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