Royal Warwickshire Regiment The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers , previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot and The Royal Warwickshire Regiment , was an infantry regiment of the British Army . In 1968 , it was absorbed , with the other Fusilier regiments , into the four - battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers . History . The regiment traces its origins to the 17th century . In Holland in 1674 the government retained two regiments of English troops , two of Scots and one Irish . In 1685 when James II requested their services during the Duke of Monmouth ' s rebellion and organised them into two units , given the precedence as the 5th and 6th Regiments of Foot . After Monmouth ' s defeat they returned to Holland , but when William III became king of England in 1688 they accompanied him , with their seniority being confirmed from 1685 . The 6th were nicknamed " The Dutch Guards " by William . Service in Ireland followed and the regiment was present at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and Aughrim in 1691 . Campaigning in Flanders 1692 - 1695 followed , with action at Steenkirk 1693 and the storming of Namur 1695 which was the 6th ' s first battle honour . The 18th century . During the War of Spanish Succession the 6th were in Spain and Portugal fighting the armies of Spain and France . The regiment fought at Barcelona in 1706 and suffered heavy casualties at Almanza in 1707 . In 1710 the 6th played a major part in the victory of Almenar and won undying fame at Saragossa and Brihuega . The regiment ' s next conflict was the Jacobite Rising of 1745 . The 6th were sent to secure the highland forts between Inverness and Fort William . Two companies were with the ill - fated army under General Sir John Cope at the battle of Prestonpans , where they were among the few who stood their ground . The 6th also defended Fort William , beating off every attack as all the other highland forts surrendered . The regiment went to Gibraltar in 1753 before moving on to the West Indies on garrison duty . On the outbreak of the American War of Independence detachments from the 6th arrived in New York in 1776 and saw action , but were of insufficient strength and were sent home . When , as an aid to recruiting , territorial links of infantry regiments were first established in 1782 , the 6th became the 1st Warwickshire Regiment , reflecting their recent connections with the county . During the French Revolutionary Wars in 1794 in the West Indies , the 6th took part in the invasions of Martinique , Guadeloupe and St Lucia from the French and in Casdebar in August 1798 they gained a Battle Honour . The Napoleonic Wars . The 1st Battalion went from Gibraltar to the Iberian Peninsula and were at Rolica and Vimeira in 1808 . The battalion took part in the retreat to Corunna , losing 300 men during the march . The men were then shipped to UK before taking part in the Walcheren expedition before returning to the Peninsula in 1812 . Present at Vittoha 1813 and heavily engaged at the later action at Roncesvalles . At the Heights of Echalar in August 1813 Wellington watched the regiment ' s attack against 6 , 000 French in rugged positions in the mountains and described it as " The most gallant and the finest thing he had ever witnessed " . They were held in reserve at the Nive and were again heavily engaged at Orthes 1814 . Once again , this so impressed the Duke that he subsequently scratched on the officers ' mess silver snuff box , which since 1785 had borne the words " Seek Glory " , the additional words " Huzza for the 6th Regiment Now Keep Glory " . The regiment sailed for Canada in early May 1814 . Once there they gained the battle honour Niagara for their repulse of an American sortie into British territory . Queen Victoria ' s Wars . In 1832 the 6th became a Royal Regiment and their title was changed to The Royal ( 1st ) Warwickshire Regiment . The 6th took part in the 7th and 8th Kaffir Wars in South Africa and received the Battle Honour South Africa 1846 - 7 , 1851 - 2 - 3 . Service on the North - West Frontier took place between 1849 and 1868 . The Regimental Depot was established at Warwick in 1873 and following the 1880 - 1881 Childers Reforms , the regimental title became The Royal Warwickshire Regiment . In 1898 the regiment fought at Atbara and Omdurman during Lord Kitchener ' s reconquest of the Sudan and saw service in the Second Boer War at Johannesburg , Diamond Hill and Belfast . The First World War . During the First World War The Royal Warwickshire Regiment raised 30 battalions . Three of these , 14th , 15th and 16th ( Service ) Battalions , were raised in September 1914 from men volunteering in Birmingham . These units were additionally entitled 1st , 2nd and 3rd City of Birmingham Battalions , and were known as The Birmingham Pals . The Regiment gained 80 Battle Honours . During 1914 battalions were present at Le Cateau , the Retreat from Mons , Nery , the Marne , the Aisne , Armentieres , Ypres , Langemarck , Gheluvelt and Neuve Chapelle . The following year opened with 2nd Ypres followed by St Julien , Frezenberg , Aubers , Festubert , Bellwarde and Loos . During 1916 battalions were at Mount Sorrel , the Somme , Albert Canal , Bazentin , Delville Wood and a number of other engagements including Thiepval . The big battles of 1917 saw battalions in action at Arras , Vimy , 3rd Ypres , Menin Road , Passchendaele and Cambrai . The Somme , Amas , Lys and the Hindenburg Line were among numerous actions which involved the 6th in 1918 . In addition to the Western Front , battalions of the 6th also saw action in Italy 1917 - 1918 , at Gallipoli 1915 - 1916 , Mesopotamia 1916 - 1917 and Persia 1916 - 1919 , where they formed part of the Dunsterforce and participated in the Battle of Baku . The Royal Warwickshire Regiment won six Victoria Cross es during the First World War . Second World War . After service 1937 - 1940 on the North West Frontier of India , the 6th were with the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium and France 1939 - 1940 , fighting at the defence of the Escaut , Wormhoudt , where some suffered the Wormhoudt massacre , and on the Ypres - Comines Canal . After Dunkirk , men of the 6th landed on D Day on 6 June 1944 with the first assault on the Normandy beaches and fought from Caen and the break out from Normandy to the Rhine crossing . They took part in the capture of Bremen , the last major action of the European war . During 1942 - 1945 battalions of the 6th fought in Burma and took part in the capture of Rangoon . The Post War Years . Service in Palestine 1945 - 1948 followed World War II , then Korea 1953 - 1954 , Cyprus 1955 - 1959 and the Arabian Peninsula 1957 - 1960 . In 1948 the depot in Warwick was closed and the regiment was reduced to a single regular battalion , sharing a depot in Strensall with the three other regiments of the Midland Brigade ( renamed the Forester Brigade in 1958 ) . In November 1962 it was announced that the Forester Brigade was to be broken up and the Royal Warwickshire Regiment was promptly transferred to the Fusilier Brigade . The other regiments in the Brigade were the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers , Royal Fusiliers and Lancashire Fusiliers . In February of the following year it was announced that the Queen had approved of the regiment becoming fusiliers and adopting the title of Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers from 1 May 1963 . As a fusilier regiment , the Royal Warwicks were entitled to wear a coloured feather hackle in the headdress . The colours chosen by the regiment were royal blue over orange ( described as " old gold with a touch of Dutch pink " ) . The colours were those of the Royal House of Nassau , recalling the regiment ' s Dutch origins . On 23 April 1968 the four regiments of the Fusilier Brigade were amalgamated to become a large regiment as the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers . Victoria Cross . The following members of the Regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross : Museum . There has for some years been a museum dedicated to the regiment which is currently located in St John ' s House Museum , Warwick . Alliances . The South Saskatchewan Regiment