88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot

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Alternative name(s):	Connaught Rangers Regiment of Foot, 1793-1881 (Also known as)
Date:	1793-1881
History:	1793: formation. 1793-1881: 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot. 1881: linked to 94th Regiment of Foot to form Connaught Rangers.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	Swinson, Regiments and Corps..., 1972; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C285700

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1780-1877: 88th Foot	The National Archives, Kew
2	1877-1888: 88th Foot, 94th Foot and Connaught Rangers	The National Archives, Kew
3	1855 Jan.-March: 7th, 19th, 23rd, 33rd, 77th and 88th Regts.	The National Archives, Kew	WO 14/7
4	1856 April-June: 2nd Brigade Light Division, 19th, 77th, 88th, 97th Regts. and 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade.	The National Archives, Kew	WO 14/15
5	1855 April-June.: 88th Foot.	The National Archives, Kew	WO 14/103
6	1855 July-1856 March.: 88th Foot.	The National Archives, Kew	WO 14/104
7	1779-1812.: 88 Foot: 1779 Nov: 88th Regiment of Foot; colonel: Thomas Keating. 1795 June to 1812...	The National Archives, Kew	WO 17/209