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86th Regiment (other)
86th Regiment may refer to: * 86th Regiment of Foot (Rutland Regiment), a unit of the British Army * 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army * 86th (Cornwall) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, air defence unit of the British Territorial Army * 86th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, British Yeomanry unit * 86th (Honourable Artillery Company) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, a unit of the British Territorial Army * 86th Field Artillery Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 86th Infantry Regiment (United States), 86th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the United States Army * 86th Armoured Regiment (India), an armoured unit of the Indian Army * 86th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, aviation regiment of the Soviet Air Forces ;American Civil War * 86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army * 86th Indiana Infantry Regiment, a unit of the Union (Northern) Army * 86t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
86th Regiment Of Foot (Rutland Regiment)
The 86th Regiment of Foot (Rutland Regiment) was a British regiment raised for service in the American Revolutionary War. 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. The regiment had yellow facings on their red coats. It was sent to the Leeward Islands in January 1780. Five companies stationed on Tobago were captured June 1781. The regiment returned to England and was disbanded in 1783 at York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a .... References {{Regiments of Foot Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1779 Military units and formations disestablished in 1783 Regiments of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |