The 87th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 89th Regiment of Foot to form the Princess Victoria's in 1881
Regimental colours
The regimental uniform in 1793
1813 engraving of the regiment
The regimental uniform in 1853
The 88th Regiment of Foot was an infantry Regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 94th Regiment of Foot to form the Connaught Rangers in 1881.
87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
…single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 87th was linked with the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) and assigned to district no. 68 at Renmore Barracks in Galway. On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with…
The 88th Foot (right) at the Battle of Salamanca
Officers of the 88th Foot during the Crimean War
Colonel Edmund Jeffreys of the 88th Foot in c. 1858