Historical record of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, or the Royal Irish Fusiliers : $b Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1853Cannon, Richard
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Historical record of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, or the Royal Irish Fusiliers : $b Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1853
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Princess Victoria's Royal Irish Fusiliers
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| IN ENGLAND. | IN SCOTLAND. | IN IRELAND. |
| Under the Act passed on | Under the Act | Under the Act |
| the 6th of July 1803. | passed on the | passed on the |
| | 6th of July 1803. | 11th of July 1803. |
+-------------------------+--------------------+---------------------+
| 3rd Reg. 53rd Reg. | 26th Regiment | 18th Regiment |
| 28th ” 57th ” | 42nd ” | 44th ” |
| 30th ” 61st ” | 92nd ” | 58th ” |
| 39th ” 66th ” | | 67th ” |
| 47th ” 69th ” | | |
| 48th ” 81st ” | | |
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In addition to the above corps, _Sixteen Reserve Battalions_ were
also formed from the men raised in the several counties of Great
Britain and Ireland, under the _Army of Reserve Acts_, as under
specified, viz.:
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| IN ENGLAND. | IN SCOTLAND. |
+---------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
| 1st Reserve Battalion 9th Reserve Battalion| 5th Reserve Battalion|
| 3rd ” 10th ” | 14th ” |
| 4th ” 11th ” +-----------------------+
| 6th ” 12th ” | IN IRELAND. |
| 7th ” 15th ” +-----------------------+
| 8th ” | 2nd Reserve Battalion|
| | 13th ” |
| | 16th ” |
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_Under the Additional Force Acts in 1804._
In the year 1804, _thirty-seven_ other Regiments (as shown in the
following list) were augmented by second battalions, in consequence
of having been appointed to receive men raised for limited service
in Great Britain and Ireland, under the _Additional Force Acts_
passed on the 29th of June, and 10th and 14th of July, 1804, viz.:
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