   the connaught rangers ("the devil's own") was an irish regiment of the british army originally raised in 1793 as the 88th regiment of foot (connaught rangers), which gained a reputation both for indiscipline and for its prowess as shock troops and streetfighters with the bayonet while serving under the duke of wellington during the peninsular war in spain.murphy, david: irish regiments in the world wars p.30 quote: "following the treaty that established the independent irish free state in 1922, it was decided to disband the regiments that had their traditional recruiting grounds in southern ireland: the royal irish regiment; the connaught rangers; the prince of wales' leinster regiment; the royal munster fusiliers; the royal dublin fusiliers; the south irish horse" osprey publishing (2007) isbn 978-1-84603-015-4 ==history== the 88th foot or connaught rangers were raised in 1793 by the earl of clanricarde to help counteract the threat from napoleonic france. they formed part of the expeditions to egypt in 1801, south america in 1806 and the short campaign in the netherlands against france. the 94th, formally known as the scotch brigade had fought in india (earning the army of india medal with three clasps) prior to joining the 88th in general picton's, 3rd light division in the peninsular wars against france. the duke of wellington used the 88th as shock troops in spain where they formed the forlorn hope at cuidad rodrigo. the men of the 88th earned up to 12 battle clasps
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