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Some volunteers departed for service in the [[Crimean War]] in November 1854<ref name=record576>Historical record, p. 576</ref> and the service companies departed for Gibraltar in September 1855.<ref name=record576/> The main body of the regiment embarked for [[Karachi]] in November 1857<ref name=record577>Historical record, p. 577</ref> and then transferred to [[Peshawar]] in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|North-West Frontier]] region in October 1858.<ref name=record577/> The regiment embarked for home again in January 1868.<ref name=record580>Historical record, p. 580</ref>
Some volunteers departed for service in the [[Crimean War]] in November 1854<ref name=record576>Historical record, p. 576</ref> and the service companies departed for Gibraltar in September 1855.<ref name=record576/> The main body of the regiment embarked for [[Karachi]] in November 1857<ref name=record577>Historical record, p. 577</ref> and then transferred to [[Peshawar]] in the [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|North-West Frontier]] region in October 1858.<ref name=record577/> The regiment embarked for home again in January 1868.<ref name=record580>Historical record, p. 580</ref>


The regiment embarked for South Africa in spring 1879 and saw action at the [[Battle of Ulundi]] in July 1879 during the [[Anglo-Zulu War]].<ref name=locations/> The regiment marched into the [[South African Republic|Transvaal]] and took part in the successful attack on [[Sekhukhune]]'s stronghold on 28 November 1879.<ref name=castle>{{cite web|url=|title=An Imperial Progress - The 94th Regiment in Zululand|first=Ian |last=Castle|publisher =The Journal of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society |date=10 December 2001}}</ref>
The regiment embarked for South Africa in spring 1879 and saw action at the [[Battle of Ulundi]] in July 1879 during the [[Anglo-Zulu War]].<ref name=locations/> The regiment marched into the [[South African Republic|Transvaal]] and took part in the successful attack on [[Sekukuni]]'s stronghold on 28 November 1879.<ref name=castle>{{cite web|url=|title=An Imperial Progress - The 94th Regiment in Zululand|first=Ian |last=Castle|publisher =The Journal of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society |date=10 December 2001}}</ref>


The eight companies of the regiment were widely distributed throughout the Transvaal, garrisons being established in [[Pretoria]] (E and G companies), [[Lydenburg]] (A and F companies), [[Wakkerstroom]] (C company), [[Marabastad]] (B company), [[Standerton]] (H company) and [[Newcastle, Natal|Newcastle]] in northern Natal (D company). It was during the re-concentration of the companies in December 1880, in response to outbreaks of civil disorder by the Boers that A and F companies were attacked at [[Battle of Bronkhorstspruit]] in the opening clash of the [[First Boer War]].<ref>[http://www.naval-military-press.com/alphabetical-list-of-the-officers-of-the-ninety-fourth-regiment-scotch-brigade-from-1800-1869.html Naval Military press - Service records of the officers of the 94th Regt of Foot from 1800 to 1869, Henry Stooks Smith] ISBN 978-1-84342-483-3</ref> The 94th lost four officers (Lt.Col. Philip Robert Anstruther, Captain [[Stanford Norman McLeod Nairne]], Captain James MacSwiney, Lieutenant Herbert Augustine Christopher Harrison) and 71 men. One officer and 105 men became prisoners of the Boers. The other six companies of the regiment spent the war besieged by the Boers; C, D and H in Standerton, E and G in Pretoria, B in Marabastad, and a small detachment of 50 men in Lydenburg.<ref name=castle/> The following year, in 1881, as part of the [[Childers Reforms]] the 94th amalgamated with the [[88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)|88th Regiment of Foot]] to become the 2nd battalion the [[Connaught Rangers]].
The eight companies of the regiment were widely distributed throughout the Transvaal, garrisons being established in [[Pretoria]] (E and G companies), [[Lydenburg]] (A and F companies), [[Wakkerstroom]] (C company), [[Marabastad]] (B company), [[Standerton]] (H company) and [[Newcastle, Natal|Newcastle]] in northern Natal (D company). It was during the re-concentration of the companies in December 1880, in response to outbreaks of civil disorder by the Boers that A and F companies were attacked at [[Battle of Bronkhorstspruit]] in the opening clash of the [[First Boer War]].<ref>[http://www.naval-military-press.com/alphabetical-list-of-the-officers-of-the-ninety-fourth-regiment-scotch-brigade-from-1800-1869.html Naval Military press - Service records of the officers of the 94th Regt of Foot from 1800 to 1869, Henry Stooks Smith] ISBN 978-1-84342-483-3</ref> The 94th lost four officers (Lt.Col. Philip Robert Anstruther, Captain [[Stanford Norman McLeod Nairne]], Captain James MacSwiney, Lieutenant Herbert Augustine Christopher Harrison) and 71 men. One officer and 105 men became prisoners of the Boers. The other six companies of the regiment spent the war besieged by the Boers; C, D and H in Standerton, E and G in Pretoria, B in Marabastad, and a small detachment of 50 men in Lydenburg.<ref name=castle/> The following year, in 1881, as part of the [[Childers Reforms]] the 94th amalgamated with the [[88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)|88th Regiment of Foot]] to become the 2nd battalion the [[Connaught Rangers]].

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For other units with the same regimental number, see 94th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
94th Regiment of Foot
Badge of the 94th Regiment of Foot
Active1794–1818
1823–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeLine Infantry
RoleInfantry
SizeOne battalion

The 94th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, brought onto the British establishment as the Scotch Brigade in October 1794. It was renumbered as the 94th Regiment of Foot in December 1802 and disbanded in December 1818. The regiment was reformed in December 1823 and served until 1881 when it amalgamated with the 88th Regiment of Foot to form the Connaught Rangers.

History

General Francis Dundas, first colonel of the regiment

Raising

The regiment, which had its origins in the Scots Brigade, was brought onto the British establishment as the Scotch Brigade on 9 October 1794.[1] The regiment embarked for Gibraltar in November 1795[2] and then moved on to South Africa in 1796[2] before transferring to India in late 1798.[2] The regiment landed at Madras in January 1799[2] and saw action at the Battle of Mallavelly in March 1799[3] and the Siege of Seringapatam in April 1799 during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.[4] It was renumbered as the 94th Regiment of Foot in December 1802.[1] It also took part in the Battle of Argaon in November 1803[4] and the Capture of Gawilghur in December 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.[5] It embarked for home in October 1807.[6]

Napoleonic Wars

The regiment sailed for Jersey in April 1809 and was then embarked for Portugal in August 1809 for service in the Peninsular War.[6] It landed in Lisbon in February 1810 and arrived to take part in the defence of Fort Matagorda a few days later.[7] It then saw action at the Battle of Sabugal in April 1811,[8] the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811[8] and the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo in January 1812.[8] After that it fought at the Siege of Badajoz in March 1812,[8] the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812[8] and the Siege of Burgos in September 1812[8] as well as the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813.[9] It then pursued the French Army into France and fought at the Battle of Nivelle in November 1813,[10] the Battle of the Nive in December 1813[11] and the Battle of Orthez in February 1814[12] as well as the Battle of Toulouse in April 1814.[12] It embarked for Cork in May 1814 and was disbanded in Dublin in December 1818.[13]

The Victorian era

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Bradford depicted in uniform as colonel of the regiment circa 1825

The regiment was reformed in Glasgow (and subsequently confirmed as the successor of the predecessor formation with full continuity of battle honours) in December 1823.[14] Of the initial appointments, two of the officers had previous service in the 94th Regiment of Foot (Major Allan and Captain Bogle).[13] The regiment was posted to Gibraltar in April 1824[15] and it was presented with its new regimental colours in April 1825[15] before being sent to Malta in March 1832.[15] It returned to Ireland in November 1834.[16]

The regiment was posted to Ceylon in October 1838,[16] then moved to Cannanore in April 1839[16] and served in the Madras Presidency for fifteen years during which time it saw some action suppressing the Mappila riots in summer 1849.[17] The regiment embarked for England in March 1854.[18]

William Plummer Gaskell, an ensign in the regiment in 1854

Some volunteers departed for service in the Crimean War in November 1854[19] and the service companies departed for Gibraltar in September 1855.[19] The main body of the regiment embarked for Karachi in November 1857[20] and then transferred to Peshawar in the North-West Frontier region in October 1858.[20] The regiment embarked for home again in January 1868.[21]

The regiment embarked for South Africa in spring 1879 and saw action at the Battle of Ulundi in July 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.[8] The regiment marched into the Transvaal and took part in the successful attack on Sekukuni's stronghold on 28 November 1879.[22]

The eight companies of the regiment were widely distributed throughout the Transvaal, garrisons being established in Pretoria (E and G companies), Lydenburg (A and F companies), Wakkerstroom (C company), Marabastad (B company), Standerton (H company) and Newcastle in northern Natal (D company). It was during the re-concentration of the companies in December 1880, in response to outbreaks of civil disorder by the Boers that A and F companies were attacked at Battle of Bronkhorstspruit in the opening clash of the First Boer War.[23] The 94th lost four officers (Lt.Col. Philip Robert Anstruther, Captain Stanford Norman McLeod Nairne, Captain James MacSwiney, Lieutenant Herbert Augustine Christopher Harrison) and 71 men. One officer and 105 men became prisoners of the Boers. The other six companies of the regiment spent the war besieged by the Boers; C, D and H in Standerton, E and G in Pretoria, B in Marabastad, and a small detachment of 50 men in Lydenburg.[22] The following year, in 1881, as part of the Childers Reforms the 94th amalgamated with the 88th Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd battalion the Connaught Rangers.

Battle honours

Battle honours won by the regiment were:[1]

Victoria Crosses

Colonels of the Regiment

Colonels of the Regiment were:[1]

Scotch Regiment
94th Regiment of Foot
94th Regiment of Foot

References

  1. ^ a b c d "94th Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Historical record, p. 248
  3. ^ Historical record, p. 249
  4. ^ a b Historical record, p. 251
  5. ^ Historical record, p. 252
  6. ^ a b Historical record, p. 253
  7. ^ Historical record, p. 254
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "94th Regiment of Foot: Locations". Regiments.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  9. ^ Historical record, p. 563
  10. ^ Historical record, p. 565
  11. ^ Historical record, p. 566
  12. ^ a b Historical record, p. 567
  13. ^ a b Historical record, p. 569
  14. ^ Graves, Donald E. "Where Have All the Regiments Gone? The Modern Descendants of the Regiments of the 1815 British Army: 61st to 104th Foot". Napoleon Series. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  15. ^ a b c Historical record, p. 570
  16. ^ a b c Historical record, p. 571
  17. ^ Historical record, p. 573
  18. ^ Historical record, p. 575
  19. ^ a b Historical record, p. 576
  20. ^ a b Historical record, p. 577
  21. ^ Historical record, p. 580
  22. ^ a b Castle, Ian (10 December 2001). "An Imperial Progress - The 94th Regiment in Zululand". The Journal of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  23. ^ Naval Military press - Service records of the officers of the 94th Regt of Foot from 1800 to 1869, Henry Stooks Smith ISBN 978-1-84342-483-3

Sources

Further reading

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