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.
Drawing by a soldier depicting the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759
Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan, Colonel of the regiment during the Napoleonic Wars
The Battle of Plattsburgh in September 1814
Non-commissioned officers of the 58th Regiment in New Zealand, c.1858
48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot
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The 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army, raised in 1741. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1881.
General James Cholmondeley, founder of the regiment, by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Soldier of 48th regiment, 1742
Fort St. Angelo in Malta where Ensign Thomas Bell planted the regimental colours following the capture of the island from the French in September 1800