The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-02
THE DUBLIN FUSILEERS.
A History of the Regiment Nhich
Lost Heavily at Dundee.

The Dublin fusileers. who charged on
the right flank and lost four killed and
forty-one wounded in the late fight at
Dundee. have, under various names, a
record dating far back in the last GEN.
fury. It's first battalion, late the one
Hundred and Second, was long known as
the Madras European regment-the old
est regiment Of whites in India. Give,
the conqueror Of India, served in 1t as an
ensign. II afterward fought under him
al Arcot and Plassy, and during a CEN
fury OF fighting the tunsles were streWn
with is skeletons. In the war Oh me IN
dian mutinv IL was satiricauy known as
the sweet lambs and had part IN the
capture Of CawnpOro and relief OF Luck
now. II was brought 90 England for the
first time I'm ls6S The fusileers Second
battalion. late the one Hundred ana
Third regiment. known as the odd
touehs." was originally formed in 1861 10
garrison Bombay the dOwry OF catherine
of Braganza. queen-elcct of King Charles
III AS the Bombay European regiment
il fought under Give. In this country
IL also had active part in Indian warfare
and contributed 20 the defeat OF the
sikhs at the battle of Goozerat, In 1873.
In 1870. its two hundred ninth year Of SER
vice. il was brought to England.
In 1882. I'm accordance with new military
arrangements, the Madras and Bombay
regiments, or one Hundred and Second
and one Hundred and Third, the sweet
lambs" and "old toughs,' became re-
spectivey the First and Second battalions
NJ the Royal Dublin fusileers. There was
no special reason why such O. distinctive
lv Irish name should be given them save
that England wished 10 retain or propa-
catd the false impression that her soldiers
OF Irish birth are numerous as ever, or
that she desired to facilitate the enlistment
OF Irishmen for service IN distant India,
wisely judging that the further bellicose
Ccits were from their native land the bet
ter for her own interests.
Dublin fusi'eers pick up sundry recruits
IN the Irish metropolis, albeit it is city
patriotic even 10 Angl0phob.sm, but the
names Of its officers who were shot at
Talana hin do not afford an index 10 the
Irish character of the corps: Captain
Weldon. killed. and Captains Lowndes
and Dibley. Lioutenants Perrean and
Genge wounded, are certainly not repre-
sentative OF any well-known Irish. or even
Angi0-lrIsh. families. The Irish land
lOlNf, plucned by the abolition or rack
rents and indignant at what they consider
their UNJUST and ungrateful treatment by
H. English government. are ceasing 70
supply material for English army officers.
The dashing Charley O'Malleys and
Harry Lorroqucrs will soon become a
practically extinct race.
In Ike manner of Dublin fuslleers two
Other old Indian regiments, the one Hun
dred and First and the one Hundred and
Fourth Infantry. respectively the Royal
%ensll fusieers and the Bengal fusiieers
we're brought from abroad some thirty
years ago and made the First ana Second
battalions Of another nOminally Irish
regiment. called the Muster fusifors. The
first OF these, Olives old regiment. organ
lied by him IN 1856. were nicknamed the
dirty shirts" on account of th.ir I'M
finished toilets-a Ia the Irish brigade at
Cremona-during a conflict, century
later. at Delhi The second. Organized
I'm 1897 also fought In the indian mutiny
and had part % dozen years ago. in the
English land grab I'm Burmah. The Mum
s-er fusilecrs are reported as forming
part OF the English forces I'm South
Africa, but as yet they have not been
heard Of I'm any engagement