Below is some genealogy information on the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

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Description: Formed in 1793. They saw action in the Napoleonic war, fighting in the failed invasion of Argentina and the Peninsular Wars. They saw action in the Crimean war. In 1881 they formed the Connaught Rangers by amalgamating with the 94th Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Colenso, Spionkop and Valkrantz and Pieters. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Turkish, Greek, African and Middle-Eastern fronts at battles such as the battle of the Somme (1916), the Ludendorff Offensive, Gallipoli, Salonika and WWI: 3rd battle of the Gaza. They lost over 2,500 men during the war. They were disbanded in 1922. Their nickname is The Devil's Own.

Military actions:

• Napoleonic war: Peninsular Wars
• Boer war: Colenso
• Boer war: Spionkop
• Boer war: Valkrantz and Pieters
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• Ludendorff Offensive
• WWI: Gallipoli
• WWI: Salonika
• WWI: 3rd battle of the Gaza

Websites:

• History of 88th, 94th and the Connaught Rangers regiments during the Peninsular Wars.
• Wikipedia: 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) regiments.

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