88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)
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The 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) 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.
Cannon at Eyre Square, Galway The cannon were presented to the 88th Regiment of Foot at the end of the Crimean War (1854–1856) in recognition of their military achievements.
Officers of the 88th in the Crimean War.
94th Regiment of Foot
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The 94th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised as the Scotch Brigade in October 1794. It was renumbered as the 94th Regiment of Foot in December 1802 and disbanded in December 1818. The regiment was reformed in December 1823 and served until 1881 when it amalgamated with the 88th Regiment of Foot to form the Connaught Rangers.
Badge of the 94th Regiment of Foot
General Francis Dundas, first colonel of the regiment
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Bradford depicted in uniform as colonel of the regiment circa 1825
William Plummer Gaskell, an ensign in the regiment in 1854