87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1793–1881 |
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Type | Infantry |
Size | One battalion (two battalions 1804–1817) |
Garrison/HQ | Renmore Barracks, Galway |
Nickname(s) | Blayney's Bloodhounds[1] The Faughs[1] The Aigle Catchers[1] The Aiglers[1] |
Engagements | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars First Anglo-Burmese War Indian Rebellion |
The 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot to form the Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) in 1881.