Gotland National Conscription

Gotland National Conscription
Gotlands nationalbeväring
Active 1811–1887
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment

The Gotland National Conscription (Swedish: Gotlands nationalbeväring) was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 19th century. It was split into two new regiments in 1887. The regiment's soldiers were recruited on the island of Gotland.

History

The regiment was created in 1811 when it was decided to organize Nationalbeväringen på Gotland (later Gotlands nationalbeväring) after having experienced the Russian occupation of the island in 1808–1809. The unit was 6,781 men strong and consisted of three artillery companies and 43 companies of infantry and rangers. The soldiers of the regiment were conscripts Gotlands nationalbeväring was reformed into two separate units, the Gotland Infantry Regiment and the Gotland Artillery Corps, in 1887.

Organisation

1861

Name, designation and garrison

Bataljon commanders of the Gotlands nationalbeväring (the Gotland National Recruitment), 1880s. Top row, left to right: C. G. Meukow, C. O. A. af Klint and P. A. L. Gahne. Lower row, left to right: O. L. Gustafsson and Ad. v.Post. Gotlands Tidningar (Newspaper), 1887
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Nationalbeväringen på GotlandNational Conscript on Gotland1811-02-05–?
Gotlands nationalbeväringGotland National Conscript?–1886-12-31
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See also

References

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