The 89th (The Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army, formed on 3 December1793. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
It's nickname was 'Blayney's Bloodhounds', so called because of their unerring certainty, and untiring perseverance in hunting down the Irish rebels in 1798, when the corps was commanded by Lord Blayney. They were involved in the so-called 'Stewartstown Affray' of 1797, in a time of heightened sectarian tension. Lieutenant General Andrew Thomas Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney (30 November 1770–8 April 1832), was an Irish peer. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sectarianism is an adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination, it also usually involves a rejection of those not a member of ones sect. ...
The regiment fought in the Peninsular War and was defeated in the Battle of Fuengirola of 1810. The Peninsular War (1808–1814) (known as War of Independence in Spain as French Invasions in Portugal and as Guerre dEspagne in France) was a major conflict during the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the Iberian Peninsula with Spanish, Portuguese, and the British forces fighting against Napoleonic French. ... Battle of Fuengirola was one of the battles of the Peninsular War. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The regiment amalgamated with the 87th Foot on 1 July1881, to form the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
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Nicknames of British Units during the Napoleonic Wars
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
The Blayney of Castleblayney Papers - Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Regiment was raised by Colonel Sir John Doyle in Ireland in 1793.
It was called The Prince of Wales's Irish Regiment of Foot, and on arrival in their barracks at Portsmouth, England in 1794 the men were described by an English newspaper as "brave, hearty boys, mostly armed with Shelalehs" (meaning "shileleaghs", the Irish long cudgel, traditionally made from a branch of the flthorn tree).
Regiment was raised in Ireland by Major-General William Crosbie.
The South Lancashire Regiment was a British infantry regiment comprised of the former 40th Regiment of Foot and the 82nd Regiment of Foot.
The regiment was the first large regiment of infantry to be formed in the British Army and comprises two regular battalions, the 1st (nicknamed the Vikings) and the 2nd (the Poachers) and two Territorial Army battalions, the 6th and 7th (the Tigers).
The Regiment was especially favoured by King George IV and, with the appointment of the Duke of Wellington as its Colonel, was elevated to the status of Household Cavalry in 1820.
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