86th Regiment of Foot (Rutland Regiment)

86th Regiment of Foot (Rutland Regiment)
Active 1779–1783
Country  Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
Branch  British Army
Type Infantry

The 86th Regiment of Foot (Rutland Regiment) was a British regiment raised for service in the American Revolutionary War.[1]

It was raised in England in July 1779 by Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland, in the area around Newark, Nottinghamshire and Grantham, Lincolnshire. The colonel was Anthony St Leger.[2] The regiment had yellow facings on their red coats.[3]

It was sent to the Leeward Islands in January 1780. Five companies stationed on Tobago were captured June 1781.[3]

The regiment returned to England and was disbanded in 1783 at York.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Messenger, Charles (1994). A History of British Infantry: For Love of Regiment, Volume 2, 1915-1994. Pen and Sword. p. 252. ISBN 9781473814394. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Chichester, Henry Manners; Burges-Short, George (1900). The records and badges of every regiment and corps in the British Army. Gale & Polden. p. 782.
  3. 1 2 Franklin, Carl (2012). British Army Uniforms of the American Revolution 1751-1783. Casemate Publishers. p. 233. ISBN 9781848846906. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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