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88th Regiment Of Foot (other)
Three regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 88th Regiment of Foot: * 88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers) (raised 1760), also known as "Campbell's Regiment" * 88th Regiment of Foot (1779) The 88th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army from 1779 to 1783, formed during the American Revolutionary War. It was raised in Worcestershire under Colonel Thomas Keating and saw service in Jamaica. It was disbanded in En ... (raised 1779) * 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) (raised 1793) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
88th Regiment Of Foot (Highland Volunteers)
The 88th Regiment of Foot (Highland Volunteers), or Campbell's Highlanders, was a Scottish infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1760 and disbanded in 1763. History The regiment was raised at Argyll, Perth, Inverness, Ross and Sutherland by Colonel John Campbell of Dunoon in January 1760 out of a cadre taken from the 87th Foot. The regiment was moved to Germany that year, where it fought at the Battle of Warburg in July 1760 and the Battle of Villinghausen in July 1761. It returned to Scotland from the continent in late 1762, and was disbanded at Linlithgow Linlithgow (; gd, Gleann Iucha, sco, Lithgae) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland. It was historically West Lothian's county town, reflected in the county's historical name of Linlithgowshire. An ancient town, it lies in the Central Belt on a ... in July 1763. References 1760 establishments in Scotland Military units and formations disestablished in 1763 History of Stirling (council area) Infantry regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
88th Regiment Of Foot (1779)
The 88th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army from 1779 to 1783, formed during the American Revolutionary War. It was raised in Worcestershire under Colonel Thomas Keating and saw service in Jamaica. It was disbanded in England in 1783 at the end of the war. History The 88th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment raised by Lieutenant Thomas Keating, a half pay officer from the 42nd Regiment of Foot, in July 1779. Keating became the regiment's first and only colonel on 12 October, at the time of which the regiment was 762 men strong. Sir Alexander Leith was assigned as the regiment's lieutenant-colonel, with seven captains, a chaplain and an adjutant under him. The regiment was sent to serve in the West Indies on 6 November, consisting at the time of 900 men. Having arrived at Jamaica as escort to an artillery train, the 88th joined the command of Major-General John Vaughan on 7 December. It was expected that Vaughan would attempt to attack Puerto Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |