The Gotland National Conscription ( sv, Gotlands nationalbeväring) was a

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unit 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

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History

Gotland National Conscription was raised in 1811 through an agreement, a convention between the people of

and the king. It became Sweden's first military conscript defence with exercise duty even in peacetime. It mobilized nearly 20% of the population and raised four battalions in addition to artillery. The officers were appointed by the King; non-commissioned officers were elected by the men. In 1887, the Gotland National Conscriptio was reformed into two separate units, the

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and the Gotland Artillery Corps.

Organisation 1861

Bataljonschefer Gotlands nationalbeväring 1880-talet

Northern battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 5,040 men) consisted of the following companies: *Fårö company:

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*Rute company:

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and Bunge socken *Forsa company:

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and

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*Bals company: Othem, Boge,

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and

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*Lina company: Hörsne, Bara,

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and Norrlanda *Stenkyrka company: Stenkyrka,

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and

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*Lummelunds company:

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Lummelunda Lummelunda (sometimes referred to as Lummelunda and Etebols) is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Lummelunda District, established on 1Ja ...

and

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*Halla kompani:

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and Halla

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battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 1,690 men) consisted of the following companies: *Visby jäger company *Visby infantry company *Endre company: Endre, Hejdeby, Barlingbo and Ekeby *Dede company:

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, Björke, Follingbo and Akebäck *Bro company: Bro,

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and Vallstena *Stenkumla company:

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, Träkumla, Vall and Hogrän *Eskelhems company: Eskelhem and Tofta Middle battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 1,730 men) consisted of the following companies: *Sanda (Banda) company: Sanda,

Västergarn Västergarn is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Västergarn District, established on 1January 2016. Geography Västergarn is the nam ...

and Mästerby *Klinte company:

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and

Fröjel Fröjel () is a populated area, a ''socken'' (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. It comprises the same area as the administrative Fröjel District, established on 1January 2016. In 2014, it had a population of 358. ...

*Hejde company: Hejde,

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and Atlingbo *Sjonhems company: Sjonhem, Viklau, Vänge, Buttle and Guldrupe *Östergarns company:

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and Ardre *Thorsburgs company:

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and

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*Garda company: Garda,

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and Lye Southern battalion (which in 1870 consisted of 2,350 men) consisted of the following companies: *Närs kompani:

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and

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*Burs kompani: Burs and Stånga *Fardhems kompani: Fardhem, Linde,

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, Levide and Gerum *Hablingbo kompani: Hablingbo, Silte, Eksta and Sproge *Hemse kompani: Alva,

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and Eke *Havdhems kompani:

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and Näs *Gröttlinge kompani:

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and

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*Hoburgs kompani: Öja, Hamra,

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and Sundre 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

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and 92

öre Öre () is the centesimal subdivision of the Swedish krona. In the Swedish language, the plural of ''öre'' is either ''öre'' or ''ören''. The name ''öre'' derives from the Latin word ''aereus/aurum'', meaning gold. The corresponding subdivisio ...

, of which the military accounted for 2,000.

Commanding officers

The Military Commanders of Gotland from 1811 to 1886. After Lennart Reuterskiöld's 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 Deputy County Governor. *1810-08-22 – 1811-11-03:

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*1811-11-03 – 1812-08-31: Lennart Reuterskiöld *1812-08-31 – 1817-03-26: Carl Fredric Aschling *1817-03-26 – 1831-06-30: Jacob Cederström *1831-06-30 – 1849-11-23: Michael Silvius von Hohenhausen *1849-11-23 – 1858-07-17: Gustaf Jacob af Dalström *1858-07-17 – 1862-05-13:

Gillis Bildt Baron Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt (16 October 1820 – 22 October 1894) was a Swedish parliamentarian, military officer, baron and prime minister 1888–1889. Family Gillis Bildt was born in Gothenburg in 1820, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel ...

*1862-05-13 – 1873-09-20: Henrik Gyllenram *1873-09-20 – 1884-04-09:

Ernst von Vegesack Ernst Mathias Peter von Vegesack (June 18, 1820 – January 12, 1903) was a Swedish Army officer and volunteer in the Union Army during American Civil War and later on was a member of the parliament of Sweden. After his return to Sweden, he was a ...

*1884-04-09 – 1895-07-29: Herman von Hohenhausen

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