Historical record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers : $b containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1837.Cannon, Richard
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Historical record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot, or Connaught Rangers : $b containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1837.
Cannon, Richard
Great Britain. Army -- History; Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 88th (Connaught Rangers)
Thompson } } |
|Surgeon M‘Gregor } } |
|Asst.-Surg. Taunry } } |
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| {A Cross and Seven Clasps,|
| {For his distinguished { and appointed G.C.B, |
| { conduct at Corunna, { K.G., Cross of the Royal|
|Lieut.-Gen. { Busaco, Albuera, Badajoz, { Hanoverian Guelphic |
| Viscount { Salamanca, Vittoria, { Order, Grand Cross, |
| Beresford { Pyrenees, Nivelle, { Tower & Sword, St. |
| { Nive, Orthes, and { Ferdinand, and of Merit,|
| { Toulouse. { and of St. Hernunegeld |
| { and St. Fernando. |
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| {In command of the regiment } |
|Lt.-Gn. J. A. { at the actions of Busaco, }A Medal and two Clasps, |
| Wallace { Fuentes d’Onor, and } and appointed C.B. |
| { Salamanca. } |
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| {In command of the regiment }A Medal and two Clasps, |
|Lieut.-Gen. Sir { at the actions of Nivelle,} and appointed C.B. |
| John Taylor { Orthes, and Toulouse. } |
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| {In command of the advance } |
|Col. James { of the light division at }A Medal. |
| Fergusson { Badajoz, when Captain in } |
| { the 43rd regiment. } |
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| {For services as a } |
| { Subaltern in the 13th }A Medal from the Grand |
| { regiment with the army } Seignor. |
|Col. Geo. O’Malley { in Egypt in 1801. } |
| {For commanding Second } |
| { Battalion 44th regiment }A Medal, and appointed |
| { in the battle of } C.B. |
| { Waterloo in 1815. } |
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