FUSILLERS, or Fuzileers, in the military art, are soldiers armed as the rest of the infantry, Vol. IX. Part I.

but formerly wore caps like the grenadiers, though somewhat shorter. There are three regiments in the British service: the royal regiment of Scotch fuzileers raised in 1678; the royal regiment of English fuzileers raised in 1685; and the royal regiment of Welsh fuzileers raised in 1688-9.