening Chronicle|accessdate=26 April 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2006 elements of the 2nd Battalion of the Regiment was deployed to [[Afghanistan]] to support the [[International Security Assistance Force]] fighting off 150 [[Taliban]] attacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://britains-smallwars.com/Terror/units.html|title=Operation Veritas: British units deployed|accessdate=26 April 2014}}</ref> |
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Under [[Army 2020]], there will only be the 1st Battalion in the regular army and it will re-roled as an armoured infantry battalion under 1st Armoured Brigade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/20130703-A2020_Update.pdf |title=Army 2020 Update, page 7|accessdate=26 April 2014}}</ref>Due to a series of Government Defence Reviews, '[[Options for Change]]' and the recent '[[Strategic Defence Review]]' the regiment now comprises two regular battalions and a number of [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Army Reserve]] companies located in the four regimental areas. The 2nd Battalion is due to be disbanded as part of the [[Future of the British Army (Army 2020)|Army 2020]] defence review.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kiley |first=Sam |url=http://news.sky.com/story/956309/army-loses-17-major-units-in-defence-cuts |title=Army Loses 17 Major Units In Defence Cuts |publisher=News.sky.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Army at war over axing of battalions|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9371390/Army-at-war-over-axing-of-battalions.html|publisher=[[Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Threat to Royal Regiment of Fusiliers meets united front|url=http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/09/10/threat-to-royal-regiment-of-fusiliers-meets-united-front-61634-31800875/|publisher=[[The Journal (newspaper)|The Journal]]|date=10 September 2012}}</ref> |
Under [[Army 2020]], there will only be the 1st Battalion in the regular army and it will re-roled as an armoured infantry battalion under 1st Armoured Brigade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/20130703-A2020_Update.pdf |title=Army 2020 Update, page 7|accessdate=26 April 2014}}</ref>Due to a series of Government Defence Reviews, '[[Options for Change]]' and the recent '[[Strategic Defence Review]]' the regiment now comprises two regular battalions and a number of [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Army Reserve]] companies located in the four regimental areas. The 2nd Battalion is due to be disbanded as part of the [[Future of the British Army (Army 2020)|Army 2020]] defence review.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kiley |first=Sam |url=http://news.sky.com/story/956309/army-loses-17-major-units-in-defence-cuts |title=Army Loses 17 Major Units In Defence Cuts |publisher=News.sky.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Army at war over axing of battalions|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9371390/Army-at-war-over-axing-of-battalions.html|publisher=[[Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Threat to Royal Regiment of Fusiliers meets united front|url=http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/09/10/threat-to-royal-regiment-of-fusiliers-meets-united-front-61634-31800875/|publisher=[[The Journal (newspaper)|The Journal]]|date=10 September 2012}}</ref> |
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| Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | |
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 Cap Badge of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers | |
| Active | 23 April 1968-Present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | 1st Battalion - Armoured Infantry 2nd Battalion - Light Infantry 5th Battalion - Army Reserve |
| Size | Three battalions |
| Part of | Queen's Division |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ - London 1st Battalion - Tidworth 2nd Battalion - Dhekelia, Cyprus 5th Battalion - Durham |
| Nickname(s) | The Shiners The Old and the Bold Lord Wellington's Bodyguards |
| Motto(s) | "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (French) "Evil to him who evil thinks" |
| Colors | Gosling green flag with Ancient badges St George Killing the Dragon centered, motto in scroll Quo Fata Vocant, united rose surmounted by crown in three corners, V with Union in canton |
| March | Quick - The British Grenadiers Slow - Rule Britannia |
| Mascot(s) | Indian Blackbuck (Bobby) |
| Anniversaries | St. George's Day (23 April), Minden (1 August) |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel in Chief | HRH The Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Brigadier Trevor J Minter, OBE DL |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Hackle | Red over White From Royal Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Abbreviation | RRF |
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. As one of the existing large infantry regiments, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was largely unaffected by the reforms of the infantry that were announced in December 2004.
History
The regiment was formed on 23 April 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the fourth 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier regiments:[1]
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
- The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers
- The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)
- The Lancashire Fusiliers
The RRF was formed to serve as the county regiment of the following counties:
The regiment received a reserve battalion, the 5th Battalion RRF, through the redesignation of Tyne-Tees Regiment, on 1 April 2006.[2]
In 2006 elements of the 2nd Battalion of the Regiment was deployed to Afghanistan to support the International Security Assistance Force fighting off 150 Taliban attacks.[3]
Under Army 2020, there will only be the 1st Battalion in the regular army and it will re-roled as an armoured infantry battalion under 1st Armoured Brigade.[4]Due to a series of Government Defence Reviews, 'Options for Change' and the recent 'Strategic Defence Review' the regiment now comprises two regular battalions and a number of Army Reserve companies located in the four regimental areas. The 2nd Battalion is due to be disbanded as part of the Army 2020 defence review.[5][6][7] The Regular battalions are:
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Mascot
The regiment's mascot is an Indian Blackbuck Antelope. It is a tradition inherited from the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers. The current mascot's name is Bobby and he holds the rank of Corporal. Bobby attends all major parades held by the regiment.[8]
Hackle
As a fusilier regiment, the RRF wears a hackle, which in this case is the hackle of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, red over white. This distinction was originally a white plume which His Majesty's Fifth Regiment of Foot had taken from the head dress of fallen French troops at St. Lucia in December 1778. The Fifth Regiment of Foot became His Majesty's Fifth (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot with the county affiliations of 1782. In 1829 King George IV ordered the white plume to be worn by all infantry regiments, and in order not to take away from the Fifth (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot's battle honour, their plume was distinguished by being made red over white. This came from the legend that the men of the Fifth (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot having dipped the white plumes in the blood of the French at St. Lucia. The Fifth (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot did not become the Fifth Regiment of Foot (Northumberland Fusiliers) until 1836, later in 1881 they became The (Fifth) Northumberland Fusiliers and finally in 1935 The (Fifth) Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.
Battle honours
- Combined battle honours of The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and The Lancashire Fusiliers, plus:
- Wadi al Batin, Gulf 1991, Al Basrah, Iraq 2003
Order of precedence
Lineage
Alliances
Canada - The Royal Canadian Regiment- Canada - The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)
- Canada - 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins)
- Canada - The Royal Westminster Regiment
- Canada - Les Fusiliers du St-Laurent
Australia - The Royal Victoria Regiment
New Zealand - The Hauraki Regiment
Royal Navy - HMS Northumberland
See also
Media related to Royal Regiment of Fusiliers at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ Swinson, Arthur (1972). A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army. London: The Archive Press. ISBN 0-85591-000-3.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Army engineers big change for Terriers". Evening Chronicle. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Operation Veritas: British units deployed". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Army 2020 Update, page 7" (PDF). Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ Kiley, Sam. "Army Loses 17 Major Units In Defence Cuts". News.sky.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ "Army at war over axing of battalions". Daily Telegraph. 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Threat to Royal Regiment of Fusiliers meets united front". The Journal. 10 September 2012.
- ^ Ollington, Robin (2004). Bobby of the Fusiliers: The Story of Our Famous Regimental Mascot and Its Service and Adventures with Us for Over Two Hundred Years. Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. ISBN 9780954862909.
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