Category: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Categories: British Army | British Army, Second Boer War
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was an Irish line infantry regiment on the Order of Battle of the British Army from 1881 until 1968. The regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot.
It saw service in the Second Boer War, the First World War and the Second World War before being amalgamated with the other regiments in the North Irish Brigade, the Royal Ulster Rifles and the Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968. However, in 1992, the Royal Irish Rangers merged with the Ulster Defence Regiment to form the Royal Irish Regiment.
The regimental district comprised the City of Londonderry and the counties of Donegal, Londonderry, Tyrone and Fermanagh in Ireland, with its garrison depot located at Omagh. The Regimental Museum is at EnnisKilling Castle.
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the Second Boer War
In October 1899 war broke out between the United Kingdom and the Boer Republics. The 1st Battalion landed at Durban, where they became part of the 5th (Irish) Brigade. The battalion was involved in a series of military reverses at the hands of the Boers that became known as the "Black Week", culminating in defeat at the Battle of Colenso. The unit subsequently took part in the Tugela Campaign before helping relieve Ladysmith in early 1900. The regiment lent its name to "Inniskilling Hill", which was taken by the 5th brigade on 24/25 February 1900.
The 2nd Battalion only arrived in South Africa from India in the late stages of the war and saw little action.
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in the First World War
In 1914 the Great War broke out and the 2nd Battalion was first to see action in the Battle of Le Cateau. The 1st Battalion participated in the Landing at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula in April 1915 with the 29th Division.
There were also nine New Army battalions raised seeing service with the 10th (Irish) Division, the 16th (Irish) Division and the 36th (Ulster) Division on the Western Front and at Gallipoli, the Macedonian Campaign and Palestine.
1916 Easter Rising
The 12th (Service) Battalion, of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, fought against Irish rebels during the Easter Rising of 1916 in Dublin. Two of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were killed and seven more wounded.
| Created From 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and 108th Regiment of Foot |
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1881 - 1968 |
Became Royal Irish Regiment. |
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