58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot
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The 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1755. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1881.
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58th Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1755 to 1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1755–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Line Infantry |
Role | Infantry |
Size | One battalion (two battalions 1804–1815) |
Garrison/HQ | Gibraltar Barracks, Northampton |
Nickname(s) | The Honeysuckers[1] The Steelbacks[1] |
Engagements | French and Indian War Anglo-Spanish War French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars New Zealand Wars Anglo-Zulu War First Boer War |
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