Gotlands nationalbeväring

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Gotlands nationalbeväring
Active	1811–1887
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Motto	None
Battle honours	None

Gotlands nationalbeväring (Gotland National Conscript) 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.

Contents 1 History 2 Campaigns 3 Organisation 4 Name, designation and garrison 5 See also 6 References

[edit] 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. Gotlands nationalbeväring was reformed into two separate units, Gotlands infanteriregemente and Gotlands artillerikår, in 1887.

[edit] Campaigns

• None

[edit] Organisation

1861

• Norra bataljonen
  • 6 companies
• Mellersta bataljonen
  • 7 companies
• Södra bataljonen
  • 8 companies

[edit] Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Nationalbeväringen på Gotland	National Conscript on Gotland	1811-02-05	–	?
Gotlands nationalbeväring	Gotland National Conscript	?	–	1886-12-31

Designation	From		To
No designation		–

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
No training ground		–

[edit] See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

[edit] References