27th Inniskilling Regiment of Foot | |
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![]() Badge of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot | |
Active | 1689-1881, became Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
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Type | Line Infantry |
Size | Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | St Lucia Barracks, Omagh |
Nickname(s) | The Skins[1] |
Engagements | Battle of the Boyne (1690) Battle of Falkirk Muir (1746) Battle of Culloden (1746) Battle of Maida (1806) Siege of Badajoz (1812) Battle of Salamanca (1812) Battle of Castalla (1813) Battle of Vitoria (1813) Battle of the Pyrenees (1813) Battle of Ordal (1813) Battle of Nivelle (1813) Battle of Orthez (1814) Battle of Toulouse (1814) Battle of Waterloo (1815) |
The 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1689. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1881.