58th (The Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot
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Description: Formed in 1740. In In 1757 they were renamed the 58th Regiment of Foot. In 1782 they were renamed the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot. In 1843 they were transferred to Australia and later moved to New Zealand due to Maori unrest. Many stayed when they regiment moved home in 1858. In 1881 they formed the Northamptonshire Regiment by an amalgamation of the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot, the Northamptonshire and Rutland Militia and the 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Belmont and Graspan, Laing's Neck, Magersfontein, Majuba Hill and Modder River. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Turkish, African and Middle-Eastern fronts fighting at battles such as Mons, Marne, Aisne, the 1st battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line and Passchendaele. During the Second World War they fought across the Western, African and Far-Eastern fronts. In 1960 they were merged with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, forming the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire). In 1964 they became part of the Royal Anglian Regiment. Their nickname is The Black Cuffs or The Steelbacks.
Military actions:
- Boer war: Belmont and Graspan
- Boer war: Laing's Neck
- Boer war: Magersfontein
- Boer war: Majuba Hill
- Boer war: Modder River
- WWI: Mons
- WWI: Marne
- WWI: Aisne
- WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
- WWI: Neuve Chapelle
- WWI: Aubers Bridge
- WWI: Loos
- WWI: Somme (1916)
- WWI: Hindenburg Line
- WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
Websites:
- A history of the 48th & 58th Regiments, Northamptonshire, East Anglian Brigade and Royal Anglian regiments.
- Wikipedia: 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot
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