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The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was founded in 1689 to oppose James II and to take part in the imminent war with France. The regiment was numbered as the 23rd Regiment of Foot, though it was one of the first regiments to be granted the honour of a fusilier title and so was known as The Welch Regiment of Fusiliers from 1702. The "Royal" accolade was earned fighting in the War of the Spanish Succession in 1713. It was one of the oldest infantry regiments in the regular army, hence the archaic spelling of the word ''Welch'' instead of ''Welsh''. In the Boer War and throughout the First World War, the army officially called the regiment "The Royal Welsh Fusiliers" but the archaic "Welch" was officially restored to the regiment's title in 1920 under Army Order No.56. During those decades, the regiment itself unofficially used the "Welch" form. The regiment was amalgamated with the Royal Regiment of Wales (RRW) on 1 March 2006, to become the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh (RRW becoming the 2nd Battalion). The regiment primarily recruited from North Wales. It should not be confused with the Welch Regiment, which recruited from South and West Wales. ==History== The Royal Welch Fusiliers were formed by Lord Henry Herbert at Ludlow in March 1689 to oppose James II and to take part in the imminent war with France.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Royal Welch Fusiliers )〕 The regiment continued to have ties with the town of Ludlow, for example marching through having completed active service in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1997, and its successor battalion in The Royal Welsh regiment was granted the freedom of the town in 2014.〔(BBC News ) Royal Welsh soldiers in Ludlow for 325th anniversary (20 September 2014)〕 The regiment served in the Williamite War, fighting at the Battles of the Boyne and Aughrim. In the War of the Grand Alliance, they were at the Siege of Namur and in the War of the Spanish Succession, they were at Schellenberg and Blenheim. During the War of the Austrian Succession, they were at Dettingen, Fontenoy and Lauffeld and in the Seven Years' War, they fought at Minden, Warburg, Kloster Kampen and Wilhelmsthal.〔Westlake, p. 75〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Welch Fusiliers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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