94th Regiment of Foot

94th Regiment of Foot
Badge of the 94th Regiment of Foot
Active	1794–1818 1823–1881
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1794–1800)  United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch	British Army
Type	Line Infantry
Role	Infantry
Size	One battalion
Garrison/HQ	Gough Barracks, Armagh
Engagements	Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Second Anglo-Maratha War Napoleonic Wars Mappila riots Anglo-Zulu War Basuto Gun War First Boer War

The 94th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised 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.

The regiment was raised, from officers who had previously served in the Scots Brigade, by General Francis Dundas as the Scotch Brigade on 9 October 1794. The regiment embarked for Gibraltar in November 1795 and then moved on to South Africa in 1796 before transferring to India in late 1798. The regiment landed at Madras in January 1799 and saw action at the Battle of Mallavelly in March 1799 and the Siege of Seringapatam in April 1799 during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. It was renumbered as the 94th Regiment of Foot in December 1802. It also took part in the Battle of Argaon in November 1803 and the Capture of Gawilghur in December 1803 during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. At Gawilghur, Captain Campbell led the light company of the regiment up the assault ladders and over the walls of the fort, which had previously been considered impregnable, and then let the rest of the British force in through the main gate. The regiment embarked for home in October 1807.

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