87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot

For other units with the same regimental number, see 87th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).

87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
Regimental colours
Active1793–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1804–1817)
Garrison/HQRenmore Barracks, Galway
Nickname(s)Blayney's Bloodhounds[1]
The Faughs[1]
The Aigle Catchers[1]
The Aiglers[1]
EngagementsFrench 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.

  1. ^ a b c d Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.