1/87 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 87 Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 20-Aug-1759 |
20-Aug-1759 |
Created |
by John Campbell |
| 30-Jun-1763 ? |
30-Jun-1763 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1763 |
| 30-Jun-1778 ? |
30-Jun-1778 ? |
Reformed |
sometime in 1778 in Worcestershire by Viscount Chewton |
| 30-Jun-1784 ? |
30-Jun-1784 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1784 |
| 18-Sep-1793 |
18-Sep-1793 |
Reformed |
as 1 Battalion 87 (The Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1811 ? |
15-Jun-1811 ? |
Renamed |
as 1 Battalion 87 (The Prince of Wales's Own Irish) Regiment of Foot sometime in 1811 |
| 23-Jul-1827 |
23-Jul-1827 |
Renamed |
as 1 Battalion 87 (or Prince of Wales's Own Irish Fusileers) Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Nov-1827 ? |
15-Nov-1827 ? |
Renamed |
as 1 Battalion 87 (or Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
1 The Royal Irish Fusiliers |
| Number of Records Returned: 9 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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