1812 History

88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) Button

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1812 History
Department of Canadian Heritage This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.
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The 88th (Connaught Rangers) disembarked at Quebec on the 3rd August 1814, having sailed from France. They were at Plattsburg: stationed on the banks of the Richelieu. They served eleven months, during which not one man deserted. They returned to Spithead 10th June, 1815.

With the 3rd Battalion - 27th, 39th and 76th it formed General Robinson's Brigade.
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  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.00012 Longitude: -79.24958
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