The Rutland Militia was a

militia A militia () is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of r ...

regiment in the

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from 1759 to 1860, when it was amalgamated into the

Northampton and Rutland Militia The Northampton and Rutland Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1860 to 1881, when it was transferred into the Northamptonshire Regiment. The regiment was formed in 1860 by the amalgamation of the Northampton Militia and the ...

. The regiment was formed at Oakham in 1759, and consisted of only two companies. In 1803 it was ranked as the 63rd regiment of militia, and in 1810 redesignated as light infantry. In 1833 it was re-ranked as the 4th, and then in 1855 as the 14th. In 1860, it amalgamated with the

Northampton Militia The Northampton Militia was a militia regiment in the United Kingdom from 1763 to 1860, when it was amalgamated into the Northampton and Rutland Militia. The regiment was formed in 1763. It was embodied in 1778, at which time it was ranked the 36 ...

to form the

, which later became the Special Reserve battalion of

The Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Ow ...

References

Rutland Militia
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Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...