Formation who commanded the 2nd Battalion at the
Battle of Fuengirola in October 1810 The regiment was raised in
Dublin by Major-General
William Crosbie as the
89th Regiment of Foot, in response to the threat posed by the
French Revolution, on 3 December 1793. The regiment was sent to join the
Duke of York's army in the
Netherlands in summer 1794 as part of the unsuccessful defence of that country against the Republican French during the
Flanders Campaign. It was posted to
Ireland and, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel
Lord Blayney, it saw action at the
Battle of Vinegar Hill in June 1798 during the
rebellion. It was posted to
Malta in 1800 and arrived in
Egypt in March 1801 for service in the
Egyptian Campaign. After defeat in the battle Lord Blayney and most of his troops were held as
prisoners of war for the next four years. The battalion went on to fight at the
Battle of Buffalo in December 1813. The men of the 2nd Battalion also fought at the
Battle of Longwoods in March 1814. After the British troops had crossed the bridge, Basden was wounded in the leg, and his men fell back into a ravine where the Americans fired on them from a height and inflicted heavy casualties. The men from the 2nd Battalion also saw action at the
Battle of Lundy's Lane in July 1814 and the
Siege of Fort Erie in August 1814 before embarking for home in June 1815. On 1 July 1881 the
Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the
87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot to form the
Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). ==Battle honours==