87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot

87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
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Active	1793–1881
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800)  United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	One battalion (two battalions 1804–1817)
Garrison/HQ	Renmore Barracks, Galway
Nickname(s)	Blayney's Bloodhounds[1] The Faughs[1] The Aigle Catchers[1] The Aiglers[1]
Engagements	French 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.