Dates: 1881 - 1968

The Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Britsh Army. It was first formed in 1685 under the name The Ordnance Regiment. It was later renamed in 1751 to the 7th (Royal Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot and in 1881 became known as The Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment.

During its three hundred years of service, the regiment became involved in several campaigns. These included the American and French Revolutions, the Napoleonic Wars, and the two World Wars in the twentieth century.
It was the fifth largest Regiment during the Great War, raising no fewer than 47 Battalions for service between 1914 and 1918.

Then on the 23rd April 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiment', The Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment was amalgamated with three other Fusilier regiments; the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Lancashire Fusiliers to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.

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