  The 1st Battalion (88th Foot) dates from 1793, being raised in Connaught, and was known then by the same title it still bears. It has had a most adventurous career, being shipwrecked and seeing hard service in India, Egypt, Ceylon, and South America, and subsequently joining Wellington in the Peninsula, winning high distinction in many battles, especially at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajos. In 1819 the regiment was given permission to create a regimental order of merit, the 1st class being for those who had been in twelve or more general actions, and no fewer than 70 rank and file then serving qualified, there being nearly 130 who had been in from six to eleven actions, and over four hundred who had served in one to five actions. The 2nd Battalion (94th Foot) dates from 1823. Nickname: "The Devil's Own," called so by General Picton for their undaunted bravery in face of the enemy; also "The Garvies." (Depot, Stirling.) (Record Office, Perth.) "Cape of Good Hope, 1806," "RoliÇa," "Vimiera," "Corunna," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," "Orthes," "Toulouse," "Peninsula," "South Africa, 1846-7, 1851-2-3," "Alma," "Balaklava," "Sevastopol," "Lucknow," "South Africa, 1879," "Modder River," "Paardeberg," "South Africa, 1899-1902." Mottoes: Ne obliviscaris (Forget not); Uniform, Scarlet. Facings, Yellow. Tartan, Sutherland. Black sporran, with six white tassels. Head-dress, Feather bonnet, white hackle. Cap, Glengarry with scarlet and white diced border. Regimental March, "Highland Laddie." Allied Regiment: 91st Regt. (Canadian Highlanders) of Canada. |
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