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The term fusiliers was first used officially by the French Army in 1670, when four fusiliers were distributed among each company of infantry. [2] The following year the Fusiliers du Roi ("King's Fusiliers"), the first regiment composed primarily of soldiers with flintlocks, was formed [ 2 ] by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban .
In all, 57 of the planned 77 fusilier battalions were created before the programme ended on VE Day. [5] They were numbered between 1–39 and 45–62. A further four battalions of pioneers were created, as well as 34 companies of road transport and smaller auxiliary units. [5] In total, 53,700 men served in the units.
In April 1850, each regiment added a fourth battalion with four fusilier companies. [2] [4] In 1855, the first company of each of the regiment's four battalions, namely the 1st, 5th, 9th and 13th Company, were assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 5th Provisional Regiment, which was part of the Sardinian Expeditionary Corps in the Crimean War.
The same day the "Savona" division counter-attacked and regained one of its two lost strong points. On 4 December 1941, as the Afrika Korps prepared to retreat to the Gazala Line, the "Savona" division was ordered to cover the Axis withdrawal by tying up British forces in the Bardia—Sollum—Halfaya sector for as long as possible. During the ...
The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment was a Second World War Canadian armoured regiment created in 1940 with officers and men from two Militia regiments in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The name is a blend of Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke , a francophone infantry unit, and the Sherbrooke Regiment , an English-speaking machine gun unit.
The History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers: From 1861 to 1922. Vol. II. Aldershot: Gale and Polden. OCLC 317805052. Theses. Staunton, M. (1986). The Royal Munster Fusiliers in the Great War 1914–19 (MA). Dublin: University College Dublin. OCLC 605266245
The Scots Fusilier Guards were part of the 1st Division, brigaded with 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards and 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, the division's other brigade was the Highland Brigade. The division was at the extreme left of the Allied line (furthest inland), and initially in reserve to the Light Division . [ 4 ]
The 356th Fusilier Battalion was relocated to the Anzio-Nettuno area at the end of January 1944 and took part in the Battle of Anzio near Cisterna di Latina and Velletri. From mid-February to early March it was then deployed to the Monti Aurunci near Castelforte and the Monti Ausoni near Coreno Ausonio on the Gustav Line.