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T.F.
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created 1 August 2000. Corrected and updated
04.06.2006
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88th Regiment of Foot
(Connaught Rangers)
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United
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[Egypt]1,
Talavera,
Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria,
Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula, Alma,
Inkerman, Sevastopol, Central
India
1. the Sphinx badge superscribed "Egypt".
Note: see also successor for belatedly
awarded battle honours.
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Badges: |
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Uniform: |
1793-1881:
scarlet; facings: yellow |
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1793.09.25 |
Gen. John Thomas (de Burgh), 13th Earl
of Clanricarde |
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1794.11.27 |
Gen. John Reid [also 95th
Foot] |
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1807.02.09 |
Gen. Sir William Carr (Beresford), 1st Viscount
Beresford, GCB, GCH [also 16th
Foot, 69th Foot; Col.-in-Chief 60th
Foot; MGO 1828-30] |
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1819.03.11 |
Gen. Sir Gordon Drummond, GCB [also
8th Foot, 49th Foot,
71st Hldrs,
97th Foot] |
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1824.01.16 |
Gen. Sir Henry Frederick Campbell, KCB,
GCH |
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1831.10.20 |
Gen. Sir Alexander Wallace, Bt., KCB |
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1857.02.11 |
Lt-Gen. Robert Barclay Macpherson, CB, KH
[also 73rd Foot] |
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1858.12.24 |
Lt-Gen. Horatio George Broke |
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1860.08.30 |
Gen. Sir George Buller, GCB |
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1860.10.13 |
Maj-Gen. John Cox, KH |
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1863.02.08 |
Gen. Arthur Alexander (Dalzell), 13th
Earl of Carnwath |
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1864.08.10 |
Gen. Montague Cholmeley Johnstone |
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1874.09.23 |
Gen. Sir Horatio Shirley, KCB |
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1879.04.09 |
Gen. William Irwin |
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St. Patrick's
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Miscellaneous
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Regimental
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Full Histories:
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Short Histories:
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