Active 1811–1887 Branch Swedish Army Size Regiment | Country Sweden Type Infantry | |
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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.
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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
Northern battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 5,040 men) consisted of the following companies:
Visby battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 1,690 men) consisted of the following companies:
Middle battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 1,730 men) consisted of the following companies:
Southern battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 2,350 men) consisted of the following companies:
The number of conscripts amounted to 8,496 men and the officer corps comprised 111 men. The state cost for the conscripts amounted to 139,562 riksdaler and 92 öre, of which the military accounted for 2,000.
Name, designation and garrison
Gotland National Conscription's name, designation and garrison:
Commanders
The military commanders of Gotland 1811-1886. After Lennart Reuterskiöld withdrawal as military commander the post of military commander and county governor came to be united until 1873, then the posts were separated into two. Both Rudolf Cederström and Lennart Reuterskiöld were military commander and vice county governor.