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Royal Irish Fusiliers
The
Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's)
was an
Irish
line
infantry
regiment
of the
British Army
, formed by the amalgamation of the
87th (Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot
and the
89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot
in
1881
. The regiment's first title in 1881 was
Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
, changed in 1920 to the
Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's)
. Between the time of its formation and
Irish independence
, it was one of eight
Irish regiments
.
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