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The Regiment was formed in 1688 in Devonshire , England under Sir Richard Peyton as Peyton's Regiment of Foot. The regiment's name changed according to the name of the Colonel commanding until 1751 , when it became the '''20th Regiment of Foot'''. The Regiment served in the Glorious Revolution under King William III and at the Battle Of The Boyne in July of 1690 and Aughdrn in 1691. During the War Of Spanish Succession (1701-1714), it aided in the capture of Spanish galleons at Battle Of Vigo Bay in 1702. The regiment distinguished itself at the Battle Of Dettingen in June, 1743, and at Fontenoy in May, 1745, and served in the Battle Of Culloden in April of 1746. During the Seven Years' War the regiment earned honor at the Battle Of Minden on August 1, 1759. The Regiment was sent to Quebec in April of 1776 and assisted in the relief of Quebec in May, 1776. They served under General John Burgoyne for the remainder of the Canadian Campaign, and were captured with General Burgoyne at Saratoga . The 20th Regiment of Foot was designated the East Devonshire Regiment in 1782, and the '''Lancashire Fusiliers''' in 1881. At the main landings at Gallipoli on April 25th 1915, six Victoria Cross es were awarded to 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. This is sometimes referred to as 'the six VCs before breakfast'. During Battle Of France of World War II , the 1/8 Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, along with battalions of the Royal Norfolks and the Royal Scots , were overrun on 26 - 27 May 1940 around the village of Locon, 2 kilometres north of Bethune . The SS Totenkopf Division were mainly responsible for the massacres of prisoners which took place over the next couple of days. The famous fantasy author J.R.R Tolkien served in this regiment from 1915 until contracting " Trench Fever " during the Battle Of The Somme in October 1916. EXTERNAL LINKS
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