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Recruiting poster for the 88th Regiment of Foot, 1780 (c)

The American War of Independence (1775-1783) made enormous demands on British Army manpower and several new units were formed, including the 88th Regiment of Foot, raised in Worcestershire in October 1779 by Colonel Thomas Keating. After service in the Caribbean the regiment returned to England and was disbanded in 1783.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1950-10-9-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1950-10-9-1