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Livegardet (1521)
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Colors March Battle honours Yellow Quick Kungl. Svea Livgardes Marsch Trot Past Svea Livgardes Defileringsmarsch Swedish War of Liberation (1521), Rain (1631), Ltzen (1632), Oldendorf (1633), Wittstock (1636), Leipzig (1642), Warszawa (1656), Fredriksodde (1657), March across the Belts (1658), Halmstad (1676), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Narva (1700), Dna

(1701), Kliszow (1702), Pultusk (1703), Holowczyn (1708), Helsingborg (1710), Svensksund (1790) The Life Guards (Swedish: Livgardet) is a combined cavalry/infantry regiment of the Swedish Army, with responsibility for training. The infantry battalion (called the Guards Battalion) trains ordinary infantry soldiers in both the mechanized and rifle roles, as well as training clerical soldiers. The Guards Battalion consists of three companies, The Life Company, the 6th company and the 8th company. They are light mechanized companies trained for urban combat with the defense of Stockholm as its first and foremost wartime duty. The cavalry battalion (called the Dragoons Battalion) has responsibility for training military police, counter-sabotage units, depot soldiers and guards. The Dragoons Battalion's 4th Squadron is the only mounted cavalry unit in the Swedish Armed Forces. The soldiers of the Life Guards are also frequently used for ceremonial duties like the Royal Guard at the Stockholm Palace, state occasions like openings of the Parliament and as a guard of honour on the occasion of royal audiences and visits. The Life Guards as it exists today has been part of the Swedish Army since 2000, when the functions of three separate units, the Svea Life Guards, the Household Brigade and the Household Dragoons, all of which were classed as Household troops, were amalgamated into a single regiment. Svea Livgarde was one of the world's oldest regiment still in existence, dating back to the year 1521 when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young men as body guards for Gustav Vasa. The Guards Battalion's Life Company is the world's oldest company. Since the year 1523 the section, now enlarged, has been known as the Royal Corps of Halberdiers and, under various names, the regiment has had its natural home at the Palace in Stockholm. The Halberdiers were transformed in 1619 into the Household Company which accompanied Gustavus Adolphus wherever he went in Europe. It was from this time too that the unit was classed as a regiment. In 1633 the company brought the king's body home from Ltzen and thereafter formed the basis of Queen Christina's new guards regiment within the royal household. The three following Carolean kings Charles X, Charles XI, and Charles XII required a government organization that was more mobile and the guards officers and soldiers accompanied them to the various battlefields under the name of His Royal Majesty's Guards. With the destruction of the palace in Stockholm by fire in 1697 the guards' natural responsibility for the defense of the capital disappeared. The new palace was completed in the 1750s and there was again a need for Life Guards and Household Troops for defending the capital. During the period 17561810 when there were constant palace coups and a large number of assassination conspiracies the guards officers and the palace guard often played a decisive role. Gustav III tried to exploit this by appointing himself head of the regiment in 1774. The colonel was then given the title of second-in-command or deputy commander and this command hierarchy continued until 1980 when a number of constitutional changes brought it to an end. The Life Guards reckon 19 August 1772, as the proudest day in this period for it was then that Gustav III was able to break with corrupt governments. The most ignominious day is 20 June 1810 when the Marshal of the Realm, Axel von Fersen, was lynched during the funeral of the crown prince without the regiment intervening in spite of its being on duty. The name was changed to the Svea Life Guards in 1792 and in 1802 the regiment moved to barracks at Fredrikshov. In the ensuing century the unit was used for various tasks. For example, the commander of the capital made use of the men and officers for keeping order in Stockholm. The regiment moved to barracks on Linngatan in 1888. At the same time there were proposals to extend the training grounds on Ladugrdsgrde and at the beginning of the 1900s an artillery range was commissioned on Jrvaflt. The Svea Life Guards again moved their barracks in 1946, this time to Ulriksdal on the outskirts of Stockholm. At the end of the 1960s the Municipality of Stockholm wanted to build dwellings on Jrva and the regiment was again under increasing pressure to move. In 1970 there was no longer room for the unit in central Stockholm and it was obliged to move men and equipment out to Kungsngen. A positive aspect of the move was that the regiment at last had access to training grounds and artillery ranges adjacent to the barracks. During the military alert in the 1940s Sweden was divided into a number of defense districts. The idea was that the various staff commands would be wholly responsible for defending their own geographic areas. In 1946 the Stockholm and Norrtlje defence districts were united into the joint Fo 44. In order to reduce administration, the Svea Lifeguards were grouped with K 1 out in Kungsngen in 19751985. In August 1985 the regiment also assumed responsibility for training K 1. Between 19851992 the Svea Lifeguards also had administrative responsibility for the Armed Forces NBC-defense units, which was also grouped in the barracks at Kungsngen. The official collective name of Svea Lifeguards (I 1/Fo 44), lasted for nine years. In 1994 I 1, IB 1 and K 1 were separated and became independent units. But they retained the old barracks in Kungsngen and on Lidingvgen. The Svea Lifeguards also continued to take responsibility for various administrative duties for the other two units. With the reorganization of the defense forces, the Svea Lifeguards were disbanded on 30 June 2000. Most of the staff and duties are now to be found with the Life Guards. At a solemn ceremony on the inner palace yard, the Lifeguards and the Household Brigade were presented with a new standard by King Carl XVI Gustaf. The new standard is a unique artefact presenting the national coat of arms with the chain of the Order of the Seraphim and two supporting lions, as well as all the battle honours, on a white ground. The motto of the Life Guards is "Possunt nec posse videntur" meaning "They can [do], what it seems they cannot" or more directly "They do what seems impossible".

landskapsregementen
The original provincial regiments (landskapsregementen) were raised by splitting the old grand regiments, forming 20 infantry (actually 21 as Smlands regemente was split into Kronobergs and Jnkpings regemente) and eight cavalry regiments as written in the Swedish constitution of 1634. As time went on, new regiments were raised by conscription, created by splitting old regiments or enlisting soldiers from various dominions of Sweden. There were also times when temporary regiments were raised; these regiments were called mnningsregementenThe original thirteen (fourteen) Swedish county regiments of Foot:

Dalregementet (Dalecarlia Regiment) 1617 Hlsinge regemente (Hlsingland Regiment) 1617 Jnkpings regemente (Jnkping Regiment) 1623 Kalmar regemente (Kalmar Regiment) 1623 Kronobergs regemente (Kronoberg Regiment) 1623 Nrke-Vrmlands regemente (Nrke-Vrmland Regiment) Skaraborgs regemente (Skaraborg Regiment) 1624 Sdermanlands regemente (Sdermanland Regiment) 1634 Upplands regemente (Uppland Regiment) Vsterbottens regemente (Vsterbotten Regiment) 1624 Vstgta-Dals regemente (Vstergtland-Dalsland Regiment) 1624 Vstmanlands regemente (Vstmanland Regiment) 1628 lvsborgs regemente (lvsborg Regiment) 1624 stgta infanteriregemente (stergtland Regiment of Foot) Bohuslns regemente (16611992)

The original seven Finnish provincial infantry regiments:

Bjrneborgs lns regemente (Bjrneborg County Regiment) Pori 1626 Nylands infanteriregemente (Nyland Regiment of Foot) Uusimaa 1626 Savolax och Nyslotts lns regemente (Savolax and Nyslott County Regiment) Tavastehus lns regemente (Tavastehus County Regiment) Hmeen rykmentti 1626 Viborgs lns infanteriregemente (Viborg County Regiment of Foot) bo lns infanteriregemente (bo County Regiment of Foot) sterbottens regemente (sterbotten Regiment)

The original five Swedish provincial cavalry regiments:

Svenska adelsfanan (Swedish Banner of Nobles) Livregementet till hst (Horse Life Regiment) Smlands kavalleriregemente (Smland Cavalry Regiment) stgta kavalleriregemente (stergtland Cavalry Regiment) Vstgta kavalleriregemente (Vstergtland Cavalry Regiment)

The original three Finnish provincial cavalry regiments:

bo och Bjrneborgs lns kavalleriregemente (bo and Bjrneborg Country Cavalry Regt) Nylands och Tavastehus lns kavalleriregemente (Nyland and Tavastehus County Cav Regt) Viborgs och Nyslotts lns kavalleriregemente (Viborg and Nyslott County Cavalry Regt)

Dalregementet 1628-2000 (I 13)

Rommehed (1796-1908) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Battle honours Yellow and blue Ltzen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Narva (1700), Dna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Holovczyn (1708), Malatitze (1708), Gadebusch (1712)

Dalregementet (Dalarna Regiment), designations I 13 and I 13/Fo 53, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Dalarna, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Dalarna in 1542. During 1598, some of the units participated in the War against Sigismund and in 1605 one fnika from Dalarna fought at the Battle of Kircholm. In 1615, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby provinces of Uppland and Vstmanlandwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Upplands storregemente, of which 1,400 of the total 3,000 soldiers were recruited in Dalarna. Upplands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Dalregementet was one. Dalregementet was also the first Swedish regiment to be allotted, which happened as early as in 1621. Parts of this grand regiment participated in the PolishSwedish wars during the siege of Riga in 1621 and as garrison from 16261629. During this period, sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Dalregementet was one. The regiment's first commander was Axel Oxenstierna. The regiment was shipped to Germany and arrived at Wolgast in June 1631 to participate in the Thirty Years' War. Its first major battle was the Battle of Breitenfeld on 17 September that same year, where it stood in the first line. It also stood in the first line as part of the Swedish Brigade at the Battle of Ltzen the next year, a battle which caused heavy casualties to the regiment. The regiment's "creator", Gustav II Adolf, was killed in a cavalry charge trying to ease the pressure on Dalregementet's part of the front. The regiment returned to Sweden to replenish shortly after and remained at home until 1638, when one of the regiment's two battalions was sent as garrison to Stettin. Dalregementet was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. Carl Gustaf Wrangel was the commander from 1639 on. The second battalion was sent to Germany in 1642, and the whole regiment fought at the Battle of Leipzig that year, only to return to Sweden again the following year. They were present during the siege of Landskrona in 1644 during the short Torstenson War. Dalregementet was shipped to Pomerania in 1655 following the outbreak of the Northern Wars. The regiment was part of the army that sieged and captured Marienburg in 1656, after which one of the battalions was sent to reinforce the garrison in Riga while the other participated in the attack on Copenhagen in 1659. In preparation for the Scanian War, one of the battalions was sent back to Germany in 1674, and was once again put under command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel, who led a thrust into Brandenburg, which ended in the Battle of Fehrbellin. The other battalion was used in Scania in the Battles of Halmstad, Lund and Landskrona in 16761677. A temporarily raised reserve regiment of eight companies was used against Norway in the Battle of Uddevalla. When the Great Northern War started, Dalregementet was under the command of Magnus Stenbock and was used against Denmark but was soon sent to the Baltic region, taking part in the Battle of Narva in 1700 and skirmishes in Livonia, amongst them the Crossing of Daugava in 1701. In 1702, the regiment received orders to join the main army at Warsaw. The regiment took part in the Battle of Kliszw, but was sent back to the Baltics for periods between 1702 and 1705. It then was subordinated to the main army that fought at Holovczyn, Malatitze and finally at the Battle of Poltava, where the regiment surrendered to the Russians. The regiment was reformed with new recruits in Sweden in 1710 and was sent to Pomerania and the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712. Dalregementet once again had to surrender, this time in 1713 after the Battle of Tnningen. The regiment was reformed a second time, and took part in both the 1716 and 1718 attacks on Norway. The next action of the regiment was in 1741 during the Hats' Russian War and the Battle of Villmanstrand, the last of the regiment's major battles. In 1758 the regiment was shipped to Pomerania yet again, this time to participate in the Seven Years' War, but Dalregementet saw no major battles during that war. In Gustav III's Russian War, Dalregementet was initially positioned along the southern Finnish coast but was later transferred to the inland, where several minor skirmishes took place during 1790. One of the battalions was involved in the First War against Napoleon, fighting minor battles against Norwegian troops which ended with the whole battalion being captured in early 1808. The final battle of Dalregementet was during the Campaign against Norway in 1814, in the Battle of Kjlbergs bro, one of the last battles Sweden fought before adopting a policy of neutrality. The regiment was given the designation I 13 (13th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Dalregementet was garrisoned in Falun from 1908. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 13/Fo 53 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 53. The regiment was disbanded in 2000. Campaigns The War against Sigismund (15981599)[1] The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Torstenson War (16431645) The Northern Wars (16551661)

The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Hats' Russian War (17411743) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The First War against Napoleon (18051810) The Campaign against Norway (1814) 1814(?)

Organisation 1634(?) Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Orsa kompani Rttviks kompani Gagnef kompani Mora kompani Vsterdals kompani

Livkompaniet Leksands kompani Gagnef kompani Gustafs kompani Vsterdals kompani Orsa kompani Mora kompani Rttviks kompani

Hlsinge regemente 1630-1997 (I 14)

Florhed (1630-1689) - Mohed (1689-1909) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Battle honours Black and white Novgorod (1611), Warszawa (1656), Fredriksodde (1657), Tget ver Blt (1658), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Narva (1700), Dna (1701), Jakobstadt (1704), Gemuerthof (1705), Gadebusch (1712)

Hlsinge regemente (Hlsingland Regiment), designations I 14, I 14/Fo 49 and I 14/Fo 21, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Hlsingland and Gstrikland, and it was later garrisoned in Gstrikland. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Hlsingland and Gstrikland in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby provinces of Medelpad, ngermanland and Vsterbottenwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Norrlands storregemente, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Hlsingland and Gstrikland. Norrlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Hlsinge regemente was one. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Hlsinge regemente was one. The regiment was officially raised in 1630 although it had existed since 1624. Hlsinge regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment was also called Joakim Brahes regemente after its first commander Joakim Brahe. It was allotted in 1682 as the second Swedish regiment to be so, after Dalregementet. The regiment was given the designation I 14 (14th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Hlsinge regemente was garrisoned in Gvle from 1909. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 14/Fo 49 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 49. When the local defence area changed designation to Fo 21 in 1982, the designation changed to I 14/Fo 21. The regiment was disbanded in 1997, and the barracks that had been refurbished in 19951996 were turned into a college campus for the University College of Gvle. Campaigns The Swedish War of Liberation (15211523)[1] The Northern Seven Years' War (15631570)[1] The War against Russia (15901595)[1] The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Torstenson War (16431645) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Hats' Russian War (17411743) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The Finnish War (18081809)

 The Campaign against Norway (1814) Organisation 1634(?) Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Alsta kompani Delsbo kompani Ovansj kompani Arbr kompani Jervs kompani

1814(?)

Livkompaniet Forssa kompani Jrvs kompani Delsbo kompani Frnebo kompani Arbr kompani Alfta kompani Ovansj kompani

Jnkpings regemente 1623-1927 (I 12)

Skillingaryd (1777-1913) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Battle honours Red and yellow Ltzen (1632), Wittstock (1636), Malatitze (1708), Helsingborg (1710)

Jnkpings regemente (Jnkping Regiment), designation I 12, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Jnkping County, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Jnkping County in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1619, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby province of stergtlandwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into stergtlands storregemente, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Jnkping County. stergtlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Jnkpings regemente was one. Sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Jnkpings regemente was one. Jnkpings regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634, although it was mentioned as one of two regiments that should merge to form Smlands regemente, but that regiment was never formed and instead Jnkpings regemente and Kronobergs regemente were kept separate. The regiment's first commander was Lars Kagg. The regiment was allotted in 1684. The regiment was given the designation I 12 (12th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Jnkpings regemente was garrisoned in Jnkping from 1909, before it was merged with Kalmar regemente to form Jnkpings-Kalmar regemente in 1927. Campaigns The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The First War against Napoleon (18051810) The Finnish War (18081809) The Second War against Napoleon (18131814) The Campaign against Norway (1814) Organisation 1634(?) 1814(?) Livkompaniet Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Norra Vedbo kompani Majorens kompani Vstra Hrads kompani Norra Wedbo kompani Vista kompani Mo kompani Vstra Hrads kompani Wssbo kompani Norra Vestbo kompani sbo hrads kompani stbo kompani Wista hrads kompani Sdra Vestbo kompani

Kalmar regemente 1623-1927 (I 20)

Staby ngar (1685-1783) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Battle honours Red and yellow Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Warszawa (1656), Tget ver Blt (1658), Kliszow (1702), Helsingborg (1710), Svensksund (1790)

Kalmar regemente (Kalmar Regiment), designations I 20, I 21 and Fo 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1928. It was later reraised and disbanded again in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Kalmar County, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Kalmar County in the 16th century. In 1616, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby Kronoberg Countywere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Smlands storregemente, of which twelve of the total 24 companies were recruited in Kalmar County. Smlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Kalmar regemente was one. Sometime around 1623, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Kalmar regemente was one. Kalmar regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Patrick Ruthwen. The regiment was allotted in 1686. The regiment was given the designation I 20 (20th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. The designation was changed to I 21 in 1892. The regiment was garrisoned in Eksj from 1906, before it was merged with Jnkpings regemente to form JnkpingsKalmar regemente in 1927. Kalmar regemente was reorganised in 1994 as a local defence area with the designation Fo 18, although disbanded again just three years later in 1997. Campaigns The Northern Seven Years' War (15631570)[1] The Livonian War (15701582)[1] The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Hats' Russian War (17411743) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The First War against Napoleon (18051810) The Finnish War (18081809) The Second War against Napoleon (18131814) The Campaign against Norway (1814) Organisation 1686(?) 18?? Livkompaniet Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Vedbo kompani Majorens kompani Aspelands kompani stra Hrads kompani stra Hrads kompani Uppvidinge kompani Seveds kompani Vstra Hrads kompani Uppvidinge kompani Aspolands hrads kompani Vstra Hrads kompani Konga hrads kompani Konga kompani

Kronobergs regemente 1623-1997 (I 11)

Vxj (1 1778) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Battle honours Red and yellow Breitenfeld (1631), Ltzen (1632), Wittstock (1636), Landskrona (1677), Kliszow (1702), Warszawa (1705), Fraustadt (1706), Holovczyn (1708), Helsingborg (1710), Valkeala (1790)

Kronobergs regemente (Kronoberg Regiment), designations I 11 and I 11/Fo 16, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were

originally recruited from Kronoberg County, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Kronoberg County in the 16th century. In 1616, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby Kalmar Countywere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Smlands storregemente, of which twelve of the total 24 companies were recruited in Kronoberg County. Smlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Kronobergs regemente was one. Sometime around 1623, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Kronobergs regemente was one. Kronobergs regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634, although it was mentioned as one of two regiments that should merge to form Smlands regemente, but that regiment was never formed and instead Kronobergs regemente and Jnkpings regemente were kept separate. The regiment's first commander was Patrick Ruthwen. The regiment was allotted in 1684. The regiment was given the designation I 11 (11th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Kronobergs regemente was garrisoned in Vxj from 1920. In 1974, the regiment gained the new designation I 11/Fo 16 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 16. The regiment was disbanded in 1997. Campaigns The War against Sigismund (15981599)[1] The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Torstenson War (16431645) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The First War against Napoleon (18051810) The Finnish War (18081809) The Second War against Napoleon (18131814) Organisation 1684(?) 18?? Livkompaniet Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Skatelvs kompani Majorens kompani Kinnevalds kompani Norrvidinge kompani Albo kompani Norra Sunnerbo kompani Ljungby kompani Norrvidinge kompani Sdra Sunnerbo kompani Kinnevalds kompani Albo kompani Sdra Sunnerbo kompani Norra Sunnerbo kompani

Nrke-Vrmlands regemente 1624-1812

Vstra fltet and Ombergsheden (1684-1812) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Red and blue (uniform, 1675) Red and white (uniform, 16751691) Nrke-Vrmlands regemente (Nrke-Vrmland Regiment) was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was split into two new regiments in 1812. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the provinces of Nrke and Vrmland. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Nrke and Vrmland in the 16th century. In 1614, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby province of Sdermanlandwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Sdermanlands storregemente, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Vrmland and five in Nrke. Sdermanlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Nrkes regemente and Vrmlands regemente were two. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Nrkes regemente and Vrmlands regemente were two. In 1629, these two regiments were merged to form NrkeVrmlands regemente. Nrke-Vrmlands regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was the Scot Alexander Leslie. It was allotted in 1686 (Nrke) and 1688 (Vrmland). The regiment was split in 1812 into the two original regiments, Nrkes regemente and Vrmlands regemente. Campaigns The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679)

 The Great Northern War (17001721) The Hats' Russian War (17411743) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The First War against Napoleon (18051810) The Finnish War (18081809) Organisation 1812 Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Majorens kompani rebro kompani Kristinehamns kompani Jsse hrads kompani lvdals kompani Ns kompani Karlstads kompani Nordmarks kompani

Skaraborgs regemente 1624-1942 (I 9)

Eggby ngar (1673-1696) Axevalla hed (1696-1913) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Battle honours Black and yellow Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Ltzen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Warsaw (1656), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Malatitze (1708)

Skaraborgs regemente (Skaraborg Regiment), designation I 9, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted to an armoured regiment in 1942. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from Skaraborg County, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Skaraborg in the 16th century. In 1613, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby province of Dalsland and lvsborg Countywere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Vstergtlands storregemente, of which eight of the total 24 companies were recruited in Skaraborg County. Vstergtlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Skaraborgs regemente was one. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Skaraborgs regemente was one. Skaraborgs regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Bengt Pilefelt. The regiment was allotted in 1684. It was given the designation I 9 (9th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Skaraborgs regemente was garrisoned in Skvde from 1913. The regiment was expanded with an armoured battalion in 1939, and the regiment was converted to an armoured regiment, Skaraborgs pansarregemente, in 1942. Organisation 1684(?) 1854(?) Livkompaniet Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Hjentorps kompani Majorens kompani Vartofta kompani Vartofta kompani Vilska kompani Skninge kompani Sdra Vadsbo kompani Kkinds kompani Norra Vadsbo kompani Willska kompani Kkinds kompani Norra Wassbo kompani Sknings kompani

Upplands regemente 1626-1957 (I 8)

Kronoparken (16th century) - rsundsbro (1680-1912) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Battle honours Red and yellow Varberg (1565), Narva (1581), Ltzen (1632), Warszawa (1656), Fredriksodde (1657), Tget ver Blt (1658), Rgen (1678), Dna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Holovczyn (1708), Helsingborg (1710), Svensksund (1790)

Upplands regemente (Uppland Regiment), designation I 8, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1957. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Uppland, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Uppland in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1617, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby provinces of Dalarna and Vstmanlandwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Upplands storregemente, of which eight of the total 24 companies were recruited in Uppland. Upplands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Upplands regemente was one. Sometime around 1623, the grand regiment was permanently split into 3 smaller regiments, of which Upplands regemente was one. The regiment was officially raised in 1626 although it had existed since 1623. Upplands regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Nils Brahe. It was allotted in 1682 as one of the first regiments to be so.The regiment was given the designation I 8 (8th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Upplands regemente was renamed Upplands infanteriregemente in 1904 to distinguish it from Upplands artilleriregemente. The regiment was garrisoned in Gvle from 1912. In 1928, the regiment regained its old name. The regiment was disbanded in 1957. The signal regiment Upplands signalregemente was renamed to Upplands regemente in 1974, but does not trace its origins from the original regiment, even though the victory names have been transferred to it. 1682(?) 18?? Livkompaniet Livkompanie versteljtnantens kompani Rasbo kompani Majorens kompani Olands kompani Hundra hrads kompani Uppsala kompani Rasbo kompani Hundra Hrads kompani Sigtuna kompani Sigtuna kompani Hagunda kompani Hagunda kompani Enkpings kompani Blings kompani

Vsterbottens regemente 1624-2000 (I 19)

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Colours Battle honours Red and white Landskrona (1677), Dna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Malatitze (1708), Strmstad (1717)

Vsterbottens regemente (Vsterbotten Regiment), designations I 19, I XIX, I 20 and I 20/Fo 61, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Vsterbotten, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Vsterbotten in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby provinces of ngermanland, Medelpad, Hlsingland and Gstriklandwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Norrlands storregemente, of which seven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Vsterbotten. Norrlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Vsterbottens regemente was one. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Vsterbottens regemente was one. Vsterbottens regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment was allotted in 1696. It changed name to Vsterbottens fltjgarregemente in 1829, and was split into two corps units of battalion size in 1841, one of them being Vsterbottens fltjgarkr, the other being Norrbottens fltjgarkr. The unit was upgraded to regimental size and renamed back to Vsterbottens regemente in 1892. The regiment had its training grounds at various places in Vsterbotten, but was eventually garrisoned in Ume in 1909. The regiment was given the designation I 19 (19th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816, but that designation was given to Norrbottens fltjgarkr when the unit split, and Vsterbottens fltjgarkr was instead given the designation I XIX (XIXth Infantry Regiment, XIX which in the Roman numeral system equals 19). When the unit regained its old name and size in 1892, the designation was changed to I 20 (20th Infantry Regiment). Campaigns The Second Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Hats' Russian War (17411743) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The Finnish War (18081809)

 The Campaign against Norway (1814) Organisation 1634(?) Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Lvngers kompani Kalix kompani Bygde kompani Skellefte kompani Pite kompani

1841

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Hallands regemente 1624-2000 (I 16)

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Colours Battle honours Black and yellow (1952), Blue and white (19522000) Ltzen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Lund (1676), Gadebusch (1712)

Hallands regemente (Halland Regiment), designations I 16 and I 16/Fo 31, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Vstergtland and Dalsland, but it was later garrisoned in Halland. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Vstergtland and Dalsland in the 16th century. In 1615, these units were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Vstergtlands storregemente. Vstergtlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Vstgta-Dals regemente was one. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Vstgta-Dals regemente was one. Vstgta-Dals regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Wilhelm von Salzburg. It was allotted in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 16 (16th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. In 1902 the regiment changed recruitment area to Halland and was garrisoned in Halmstad. The name was changed to Hallands regemente to reflect this. In 1975, the regiment gained the new designation I 16/Fo 31 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 31. The regiment was disbanded in 2000. Campaigns The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The First War against Napoleon (18051810) The Finnish War (18081809) The Campaign against Norway (1814) Organisation 1685(?) 1814(?) Livkompaniet Livkompaniet Forssa kompani versteljtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Jrvs kompani Sun- och Nordals kompani Delsbo kompani Tssbo kompani Frnebo kompani Kllands kompani Arbr kompani Vedbo kompani Alfta kompani Kullings kompani Ovansj kompani

Vstmanlands regemente 16281927 (I 18)

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Colours Battle honours Blue and red (uniform, 1690) Narva (1700), Dna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Valkeala (1790)

Vstmanlands regemente (Vstmanland Regiment), designations I 18 and Fo 48, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded for the first time in 1927 but later reraised and disbanded again in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Vstmanland, and it was later garrisoned there. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Vstmanland in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1617, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby provinces of Dalarna and Upplandwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Upplands storregemente, of which six of the total 24 companies were recruited in Vstmanland. Upplands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Vstmanlands regemente was one. Sometime around 1623, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Vstmanlands regemente was one. The regiment was officially raised in 1628 although it had existed since 1623. Vstmanlands regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Bengt Bagge. It was allotted in 1682 as one of the first regiments to be so. The regiment was given the designation I 18 (18th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Vstmanlands regemente was garrisoned in Vsters from 1906. The regiment was disbanded in 1927, but was reorganised in 1994 as a local defence area with the designation Fo 48, although disbanded again just three years later in 1997. Campaigns The Polish War (16001629) The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Hats' Russian War (17411743) The Seven Years' War (17571762) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) The Finnish War (18081809) The Second War against Napoleon (18131814) Organisation 1814(?) 1634(?) Livkompaniet Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Folkare kompani Majorens kompani Vsby kompani Bergslags kompani Salbergs kompani Strmsholms kompani Vsters kompani Vsby kompani Strmsholms kompani Salbergs kompani Bergs kompani Kungsrs kompani Kungsrs kompani

stgta infanteriregemente 1636-1791

Malmen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours White stgta infanteriregemente (stergtland Infantry Regiment) was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of stergtland. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in stergtland in the 16th century. In 1619, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby Jnkping Countywere organised by Gustav II Adolf into stergtlands storregemente, of which nine of the total 24 companies were recruited in stergtland. stergtlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which stgta infanteriregemente was one. Sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which stgta infanteriregemente was one. The regiment was officially raised in 1636 although it had existed since the 1620s. stgta infanteriregemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Johan Banr. It was allotted in 1685. stgta

infanteriregemente was merged with stgta kavalleriregemente in 1791 to form Livgrenadjrregementet. The reorganisation and renaming to a "life grenadier" title of honour was conducted in regard to the regiment's achievements during Gustav III's Russian War. stgta infanteriregemente was renamed to Livgrenadjrregementets rotehllsdivision and retained some form of semi-independence. Campaigns The Northern Seven Years' War (15631570)[2] The War against Sigismund (15981599)[2] The Polish War (16001629) The Kalmar War (16111613)[2] The Thirty Years' War (16301648) The Torstenson War (16431645) The Northern Wars (16551661) The Scanian War (16741679) The Great Northern War (17001721) The Gustav III's Russian War (17881790) Organisation 1634(?) 17??(?) Livkompaniet Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Stngebro kompani Majorens kompani Kinds kompani Ydre kompani stanstngs kompani stanstngs kompani Ombergs kompani Vreta Klosters kompani Kinds kompani Vstanstngs kompani Motala kompani Vadstena kompani Ydre kompani

Bohuslns regemente
Bohuslns regemente (Bohuslns Regiment), designation I 17, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back 1661. It was disbanded in 1992. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Bohusln, and it was later garrisoned there in the town Uddevalla.
Lund (1676) Landskrona (1677) Helsingborg (1710) Gadebusch (1712) Svensksund (1790) green

Tavastehus regemente (Hme Regiment 16261809)

Hme Regiment (Finnish: Hmeen rykmentti), (Swedish: Tavastlands regimente) is a unit of the Finnish Army located in Lahti. The regiment's main duty is to train conscripts and the personnel of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Frontier Guard. The original predecessor of Hme Regiment was founded in 1626 by Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Map 1696 References ^ Varusmiehi kouluttavat joukko-osastot 2008. Reservilinen 1/2008, p.38. ISSN 0557-8477 (Finnish)

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stgta kavalleriregemente 1636-1791

Malmen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colours Red stgta kavalleriregemente (stergtland Cavalry Regiment) was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of stergtland. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in stergtland in the 16th century. In 1619, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby Jnkping Countywere organised by Gustav II Adolf into stergtlands storregemente. Sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which stgta kavalleriregemente was one. The regiment was officially raised in 1636 although it had existed since the 1620s. stgta kavalleriregemente was one of the original 8

Swedish cavalry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Hans Rotkirch. It was allotted in 1687. stgta kavalleriregemente was merged with stgta infanteriregemente in 1791 to form Livgrenadjrregementet. The reorganisation and renaming to a "life grenadier" title of honour was conducted in regard to the regiment's achievements during Gustav III's Russian War. stgta kavalleriregemente was renamed to Livgrenadjrregementets rusthllsdivision and retained some form of semi-independence. Organisation 1634(?) 17?? Livkompaniet Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Tjusts kompani Majorens kompani Linkpings kompani Vadstena kompani Vstanstngs kompani Vifolka kompani Bergslags kompani Vifolka Klosters kompani Sknninge kompani Sknninge kompani Vstanstngs kompani Tjusts kompani Vadstena kompani

Vstgta kavalleriregemente 1628-1811

Vstgta regemente till hst (1628) - Vstgta och Dals ryttare (1634) - Vstgta kavalleriregemente (1655) Eggeby ngar (1689-1745) - Axevalla hed (1745-1811) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
JuBattle honours Skara (1611), Skillingehed (1612), Burgstall (1631), Breitenfeld (1631), Dirschau (1627), Stuhm (1629), Ltzen (1632), Lund (1676)

Vstgta kavalleriregemente (Vstergtland Cavalry Regiment) was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was reorganized into an infantry regiment in 1811. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Vstergtland. The regiment has its origins in fnikor (companies) raised in Vstergtland in the 16th century. In 1613, these unitsalong with fnikor from the nearby province of Dalsland were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Vstergtlands storregemente. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into four smaller regiments, of which Vstgta regemente till hst was one. The regiment was officially raised in 1628 although it had existed since the early 1620s. The regiment soon changed name to Vstgta och Dals ryttare and was one of the original 8 Swedish cavalry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Erik Soop. It was renamed to Vstgta kavalleriregemente in 1655 and was allotted in 1691. Vstgta kavalleriregemente was reorganised into a dragoon regiment in 1792 and changed its name to Vstgta linjedragonregemente and later Vstgta dragonregemente to reflect that. The regiment was then reformed into the infantry regiment Vstgta regemente in 1811. Organisation 1634(?) Livkompaniet versteljtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Sdra Vassbo kompani lvsborgs kompani Gudhems kompani Barne Hrads kompani Vartofta kompani

Nylands och Tavastehus lns kavalleriregemente

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Nyland and Tavastehus County cavalry regiment (Swedish: Nylands och Tavastehus lns kavalleriregemente) was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment located in the county of Nyland and Tavastehus that traced its origins back to the 17th Century. It was split in 1791. The regiment has its origin in the Nyland knights (Swedish: Nylands ryttare) raised in 1618. In 1632, this unit was organized into a cavalry regiment. The regiment's soldiers were conscripted mainly from the county of Nyland and Tavastehus. It was one of the original eight Swedish cavalry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Torsten Stlhandske. Finnish horsemen were also known as "Hakkapeliitat". In the spring of 1700 the regiment was transferred to General Wellingk's army corps in Swedish Livonia. From 1702 on, the regiment, with six of its eight companies, had joined the main army. In 17051706 it was part of Carl Gustaf Rehnskild's corps. After the Battle of Poltava in 1709, the regiment was present at the capitulation in Perevolochna. The regiment had to be completely reraised. It was then stationed with the army in Finland. The regiment was part of General Armfeldt's army of 7,500 men which invaded Norway through Jmtland in

August 1718. The cavalry regiment was reorganized into Nyland and Tavastehus dragoon regiment in 1721. In 1791, the regiment was converted to infantry. The northern battalion was incorporated into Tavastehus county infantry regiment as its third battalion, while the southern battalion was incorporated into Nyland infantry regiment. Campaigns The Thirty Years' War 16301648 The Great Northern War 17001721 Organization 1690(?) Sdra bataljonen o Livskvadronen o Majorens (Borg) skvadron o Helsing skvadron o Raseborgs skvadron Norra bataljonen o versteljtnantens skvadron o Nedre Hllola Skvadron o vre Hllola Skvadron o Sxmki Skvadron

Russo-Swedish War (17411743)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Date Location Result Peter Lacy 17411743 Mainly Finland, Russian Empire Russian victory Charles Emil Lewenhaupt

The RussoSwedish War of 17411743, known as the Hats' Russian War in Sweden and the Hats' War in Finland, which resulted in the Lesser Wrath (Finnish: Pikkuviha, Swedish: Lilla ofreden), or the occupation of Finland, was instigated by the Hats, a Swedish political party that aspired to regain the territories lost to Russia during the Great Northern War, and by French diplomacy, which sought to divert Russia's attention from supporting its long-standing ally, the Habsburg monarchy, in the War of the Austrian Succession. Swedish preparations In the summer of 1740, the commander of Swedish forces in Finland, General Carl Cronstedt, was removed from his post due to his opposition to the planned war and Charles Emil Lewenhaupt was elevated to the vacant position. However, Finnish defenses had fallen into disrepair as most of the funds for their support were used elsewhere in the kingdom. Neither had any preparations been made as a result of what had taken place in the Great Northern War. In the end what funds that were allocated for Finland were used for preparations for offensive war instead of strengthening the defenses.[1] The Swedish war plan was to first capture Vyborg and then advance further towards Saint Petersburg.[2] The objective of these maneuvers was to threaten Saint Petersburg and to set the stage for a coup d'tat engineered by French and Swedish diplomats and aimed at toppling the pro-Austrian regime of Anna Leopoldovna. The coup did take place in December, but the new Tsarina, Elizaveta Petrovna, reneged on her promises to return the Baltic provinces to Sweden and continued the vigorous prosecution of the war, under the guidance of her pro-Austrian chancellor, Aleksey Bestuzhev. While Swedish troops were being deployed at the Russian border, near Villmanstrand (Finnish: Lappeenranta) and Frederikshamn (Finnish: Hamina), Swedish naval forces consisting of 10 ships of the line and 4 frigates under Admiral Tomas von Rajalin and 20 galley strong rowing fleet under Admiral Abraham Falkengren moved on 20 May 1741 to the islands near the border. While standing idle an epidemic broke out in the fleet largely paralyzing it and claiming the life of Admiral von Rajalin. The Swedish declaration of war in late July had been intended to coincide with the invasion but now it failed to do so since the fleet was unable to take action and concentration of the ground forces had not yet been carried out. The situation was not improved by the fact that Lewenhaupt arrived in Finland two months after the declaration of war and command of the army fell to General Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock.[2] First year of the war Due to Swedish inaction, the Russians seized the initiative and struck first with an army of 16,000 men under FieldMarshal Peter Lacy advancing from Vyborg (Swedish: Viborg, Finnish: Viipuri) towards Villmanstrand (Finnish: Lappeenranta). Using nearly four fold superiority in numbers, the Russians inflicted a major defeat on the Swedish garrison led by General Carl Henrik Wrangel. Blame for the defeat at Villmanstrand was placed on General von Buddenbrock who had not believed that the Russians were seriously attacking and did not move to aid Wrangel.[3] Lewenhaupt, who arrived ten days after the defeat, at Villmanstrand tried to organize a joint operation by both land and naval forces towards Vyborg but Admiral Aron Sjstierna, who took von Rajalin's position, made it clear that the fleet

would not be able to do it. The Russian fleet had also fallen into disrepair and was unable to take part in the fighting in 1741. Sjstierna sailed home on 22 September and the commander of the remaining Swedish vessels ignored Lewenhaupt's attempts to persuade him to sail to Beryozovye Islands (Swedish: Bjrk, Finnish: Koivisto) and instead sailed back to Sweden on 27 October. Operations on the land front also came to a halt when an armistice was agreed to with Russia in early December.[3] Second year of the war The Russians reneged on their ceasefire agreement early in March 1742 but a harsh winter made it impossible for the main armies to operate. Light Russian cavalry forces (cossacks and hussars) raided the Swedish side of the border but were often repulsed by local populations. In March, the Russians also attempted, under the command of Woldemar Lowendal, to raid the Swedish anchorage near Frederikshamn over ice, but the harsh weather made it impossible. Swedish General Lewenhaupt planned to renew the attack against Vyborg in the spring of 1742. Swedish naval units required to support the attack started to arrive in mid May. However, since the naval commanders had been ordered to patrol between Reval and Helsingfors they refused to follow Lewenhaupt's orders.[4] The main Swedish fleet arrived on 3 June from Sweden under Admiral Sjstierna and consisted of 15 ships of the line and 5 frigates. The fleet sailed to sp (Finnish: Haapasaaret) (25 km SSE from modern day Kotka). A week later, a galley fleet commanded by Admiral Falkengren joined the main fleet, bringing 25 galleys and some support ships. However, unlike in the previous year, the Russian fleet was also active with a galley fleet of 45 galleys under General Vasily Yakovlevich Levashov and an open sea fleet of at least 12 ships of the line under Admiral Zahar Danilovich Mishukov. Regardless, Lewenhaupt held a council of war on 5 June in an attempt to get naval units to sail to the Beryozovye Islands (Swedish: Bjrk, Finnish: Koivisto) but the naval commanders judged the risk for the fleet to be too great and Lewenhaupt was forced to back down from his plan.[4] Since the Swedish army remained inactive, the Russians again seized the initiative and moved onto the offensive. With the support of the Russian galley fleet, a 30,000 men strong Russian army under the command of Field-Marshal Lacy marched from Vyborg. It crossed the border on 13 June and then continued advancing towards Frederikshamn. The Swedes had prepared a strong defensive position outside of Frederikshamn, at Mntlahti. The Swedish colonel defending the position had become aware of the Russian approach and withdrew all his forces from the fortified positions to Frederikshamn a day before the Russian attack, which was to take place on 25 June. However the abandoned position was critical for the town's defense and by 28 June, the Swedish army under Lewenhaupt set the town on fire and started withdrawing.[5] Co-operation with Swedish naval and land forces didn't go smoothly and instead of supporting the army, the bulk of the fleet sailed directly to Hang when the army started its withdrawal. Galleys sailed to Pellinge (Finnish: Pellinki). This in turn cut off the army from its supply lines and Lewenhaupt started withdrawing further towards the army's supply depots at Borg. Russians followed the withdrawing Swedes but no real action between the armies, apart from skirmishes between the Swedish rearguard and Russian cavalry patrols, took place. On 18 July after learning that Swedish garrisons further inland had left their posts, Lewenhaupt and the army council judged it to be best to withdraw to Helsingfors to prepare its defenses.[5] The Swedes started to dismantle and transport away the food and supply stores concentrated in Borg. On 27 July Russians arrived in the vicinity and moved into Borg on 30 July, which the Swedish army had abandoned one day earlier. The Swedish withdrawal, which had lasted nearly two months, finally ended in Helsingfors on 11 August. A couple of days later, the Russians had managed to completely surround the town on land. The Swedish galley fleet was stationed east of Helsingfors but judged its position to be untenable and withdraw into the town as well, allowing the Russian galley fleet to complete encirclement of the town after 20 August.[6] Before the town was completely cut off, on 19 August General Lewenhaupt and General Buddenbrock were summoned to proceed immediately to Stockholm for an inquiry into their actions. Both generals were imprisoned on their arrival and they were placed on trial. The deputy commander of Swedish forces, General Jean Louis Bousquet, signed a surrender document on 24 August. According to the terms of the document, the Finnish men were released from the army while the Swedish men were allowed to sail back home. All guns, supplies, and even fodder stores were to be given over to the Russians. All Swedish naval forces returned to Sweden in early September 1742. The Russians advanced all the way to land and cut Finland off from the rest of the Sweden. All of Finland fell under Russian occupation which became later known as the Lesser Wrath (Finnish: Pikkuviha). [7] Third year of the war The Swedish army retook land in March 1743 and at the start of May, a fleet of 16 ships of the line and 5 frigates under Admiral Jean von Utfall arrived to block the coastal sea route past Hang. Admiral Falkengren's galley fleet was sent to land. The task of these naval forces was to prevent Russian forces from reaching Sweden. However, before the Swedish forces arrived, a Russian galley fleet under General James Francis Edward Keith passed Hang. The Swedish galley fleet attacked the Russian galley fleet at the narrows of Korpostrm, just south of the island of Korpo, where the Swedish attack was repulsed. Falkengren returned to land.[8] The Swedish open sea fleet at Hang still blocked the passage of Field-Marshal Peter Lacy's 50 galley strong coastal fleet. However on 7 June, a Russian fleet led by Admiral Nikolai Fedorovich Golovin managed to draw the Swedish fleet out of its anchorage while not actually engaging in a fight. This allowed the Russian galley fleet to safely pass the cape. The result was overwhelming Russian naval superiority in south-western Finland and areas near land, which forced the Swedish fleet to move to the west of land and hastened the peace negotiations.[8] Admiral Golovin later faced a military tribunal for his refusal to engage the Swedish squadron of equal strength but was cleared when he referred to an edict from Peter the Great which stated that

a Russian fleet should not engage in battle unless having 3:2 superiority or better. Swedish generals Lewenhaupt and Buddenbrock were both beheaded primarily as scapegoats for the failed war-policy of the ruling "Hat" faction.[9] Treaty of bo Main article: Treaty of bo As soon as hostilities ceased and the Russian army entered Turku (Swedish: bo), the statesmen Alexander Rumyantsev and Ernst Nolken arrived at the city in order to discuss a peace settlement. The Tsarina promised to evacuate her army from Finland on the condition that Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp that is, the uncle of her own heir apparent was named as the heir to the throne of Sweden. (The latter had been offered the crown of Finland by the local lantdag). The Hats acquiesced in her proposal in the hope that Adolf Frederick would be able to obtain better terms from her. Elizabeth also wanted Russian forces to occupy Sweden in order to ensure Adolf Frederick's peaceful election, but this plan aroused the vehement opposition of the Swedish representatives and was abandoned. While peace negotiations lumbered on Lacy who had distinguished himself in similar operations during the Great Northern War embarked from Kronstadt in order to effect a landing in Sweden proper. When the Baltic Fleet was approaching Ume, news came that the Treaty of bo (Finnish: Turku) had been finalized, with Sweden ceding to Russia the towns of Lappeenranta and Hamina and a strip of Finland to the northwest of Saint Petersburg. The Kymi River was to form part of the border between the two powers. The treaty marked the further decline of Sweden as a great power in Northern Europe. The territory ceded to Russia was added to the Russian gains in the Treaty of Nystad (Finnish: Uusikaupunki) in 1721, under the Governorate of Vyborg. This was later incorporated into the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812. References 1. ^ Mattila 1983, p. 60. 2. ^ a b Mattila 1983, p. 61-62. 3. ^ a b Mattila 1983, p. 62-63. 4. ^ a b Mattila 1983, p. 63-64. 5. ^ a b Mattila 1983, p. 64-67. 6. ^ Mattila 1983, p. 67-68. 7. ^ Mattila 1983, p. 69. 8. ^ a b Mattila 1983, p. 69-70. 9. ^ Mattila 1983, p. 72-73. Bibliography Mattila, Tapani (1983) (in Finnish). Meri maamme turvana [Sea safeguarding our country]. Jyvskyl: K. J. Gummerus Osakeyhti. ISBN 951-99487-0-8. . 1741, 1742 1743 . [N. Shpilevskaya. Description of the War between Russia and Sweden in Finland in 1741, 1742 and 1743]. Saint Petersburg, 1859.

Battle of Villmanstrand
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Date Location Result

August 23, 1741 Villmanstrand, Sweden (present-day Lappeenranta, Finland). Russian victory Peter von Lacy 10,500 men 500-800 dead, 1 500 wounded

Carl Henrik Wrangel (POW) 4,000 men 2,000 dead and wounded 1,000 captured

The battle of Villmanstrand was fought during the Russo-Swedish War on August 23, 1741, when Russian forces, under the command of General Peter von Lacy, assaulted Villmanstrand (Finnish: Lappeenranta). Fighting began around 2 pm but the Swedes withdrew already at 5 pm. Swedish casualties amounted to 2,000 men killed or wounded and 1,000 captured, among them General Carl Henrik Wrangel. Russia lost 2,400 men. Von Lacy did not continue his movement after the battle. Henrik Magnus Buddenbrock was executed for his perceived incompetency.

Carl Henrik Wrangel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carl Henrik Wrangel, friherre Wrangel af Adinal (January 28, 1681 March 23, 1755) was an officer of the Swedish Army, eventually attaining the rank of Field Marshal. He was born in Haapsalu, the son of Reinhold Wrangel, father of Georg Gustaf Wrangel af Adinal, and nephew of Didrik Wrangel af Adinal. Wrangel entered military service at the age of 15 and participated in several of the Charles XII's campaigns during the Great Northern War, in the process of which he was promoted to captain of Livgardet and Lieutenant Colonel of Sknska stndsdragonerna, but was captured in 1709 after the battle of Poltava. After returning from captivity in 1722, he was promoted to colonel of Nyland calvalry

regiment and in 1727, was made colonel of Tavastehus regiment, 1729 fr Nyland dragoon regiment, September 4, 1732 major-general and 1739 colonel of Skaraborgs regemente. The same year, he offered the position of riksrd, but demurred in favour of remaining with the Army. At the outbreak of the Russo-Swedish War in 1741, he led one of the two divisions of the Swedish Army in Finland, with a strength of 4,000 men. On August 23, 1741, he was ordered by General Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock to lead his force into battle against General Peter Lacy's more than twice as strong Russian force in order to defend Villmanstrand, without waiting for the arrival von Buddenbrock's division. The numerarily superior Russians won the battle and took Villmarstrand, whereupon Wrangel, who lost his right arm during the battle, was captured. Upon his return from captivity in 1742, he received precious gifts from the king and the burghers of Stockholm and was made lieutenant-general in 1743 and colonel for Nrkes och Vrmlands regemente. In 1754, he was promoted to Field Marshal. During the Dalecarlian Rebellion in 1743, he was assigned the task of dissuading or diverting the march of the Dalecarlians on Stockholm, but despite his popularity he achieved neither. Politically he was a moderate "Cap", but did not participate much in the debates of the Riksdag.

Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock, (July 22, 1685 between July 16 and July 27, 1743) was a Swedish baron and Lieutenant General. He and Carl Emil Lewenhaupt were executed for negligence in the Russo-Swedish War, in the aftermath of the defeat at Villmanstrand.[1][2][3] He was born on July 22, 1685 in Swedish Livonia. He was the son of the landed gentleman and Swedish Empire army officer Henrik Gotthard von Buddenbrock (1648-1727) and Charlotta Cronman. He enlisted as an officer of the Swedish army, becoming a captain of the Livgardet in 1711, Major of grenadiers in 1715, Major General in 1721. He was elevated to friherre (matricle number 206) in 1731 and promoted to Lieutenant General of the infantry in 1739. As such, he was in 1741 commander of the troops in Finland, under General Charles Emil Lewenhaupt, at the onset of the Russo-Swedish War.[1] On August 23, 1741 (September 3, 1741), Swedish Major General Carl Henrik Wrangel and his corps in Villmanstrand in Karelia, at the long disputed frontier between Sweden and Russia, was attacked and defeated by a Russian army under General Peter Lacy before Buddenbrock, less than 10 kilometers away, could come to his assiantance.[1] As the war was developing unfavorably for Sweden, the defeat was blamed on Lewenhaupt and Buddenbrock. In August 1742 they were dismissed from Finland and immediately arrested by Vice Admiral Ritterstolpe upon their return. On the night of September 28 Buddenbrock was brought to Stockholm, where he was imprisoned and closely guarded. A court martial was convened under Field Marshal Hamilton on October 8 to investigate the two cases. The prosecutor was Chancellor of Justice Silverschildt, who submitted an extensive indictment. Buddenbrock was accused of, among other things, not assembling his troops in a timely fashion to cross the Russian border, as planned. In addition he had not arrived at Villmanstrand in time to rescue Major General Wrangel. Buddenbrock defended himself so well, that had he only faced the nobility, he would have left with his life. However the other Estates of the Riksdag, in particular the peasants, were embittered and demanded a scapegoat. The verdict of the commission was announced to a large congregation on May 29. Buddenbrock was to be dishonored, his property confiscated, and he himself beheaded with an axe. In an appeal, Buddenbrock wrote a comprehensive account where he detailed his services to the kingdom, but despite this and the pleading of his family, the verdict was confirmed by the Estates the following day. Even a request to be beheaded with a sword as befitting a nobleman, or to be executed by firing squad was denied. The date of his execution was set to July 20 but king Frederick postponed it another week. On July 27 1743, General von Buddenbrock was executed in Stockholm. His wife, Magdalena Elisabeth Rahm, and their four children left Sweden for Holland.[1] Children Magdalena Elisabeth von Buddenbrock (1717-1768), she married her cousin Carl Magnus von Buddenbrock (died 1778) Friedrich Magnus von Buddenbrock (1719-c.1785) Ulrike Dorothea von Buddenbrock (1721-1788) married in 1743 to Cornet Isaac Tham Carl Heinrich von Buddenbrock (1725-1745) Swedish Lieutenant who was killed in action at Tournay References 1. ^ a b c d Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, and Olof Rubenson (1906). "Henrik Magnus Buddenbrock" (in Swedish). Nordisk Familjebok. http://runeberg.org/sbh/buddenhm.html. "B. ingick helt ung i krigshren och var bland dem, som efter slaget vid Pultava fljde Carl XII fver Dnieper in i Turkiet. Sedermera kapten vid Lifgardet 1711, grenadiermajor 1714, blef han tre r drefter fverste fr Vsterbottens regemente och 1730 generalmajor. Friherre 1731, frordnades han 1738 till chef fr Vrmlands och Nerikes regemente och utnmndes tv r senare till generalljtnant. Som sdan kom B. att spela en lika olycklig som framstende roll i det kort drefter utbrytande ryska kriget. Verksam medlem af Hattpartiet var han en af dem, som ifrade fr ett fredsbrott med Ryssland, och belnades fr sitt nit med fverbeflet fver de i Finland sammandragna trupperna. Tre veckor efter det att B. underrttats om krigsbeslutet blef en afdelning af svenska hren under Wrangel, hvilken icke lydde B:s uppmaning till frsiktighet, slagen vid Villmanstrand, den 23 aug. 1741. Lewenhaupts ankomst till krigsteatern frbttrade ingalunda stllningen fr svenskarna, hvilka, decimerade af nd och sjukdomar och innestngda af ryssarna, mste ing p den skymfliga kapitulationen i

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Helsingfors. I Sverige vckte det olyckliga kriget en grnsls frbittring och Hattarna, anstiftarna till detsamma, skte vlta hela skulden p beflhafvarna. Dessa stlldes till rtta och dmdes frn lif, ra och gods. De domskl som anfrdes mot B. voro: att han icke hllit sina trupper tillsammans, utan ltit dem delvis angripas och nedgras; att han icke satt Villmanstrand i frsvarstillstnd; att han lmnat Wrangel utan hjlp och slunda varit vllande till nederlaget vid Villmanstrand, o. s. v. Domarne hade freskrifvit halshuggning, en art af straff, som ansgs fven i sjlfva sttet innebra ngonting skymfligt. Dagen fre afrttningen frambar sonen till stnderna sin faders nskan och bn: att frskonas frn bdeln och bdelsyxan och att i stllet, som en gammal krigare, f falla fr andra krigares kulor, d. v. s. att f bli arkebuserad. Med deltagande och djup rrelse gaf adeln sitt bifall, borgarestndet likas, men prste- och bondestnden vgrade och domen mste sledes g efter bokstafven i verkstllighet. P sandbacken vid Norrtull i Stockholm, i synen af en orknelig skara mnniskor bland hvilka regeringen instuckit ngra af de vid upprorsfrsket fngslade dalkarlarna, fr att lta dem se, att fven hga herrar straffades, emottog B. ddshugget d. 16 juli 1743." ^ Lars Bergquist (2005). Swedenborg's secret: the meaning and significance of the word of God, the life of the angels, and service to God. Swedenborg Society. p. 159. ISBN 0-85448-143-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=xkyrk7cZWHsC&pg=PA159&dq=Henrik+Magnus+Buddenbrock&hl=en &ei=nSSwTIbCE8XflgfDxoniBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=o nepage&q=Henrik%20Magnus%20Buddenbrock&f=false. "The Hats had chosen two generals as scapegoats for the defeat, both former officers under Charles XII: Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock and Carl Emil Lewenhaupt. They were brought before a military tribunal and executed in August 1743. ..." ^ "Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock" (in Swedish). http://www.historiesajten.se/visainfo.asp?id=202. Retrieved 2011-01-09. "Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock fddes 1685 i Livland, som d tillhrde Sverige, som son till Henrik Gotthard von Buddenbrock och Charlotta Cronman. Buddenbrock gick in i krigshren redan som ung och var en av dem som efter slaget vid Poltava gick med Karl XII ver Dnepr in i Turkiet. 1711 blev han kapten i livgardet, 1714 grenadiermajor, 1717 verste fr Vsterbottens regemente, 1730 generalmajor och ret drp friherre. Femtiotre r gammal (1738) blev han chef fr Vrmlands och Nerikes regemente, och tv r senare generalljtnant. ..."

Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock Carl Henrik Wrangel - Charles Emil Lewenhaupt

Charles Emil Lewenhaupt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Born Died Battles/wars March 28, 1691 Stockholm, Sweden August 4, 1743 Stockholm, Sweden Battle of Gadebusch, Russo-Swedish War, 1741-1743

Charles Emil Lewenhaupt the Elder (March 28, 1691 August 4, 1743) was a Swedish general. He was born on March 28, 1691 to Count and Lieutenant General Carl Gustaf Lwenhaupt and Countess Amalia Wilhelmina von Knigsmarck. At the age of 16, Lewenhaupt entered Dutch service where he was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1709. The year later he entered Swedish service. Lewenhaupt was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and participated at the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712. In 1722 Lewenhaupt was promoted to Major General. At the diet of 1741 he was a factor in the decision to wage war against Imperial Russia. Following the war, on June 20, 1743, Lewenhaupt was sentenced to death on grounds of poor performance and conduct in the war. The execution was set to 20 July, and later postponed to 30 July. Lewenhaupts' son and a small party managed to free him, but Lewenhaupt was re-arrested when aboard a vessel in the Stockholm archipelago bound for Danzig. On August 4, 1743 Lewenhaupt was decapitated at

Norrtull in Stockholm.[1] In 1720 Lewenhaupt married Beata Cronhielm. The couple had one son, Charles Emil Lewenhaupt the Younger (17211796). References 1. ^ Lars Bergquist (2005). Swedenborg's secret: the meaning and significance of the word of God, the life of the angels, and service to God. Swedenborg Society. p. 159. ISBN 0-85448-143-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=xkyrk7cZWHsC&pg=PA159&dq=Henrik+Magnus+Buddenbrock&hl=en &ei=nSSwTIbCE8XflgfDxoniBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=o nepage&q=Henrik%20Magnus%20Buddenbrock&f=false. "The Hats had chosen two generals as scapegoats for the defeat, both former officers under Charles XII: Henrik Magnus von Buddenbrock and Carl Emil Lewenhaupt. They were brought before a military tribunal and executed in August 1743. ..."

Carta fwer Willmanstrand och den action derstdes d. 23 aug. 1741 : emellan den ryska armen och en swensk corps af 3000 man...Wrangels comendo... Wrangel, Carl Henrik, 1681-1755

Pommerska kriget
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gde rum Plats Resultat

13 september 175722 maj 1762 i dagens Tyskland och Polen Status quo ante bellum

Augustin Ehrensvrd General Heinrich von Manteuffel (P.O.W.) Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg General Belling Gustaf Fredrik von Rosen cirka 20 000 ngra tusen dda Fr det svenska deltagandet i krigen mot Napoleon, se Pommerska kriget 180507 Pommerska kriget var ett krig som frdes mellan Sverige och Preussen 175762. Det var en del av det strre sjurskriget 17561763, som frdes mellan stormakterna Preussen och Storbritannien-Hannover ena sidan och sterrike, Frankrike och Ryssland andra sidan. Bakgrund Pommerska krigets orsak var i frmsta rummet den att hattpartiet, som d hade makten i Sverige, trodde, att Fredrik II av Preussen skulle duka under fr sina mnga fiender och att slunda ett tillflle erbjd sig fr Sverige att utan risk och anstrngningar terf sina 1720 till Preussen avtrdda pommerska besittningar. Dessutom ville partiet genom att bidra till Fredriks fall frdmjuka och oskadliggra hans syster drottning Lovisa Ulrika, som retat och skrmt det genom sitt revolutionsfrsk 1756, och slutligen eggades det av Frankrike, vars vilja nstan var hattarnas hgsta lag. Till frevndning fr kriget tjnade Fredriks infall i Sachsen 1756, vilket stmplades som ett brott mot den av Sverige och Frankrike garanterade Westfaliska freden frn 1648. Den 21 mars 1757 avslt hattregeringen med Frankrike och sterrike en konvention, i kraft varav Sverige Frankrike lt frklara fr den tyska riksdagen, att det i enlighet med den Westfaliska freden skulle upprtthlla Tysklands frihet. Genom Frankrikes frespeglingar om subsidier lockades drefter hattregeringen i juni samma r till beslutet att genom 20 000 mans verfrande till Tyskland ge eftertryck t sin

frklaring, och den 13 september brt den svenska armn in i preussiska Pommern. Emedan man ville undvika skenet av anfallskrig, som inte fick brjas utan stndernas samtycke, utfrdades ingen krigsfrklaring, utan infallet framstlldes fr tyska riksdagen som endast syftande till fredens terstllande. Frst efter fientligheternas brjan kom ett formligt subsidiefrdrag med Frankrike och dess allierade till stnd (22 september 1757), och den svenska regeringen, som redan gtt fr lngt fr att kunna dra sig tillbaka, mste drvid finna sig i en nedprutning av villkoren. Kriget D svenska armn i Tyskland inte ansgs behvas till annat n att ta i besittning de av de allierade gjorda ervringarna, hade den ftt avg utan ndiga frberedelser och utan att man gde ndiga medel att frstta den i krigsdugligt skick. Detta avgjorde krigets hela gng. Sjlva frutsttningen fr fretaget, Fredriks fullstndiga kuvande, befanns nmligen falsk. Vid underrttelsen om dennes seger i slaget vid Rossbach den 5 november 1757 vgade den svenske beflhavaren, fltmarskalk Mattias Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg inte med sin illa utrustade arm verkstlla sin regerings befallning och franska ombudet Marc Ren de Montalemberts uppmaningar att tga mot Berlin, utan tervnde till svenska Pommern (november 1757), dr svenskarna av en preussisk hr inneslts i Stralsund och p Rgen. Mattias von Ungern fick den 21 december 1757 lmna plats t Gustaf von Rosen, som den 7 januari 1758 faktiskt vertog beflet. Inte heller han kunde utrtta ngot, utan ndgades ligga overksam, blockerad av preussarna. Den 18 juni 1758 upphvdes blockaden genom en rysk hrs framtrngande; men von Rosen hade d trttnat p sin otacksamma uppgift, varfr beflsuppdraget vergick till Gustaf David Hamilton. Augustin Ehrensvrd ervrade Peenemnde skans den 27 juli, och med 16 000 man brt Hamilton upp fr att understdja ryssarna, som belgrade Kstrin. Men efter deras nederlag i slaget vid Zorndorf beslt han i stllet att tga till Sachsen fr att frena sig med sterrikarna. Han kom dock inte lngre n till Neuruppin i Brandenburg. En strvkr, som han utsnde drifrn, led den 26 september ett svrt nederlag vid Tarnw, men dremot lyckades major Karl Konstantin De Carnall den 28 september med 800 man frsvara Fehrbellin mot omkr. 5 000 preussare. D sterrikarnas infall i Sachsen misslyckades lmnade Hamilton Neuruppin den 10 oktober och nrmade sig Oder i hopp om en samverkan med ryssarna, men dessa gick i vinterkvarter, och d tervnde Hamilton till Svenska Pommern. Frebrelser, som han med anledning drav fick motta frn regeringen, frmdde honom att nedlgga beflet, som den 23 november 1758 uppdrogs t och den 19 december samma r vertogs av Jacob Albrecht von Lantingshausen. I brjan av 1759 mste han fr en verlgsen preussisk hr dra sig tillbaka till Stralsund, varvid garnisonerna i Demmin, Anklam och Peenemnde gick frlorade, dock frst efter tappert motstnd. Genom ryssarnas framryckning befriades i maj Svenska Pommern frn fienden, men brist p penningar och frndenheter gjorde att rets flttg kunde ppnas frst i augusti. Dess ml var Stettins belgring; och som en frberedelse drtill lt Lantingshausen Axel von Fersen med 4 000 man ervra Usedom och Wollin krigets frnmsta vapenbragd , under det han sjlv med huvudarmn (10 000 man) ryckte in i preussiska Pommern, dr han under hedrande smstrider hll sig kvar en tid. Till fljd av bristande medverkan frn bundsfrvanterna kom dock belgringen av Stettin inte till utfrande, och p senhsten tog armn ter kvarter i Svenska Pommern. Den 20 januari 1760 skte preussarna liksom fregende r intrnga dit; men denna gng blev de tillbakadrivna, och den [28 januari intrngde en svensk trupp i Anklam och tog sjlva den fientliga generalen, Heinrich von Manteuffel, till fnga. Trots denna framgng och oaktat de preussiska armerna till strsta delen var upptagna p annat hll, kunde Lantingshausen till fljd av nden int frrn i augusti med 15 000 man infalla i fiendens land, och hans avsikt var egentligen bara att dr finna underhll. Under stndiga smstrider med en preussisk hr p 6 000 man framtrngde han med huvudstyrkan till Prenzlow i Brandenburg, lmnande Augustin Ehrensvrd med en avdelning i Pasewalk. Dr angreps han av fienden; anfallet tillbakaslogs med tapperhet, men Ehrensvrd srades och mste nedlgga sitt befl. D ven en mngd officerare vid denna tid lmnade armn fr att delta i riksdagen och till fljd drav brist p befl uppstod, tervnde Lantingshausen till Svenska Pommern, dr han under den vintern inte oroades av fienden. Fastn han sktt beflet p ett stt som vertrffade alla frvntningar utverkade han dock, trtt p de oerhrda svrigheterna, i juni 1761 sitt avsked. Frst i juli blev hans eftertrdare Augustin Ehrensvrd i stnd att med 7 000 man infalla i fiendens land. Fastn verlgsen den preussiska arm som skte hindra hans tg kunde han dock till fljd av den dliga utrustningen inte framrycka synnerligt lngt, och flttget utgjordes bara av mindre, fastn fr svenskarna ganska hedrande, vapenskiften. I september snde han ett par regementen under greve Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein till Usedom och Wollin fr att understdja ryssarna, som belgrade Kolberg. Men d ven dessa led brist terkallades Hessenstein snart, och i oktober tervnde hela den svenska armn till Svenska Pommern. D preussarna brjade oroa hans grnsposteringar skickade han Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten med en avdelning ltta trupper, den s.k. Sprengtportenska frikren, in i Mecklenburg, och denne ervrade 23 december preussarnas frnmsta frrdsort, Malchin. Dr blev han emellertid innesluten av en verlgsen styrka, men d brt Ehrensvrd upp till hans undsttning. Frtruppen under De Carnall besegrade vid Neukalden (2 januari 1762) en preussisk trupp, som skte sprra vgen, och Ehrensvrd tgade in i Malchin. Omedelbart drefter tervnde han dock till Svenska Pommern, och den 7 april slt han p eget bevg ett stillestnd, som varade till freden. Inrikespolitiska konsekvenser av kriget Oviljan ver det kostsamma och gagnlsa kriget hade vid riksdagen kommit hattarnas vlde att vackla. Och d den ryska kejsarinnan Elisabets dd i januari 1762 frndrade hela den politiska stllningen i Europa samt hotade att i Ryssland skaffa Sverige en fiende i stllet fr en bundsfrvant, beslt Sekreta utskottet den 13 mars att Sverige skulle ska erhlla en separatfred. Genom frmedling av drottningen kom en underhandling i gng, och den 22 maj 1762

avslts i Hamburg freden utan vinst och frlust. Den frvirring som kriget frorsakat i finanserna blev en orsak till hattarnas fall 1765. Se ven Lista ver svenska krig Sjurskriget Frihetstiden Kllor Pommerska kriget i Nordisk familjebok (2:a upplagan, 1915)

Seeschlacht im Stettiner Haff 1759 / Sea Battle in the Stettiner Haff 1759

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http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=466633 Originally planned to include Sweden in my Minor Nations/States thread, but I have concluded that Sweden deserves its own thread because of the complexities surrounding its army. To produce the following covering 1790 to 1814 I have drawn on the Swedish Armeemuseums Between the Imperial Eagles: Swedens Armed Forces during the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars 1780-1820, W J Rawkins The Swedish Army 1802-14, Richard Partridge & Michael Oliver "Napoleonic Army handbook - The British Army & Her Allies", Knotel "Uniforms of the World", Otto von Pivka's "Armies of the Napoleonic Wars", Philip Haythornthwaite "The Napoleonic Source Book", the Osprey Men at Arms on the Scandinavian Armies of the Napoleonic Wars by Jack Cassin-Scott, various magazine articles & websites (including The Napoleon Series, Sword & Sabre).

Swedish Army 1790-1814

Recruitment
This section has been adapted from article on the Swedish Army by Magnus Olfsson at the Napoleon Series & Gunnar Arteus chapter on the Swedish Army Organisation 1780-1820 in Between the Imperial Eagles: Swedens Armed Forces during the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars 1780-1820. Swedens regular army was composed of two types of units - indelta (approximate meaning allotted - implying the allotment [of state property and income]) and vrvade (enlisted). A majority personnel were indelta - raised, maintained, and trained through the so called indelningsverket (approximately the allotment establishment). Infantry were recruited by roteringen, cavalry by rustningenor rusthllet. Rotering(en) meant a group of farmers undertaking, in return, forpermanent exemption from conscription, to partly clothe and, in peacetime, pay, house & feed a soldier (knekt). Rustning(en) meant rusthlle(t) i.e. the owner of a homestead (for tax assessment purposes) in return for exemption from tax and rotering undertook to permanently provide the Crown with a cavalry soldier (ryttare) complete with horse, accroutements etc. In peacetime, knekt & ryttare were essentially farmers. Indelningsverket also included a system of benefits inkind (house, rents & tithes) for the great mass of army officers. Although a regular army, the indelta was not a true standing army. In peacetime the indelta officers and soldiers would live on their assigned farmsteads tending their fields. Occasionally each squad or platoon would drill outside the church after Sunday service and each summer, before the harvest, each regiment would assemble and drill for a few weeks. Training was a problem and the indelta army was undoubtedly one of the worst trained in Europe when the Napoleonic Wars broke out. Indelta units could not be used for garrison duty, so these had to come from the vrvade (enlisted) units. The vrvade (enlisted) units consisted of professional soldiers who served for cash salaries. They provided garrison troops in peacetime; and in wartime they were usually used in the field, their garrison duties handed over to reserve troops. The degree of professionalism demanded by the artillery arm meant that it was completely vrvade (enlisted). Vrvade units main advantage over the indelta was their training, though differences should not be exaggerated. As the indelta year was seasonal, i.e. training in summer and farming the other seasons, so were the enlisted units. During two or so summer months the enlisted units drilled, which meant that they were better trained than the indelta units, but during the rest of the year most time was spent on routine garrison duty; during that time up to half the enlisted men went on leave provided they had a civilian job to support themselves. This was for financial reasons: of all soldiers in the Swedish army only about half of the enlisted were employed as soldiers the whole year; a majority of the men spent most of their time pursuing civilian occupations. During the 1808 crisis the King introduced a form of compulsory military service by conscripting the lantvrn. As a resuly of misfortune, maladministration & severe privations (e.g. 20 per cent of the men died from epidemics) a lasting aversion to conscription was created. In 1812 former French Marshal Bernadotte managed to get the Riksdag to agree to make military service compulsory for men of between 20 and 25 years of age. The nationallbevring was formed to provide reinforcements and replacements for pre-existing units [e.g. infantry units would take the field with 3 instead of 2 batatlions of 600men each with the bevringsmnnen (conscripted soldiers) equally distributed between the battalions].

Special Troops

Konungens livrabantcorps (Kings Garde du Corps) 1 company of 75 men (Palace Guard). Hertigens av Sdermanland livrabantcorps (Duke of Sdermanlands Garde du Corps) 34 men. Adelsfanerregimente (Noble-Banner Regiment) 6 companies (squadrons) totalling 395 officers. The unit was used as a support mechanism for retired or supernumary officers. The officers were mobilised in 180809 to lead the lantvrn (militia). Guard Infantry Some sources (Rawkins, Haythornthwaite, Pivka & Partridge/Oliver) say Guard Infantry Regiments comprised 2 battalions, each of 6 ordinary companies of 100 men, plus an attached jgare company; the Finska Guards Regiment had 1 battalion of 6 ordinary companies of 100men, and 1 jgare company. But the strength returns (for 1805, 1808 & 1813-14) in Lundh Aminoff Sveriges Krieg quoted by others (Olfsson, Isnard) show the Kunglig Majestts Lifgarde till fot & Svenska gardesregementet with 10 companies each and theFinska gardesregementet with 6 companies. The Swedish Armeemuseum book is silent! Kunglig Majestts Lifgarde till fot (His Majestys Foot Guards) 1791 renamed Kunglig Majestts Frsta Lifgarde till fots (His Majestys 1st Foot Guards) 1792 renamed Svea Lifgarde (Svea Life Guard) 1808 demoted and renamed Fleetwoodska regementet (Fleetwood Regiment) 1808 part of Svenska gardesregementettransferred into regiment 1809 renamed Kungliga Svea Lifgarde (Svea Life Guard) Svenska gardesregementet (Swedish Guard Regiment) 1790 Andra gardesregementet (2nd Guards Regiment) formed from Sandels fotjgare, Storamiralens regemente and battalilons from Eherenmalm and Tornhelm. 1792 renamed Kunglig Majestts Gta Lifgarde (His Majestys Gta Life Guard) 1792 renamed Gta gardesregemente (Gta Guards Regiment) 1806 renamed Svenska gardesregementet (Swedish Guards regiment) 1808 regiment disbanded and split between the Fleetwoods regementet and the af Palns regemente Finska gardesregementet (Finnish Guard Regiment) 1793 Vrvade bataljonen av lifregementsbrigadens ltta infanteri (Enlisted Battalion of the Light Infantry of the Life Regiment Brigade) 1796 renamed Lifregementets vrvade infanteribataljon (Enlisted Infantry Battalion of the Life Regiment) 1803 converted to Finska gardesregementet (Finnish Guards Regiment) 1808 part of Svenska gardesregementettransferred into regiment 1808 demoted and renamed af Palnska regementet 1809 renamed Andra gardesregementet (2nd Guards Regiment) Grenadier Regiments Lifgrenadjrregementet (Life GrenadierRegiment) 1791 stgta infanteriregemente became "Rotehllsdivision 2 batallions of 4 companies, each of 125 men. the

Lifgrenadjarregimentet (Life GrenadierRegiment) 1791 stgta kavalleriregemente dismounted and formed the Rusthllsdivision 2 batallions of 4 companies, each of 150 men. Lifregimentetsbrigaden grenadjrcorps (Grenadier Corps of the Life Regiment Brigade) 1808 from the Lifregimentetsbrigaden ltta infanteribataljon (Light Infantry Battalion of the Life Regiment Brigade) 1 battalion of 4 companies, each of 125 men.

Line & Light Infantry

In theory Regiments had 2 battalions of 4 companies each of 150 men (exceptions are indicated against regimental titles below). Only the Swedish infantry units formed jgare detachments. In 1790 each Swedish

battalion had a designated jgare division of 53 men. In 1802 it was resolved that 6 men per company were to be selected as jgare (24 per battalion!).In 1806 the jgare detachment was increased to 106 men per battalion. In 1813 the jgare detachment was reduced to 58 men per battalion. Several of these divisions would be combined into temporary battalions and held at Brigade level. The Swedish Armeemuseum book (and some others) make no mention of grenadier sections, whereas some of the other sources say about 25 men per company were grenadiers, separated from the parent company & brigaded into elite battalions, and that the grenadier sections appear to have been disbanded in either 1801 or 1806. Varvade (Enlisted) Units: nkedrottningens lifregemente (Queen Dowagers Life regiment) 1793 - III Bataljonen av nkedrottningens livregemente separated from regiment and formed Vrvade bataljonen av lifregementsbrigadens ltta infanteri (Enlisted Battalion of of the Light Infantry of the Life Regiment Brigade) this became the basis for the Finska gardesregementet (Finnish Guard Regiment) 1808 disbanded after the Russian capture of Sveaborg. Drottningens lifregemente (Queens Life Regiment) - 12 companies 1815 transferred to Prussian service. Psilanderhielmska regementet (Psilanderhielm Regiment) 1796 renamed Engelbrechtenska regementet (Engelbrechten Regiment) - 12 companies 1815 transferred to Prussian service. Sprengtportenska regementet (Sprengtporten Regiment) 1796 renamed Danckwardtska regementet (Danckwardt Regiment) 1798 transferred into Konungens Eget vrvade regemente (Kings Own Enlisted Regiment) Konungens Eget vrvade regemente (Kings Own Enlisted Regiment) 11 companies 1798 formed from Danckwardtska regementet(Danckwardt Regiment) 1806 reduced to 10 companies Stackelbergska regementet (Stackelberg Regiment) Finnish Unit 1799 renamed Jgerhornska regementet (Jgerhorn Regiment) 1808 disbanded after the Russian capture of Sveaborg. Stedingkska regimentet (Stedingk Regiment) 1801 divided between Gta artillerieregimente (Gta Artillery Regiment) & Skrgrdsflottans sjartilleri (Artillery of the Archipelago Fleet) Vrmlands fltjgarbataljon (Vrmlands Rifle Battalion) 1788 unit raised though not fully formed until March 1790 with 3 companies. The battalion was subordinated to the Nrke-Vrmlands regemente. 1812 became Vrmlands fltjgar regemente (Vrmlands Rifle Regiment) 6 companies. Savolaks jgarregemente (Savolak Rifle Regiment) Finnish Unit -6 companies 1805 increased to 10 companies; then 1 company converted to Savolaksbrigadens artillerikompani (Savolak Brigade Artillery Company) & remaining troops reorganised into 8 companies. 1809 disbanded. Karelska jgarcorpsen (Karelian Rifle Corps) Finnish Unit 1789 had four companies of 550 numbers and was split in 2 battalions with 4 companies each of 150 men. Actual strength never exceeded 860. The corps was disbanded after the war but re-established one year later with 2 companies of 100 men each. 1805 had 4 companies. 1806 companies expanded to 150 men each. Indelta Units: Upplands regemente (Uppland Regiment) Skaraborgs regemente (Skaraborg Regiment) bo lns regemente (County of bo Regiment) Finnish Unit 1791 light infantry battalion added from Lifdragonregimentet when unit was converted. 1809 disbanded.

Sdermanlands regemente (Sdermanland Regiment) Kronobergs regemente (Kronoberg Regiment) Jnkpings regemente (Jnkping Regiment) Bjrneborgs regemente (Bjrneborg Regiment) Finnish Unit 1791 rusthllsbataljon (functioned as light infantry) added from Lifdragonregimentet when unit converted to infantry.1809 disbanded. Dalregementet (Dalecarla Regiment) stgta infanteriregemente (stgta Infantry regiment) 1791 became "rotehllsdivision" of the Lifgrenadjrregementet (Life Grenadier Regiment) Tavastehus regemente (Tavastehus Regiment) Finnish Unit 1791 rusthllsbataljon (functioned as light infantry) added from Tavesthus & Nyland Cavalry Regiment when unit converted to infantry. 1809 disbanded. Hlsinge regemente (Hlsinge Regiment) Elfsborgs regemente (Elfsborgs Regiment) 1813 3 battalions Vstgta-Dals regemente (Vstgta-Dal Regiment) Savolaks regemente (Savolak Regiment) Finnish Unit SubsequentlySavolaks infanteriregemente (Savolak Infantry Regiment) 1809 disbanded. Vstmanlands regemente (Vstmanland Regiment) Vsterbottens regemente (Vsterbotten Regiment) Kalmar regemente (Kalmar Regiment) Nylands regemente (Nyland Regiment) Finnish Unit 1791 light infantry battalion added from Tavesthus & Nyland Cavalry Regiment when unit converted to infantry. SubsequentlyNylands infanteriregemente (Nyland Infantry Regiment) 1809 disbanded. Bohuslns regemente (Bohuslns regiment) 1791 formed when Bohuslns dragonregemente was dismounted Nrke-Vrmlands regemente (Nrke-Vrmlands Regiment) - 10 companies 1812 regiment split into Vrmlands regiment and Nrke regiment. Nrkes regemente (Nrke Regiment) formed 1812 on split of Nrke-Vrmlands regemente 8 companies. Vrmlands regemente (Vrmlands Regiment) formed 1812 on split ofNrke-Vrmlands regemente 8 companies sterbottens regemente (sterbottens Regiment) Finnish Unit 1809 disbanded. Jmtlands dragonregemente (Jmtland Dragoon Regiment) Unit was dismounted and was also known as Jmtlands regemente (Jmtland Regiment) Nylands jgarbataljon (Nyland Rifle Battalion) Finnish Unit Unusually comprised 2 companies of varvade & 2 companies of indelta troops. 1809 disbanded.

Kajana bataljon (Kajana Battalion) Finnish Unit In theory part of the sterbottens regemente 1809 disbanded. Vstgta regemente (Vstgta regiment) 1811 formed from theVstgta dragonregemente (Vstgta Dragoon Regiment) Smlands dragonregemente infanteribataljon (Infantry Battalion of the Smland Dragoon Regiment) 1812 formed when part of the Smlands dragonregemente (Smland Dragoon Regiment) was converted into infantry. 4 companies. Adlercreutzska regemente (Adlercreutz Regiment) Finnish Unit Until September 1804 Nya Jgarregementet or Finska vrvade fotjgarregementet (Finnish Rifle Regiment) - 13 companies formed into 4 battalions. One company with 200 men, remainder with 150 men. 1805 - the 200 strong company was divided into 2 companies and transferred to the Nylands jgarbataljon. 1809 disbanded. Vasa regemente (Vasa Regiment) Finnish Unit 1808 raised 2 battalions each of 3 companies. 1809 disbanded Norra sknska infanteriregementet (North Sknska Infantry Regiment) 1811 formed. (1 batatlion of 4 companies) Sdra sknska infanteriregementet (South Scanian Infantry Regiment) 1811 formed. (1 batatlion of 4 companies)

Cavalry
Cavalry Regiments were originally organised with 8 companies of 125 men grouped into squadrons of 2 companies, but in recognition of the changed role of cavalry the company became the smallest tactical unit and it took the name of squadron. Bernadotte reduced squadron strengths from 125 to 90 or 100 men. In general Dragoon Regiments comprised 8 squadrons of 100 men each, divided into 2 battalions; the Nyland Dragoons had 1 battalion of 2 squadrons, the 2 Light Dragoon Regiments had 8 & 6 squadrons, each of 100men. The 2 Hussar regiments comprised 10 & 6 squadrons, each of 100 men. Exceptions are noted in the regimental listing below.

Guard Cavalry
Varvade: Ltta dragonerna av lifgardet (Light Dragoons of the Life Guards) 1793 renamed Lifhusarregimentet (Life Hussar Regiment) 1797 renamed Ltta lifdragoncorps (Life Dragoon Corps) 1806 renamed Lifgardet till hst (Horse Guards) 6 squadrons of 75 men each. (1 of which jgare) 1811 reduced to 4 squadrons each of 70 men. 1813 increased to 5 squadrons each of 90 men. Indelta: Lifregement till hst (Mounted Life Regiment) 12 companies 1791 divided into 3 Corps: Lifregimentetsbrigadenskyrassirkr (Cuirassier Corps of the Life Regiment Brigade) 4 squadrons Lifregimentetsbrigadens ltta dragonkr (Light Dragoon Corps of the Life Regiment Brigade) 1795 became Lifregementsbrigadens husakr (Hussar Corps of the Life Regiment Brigade) 8 squadrons Lifregimentetsbrigaden ltta infanteribataljon (Light Infantry Battalion of the Life Regiment Brigade) 1808 became Lifregimentetsbrigaden grenadjrcorps (Grenadier Corps of the Life Regiment Brigade)

Cavalry Regiments of the Line

Varvade: Husarregementet (Hussar regiment) 1790 Kunglig Husarregementet (Hussar regiment) 1797 renamed Hornska Husarregementet (Horn Hussar Regiment) 1801 renamed Mrnerska Husarregementet (Morner Hussar Regiment) 1806 - 8 squadrons each of 75 men 1813 squadrons increased to 100 men. Indelta: Vstgta kavalleriregemente (Vstgta Cavalry Regiment) 1792 converted into Vstgta dragonregemente (Vstgta Dragoon Regiment) 1802 renamed Vstgta linjedragonregemente (Vstgta Line Dragoon Regiment) 1806 renamed Vstgta dragonregemente (Vstgta Dragoon Regiment) 1811 dismounted and transformed into infantry as the Vstgta regemente (Vstgta regiment). Smlands kavalleriregemente (Smland Cavalry Regiment) 1801 renamed Smlands latta dragoner (Smland Light Dragoons) 1806 renamed Smlands dragonregemente (Smland Dragoon Regiment) 8 squadrons 1812 reduced to 6 squadrons when part of the regiment was converted into infantry under the name Smlands dragonregemente infanteribataljon (Infantry Battalion of the Smland Dragoon Regiment); stgta kavalleriregemente (stgta Cavalry Regiment) 1791 - dismounted and formed the Rusthllsdivision of theLifgrenadjarregimentet (Rusthllsdivision of the Life Grenadier Regiment). Norra sknska kavalleriregemente (North Scanian Cavalry Regiment) 1801 renamed Sknska linjedragonregementet (Scanian Line Dragoon Regiment) 1807 - transformed into Sknska hussarregementet (Scanian Hussar Regiment) Sdra sknska kavalleriregementet (South Scanian Cavalry Regiment) 1805 renamed Sknska karabinjrregementet (Scanian Carabineer Regiment). Bohuslns dragonregemente (Bohusln Dragoon Rregiment) 1788-90 war the four northern companies formed an infantry battalion and the four southern companies formed a cavalry battalion. 1791 the entire regiment dismounted and unit renamed as Bohuslns regemente (Bohuslns regiment). Lifdragonregementet (Life Dragoon Regiment) Finnish Unit 1791 regiment dismounted and transformed into 2 battalions of light infantry. They formed the third battalion (Rusthllsbataljon) of the bo lns regemente and the Bjrneborgs regemente. Tavastehus och Nylands kavalleriregementet (Tavastehus and Nyland Cavalry Regiment) Finnish Unit 1791 one battalion was dismounted and transferred to the Tavastehus Regiment as a third battalion. The remaining mounted battalion went through several reorganisations. 1805 formed core of the Nylands dragonregemente (Nyland Cavalry Regiment). 1809 disbanded. Jmtlands kavallerikompani (Jmtland Cavalry Company) 1 squadron 1802 renamed Jmtlands hstjgarkvadron (Jmtland Mounted Rifle Squadron) Karelska dragoncorps (Karelian Dragoon Corps) Finnish Unit - 3 squadrons 1809 disbanded

Artillery
The regiment was formed in four brigades, with various numbers of companies. Each company had 80 men. 1794 reorganised into 4 regiments: Svea artilleriregimente (Svea Artillery regiment) - comprised 13 companies 1809 comrised 15 companies Gta artilleriregimente (Gta Artillery Regiment) - comprised 8 companies 1801 increased to 12 companies 1808 increased to 16 companies

Wendes artilleriregimente (Wendes Artillery Regiment) - 8 companies and 1 horse artillery battery. 1808 - 6 companies and 1 horse artillery battery. 1809 - 8 companies and 1 horse artillery battery. Finska artilleriregementet (Finnish Artillery Regiment) - 10 companies 1809 dissolved and 2 companies transferred to Svea artilleriregimente and 3 companies to Wendes artilleriregimente. Savolaksbrigadens artillerikompani (Savolak Brigade Artillery Company) Finnish Unit 1802 1 company formed from Savolaks jgarregemente 1809 disbanded.

The Militia
It was decided in March 1808 to raise militia (lantvrn) in Sweden (Finland was exempted) because of the War against Russia and Denmarks declaration of War. 27,000 men were organised into 49 infantry and 3 artillery battallions - all were abolished at wars end in 1809. Units raised are listed below (Other or collective names in brackets): Blekinge lns lantvrn (Kronobergs lantvrn): 1 battalion (6 companies) Elfsborgs lns lantvrn: 4 battalions (4 companies each) Gottlands lns lantvrn: 1 battallion (4 companies); additional battalion with 4 companies raised. Gfleborgs lns lantvrn: 1 battallion (4 companies) Gteborgs och Bohus lns lantvrn (Gteborgs lantvrn): 2 battallion (4 companies each) + 1 artillery battalion (4 companies) Hallands lns lantvrn (Gteborgs lantvrn): 2 battallion (4 companies each) Jnkpings lns lantvrn: 3 battallion (4 companies each) Kalmar lns lantvrn: 3 battallion (4 companies each) Kopparbergs lns lantvrn(Dallantvrnet): 3 battallion (4 companies each) Kristianstad lns lantvrn (Sknska lantvrnet): 2 battallion (4 companies each) + 1 artillery battalion (3 companies probably formed battalion with Malmhus lns lantvrn) Kronobergs lantvrn: 2 battallion (4 companies each) Malmhus lns lantvrn (Sknska lantvrnet): 3 battallion (4 companies each) + 1 artillery company probably formed battalion with Kristianstad lns lantvrn)Skaraborgs lantvrn: 3 battallion (4 companies each) Stockholms lns lantvrn (Upplands lantvrn): 2 battallion (4 companies each) Stockholms stads lantvrn: 1 artillery battalion (4 companies) Sdermanlands ln lantvrn: 2 battallion (4 companies each) Uppsala lns lantvrn (Upplands lantvrn): 2 battallion (4 companies each) Vrmlands lns lantvrn: 3 battallion (4 companies each) Vsterbottens lns lantvrn: 1 battallion (4 companies) Vsternorrlands lns lantvrn: 1 battallion (4 companies) Vstmanlands lns lantvrn: 2 battallion (4 companies each) rebro ln lantvrn (Nrikes lantvrn): 2 battallion (4 companies each) stergtlands lns lantvrn: 3 battallion (4 companies each)

The Reserve
Vargering (or the Reserve) was a system that meant that every 2 rote or rusthllare of the indelta (enlisted) army had to provide ther regiment with a reserve soldier. He was provided in peacetime with either a plot of land to cultivate or hire him as a farmhand. They were mobilised for the 1808-09 war with Russia. Finnish units took the field immediately while Swedish units were held back for training taking the field in the summer. Swedish vargering units were formed along the same lines as regular units (Vargeringsbataljonen battalion of 4 companies, with jgare division). This system was abolished in 1810.

Miscellaneous Units

Stockholms stads borgerskaps kavalericorps (Stockholm City Burghers Cavalry Corps) 4 squadrons each of about 70 men. Stockholms stads borgerskaps infantericorps (Stockholm City Burghers Infantry Corps) 5 battalions:- Stads (City), Norra frsta (1st North), Norra andra (2nd North), Sdra frsta (1st South) and Sdra andra (2nd South). Each battalion comprised 4 companies (Sdra andra had only 3); each of about 400 men. Kongliga Pommerska lantvrnet (Royal Pomeranian Militia) raised April 1806 and to consist of 6 battalions called: Stralsunds, Griefswalds, Wolgasts, Barths, Bergens, and Gartzs, each of 4 companies of 150 men. They served until the Swedes abandoned the province in 1807. The Pomeranian lantvrn seems to have been split into two corps of roughly equal size - Pommerska lantvrnet and Stralsunds borgarskap (Stralsund Burghership). The Pomeranian lantvrn appears to have been reformed in 1811 in the shape of a lantstorm (Landsturm). Dalfriskyttekren (Dal marksman-corps) spring of 1808 until the end of the Russo-Swedish war; 300 men dwindled to about 100. It was attached to Dalregementet for most of the war. Srna friskyttar (Srna Marksmen) 70 men raised and served as border guard from the summer of 1808 until April 1809 Gyllenbgells fribataljon (Gyllenbgels Free Battalion) - 4 companies; Skarpskyttebataljonen (Sharpshooter Battalion) - 2 then 3 companies; Malaks lanvrnsbataljon (Malaks Lantvrns Battalion) 2 companies; Nrpes lantvrnsbatalajon (Nrpes Lantvrns Battalion) 2 companies; Sahlsteins frivillga kompani (Sahlsteins Volunteer Company) and Heintzi frivilliga kompani (Heintzi Volunteer Company). Most raised in the spring or summer of 1808 and disbanded during the autumn or winter. Were of little combat value, serving as garrisons and lines-of-communication troops. Many men were incorporated into the regular units of the Finnish army when units were disbanded. Garnisonsbataljonen (Garrison Battalion) in Uleborg made up of Finnish regular troops convalescencing. Isles of land raised both a lantvrn and a lantstorm. 1 battalion of lantvrn was mobilized in late May 1808 & 3 battalions of lantstorm in August 1808. They fell to pieces when the Russian occupied land in midMay 1809. 2 vrvade border guard companies - Norra finska grnskompaniet (Northern Finnish Border Company) and Sdra finska grnskompaniet (Southern Finnish Border Company) - were raised from the remnants of the Finnish army in the late 1809. Administratively they belonged to Vsterbottens and Uplands regiments respectively. Kungliga Gotlands National-Bevring (Royal Gotland National Guard) was created in December 1810. 3 artillery companies (2 field artillery, 1 depot) with 90 men each. 16 jgare companies (men between 15 and 30 years old) 20 infantry companies (men between 30 and 45 years old) 7 pike armed reserve companies (men between 45 and 50 years old) All companies 150 men. Rgiment du Roi (Kings Regiment) 1807 recruited from French deserters. (only 1 company formed) 1809 unit disbanded. Konungens Swedois Regemente (Royal Swedish Regiment) 1813 raised from French & Italian deserters (initially 1 battalion, 2nd battalion raised). Kongl. Svenska Pommerska Legionens Cavallerie Corps (Cavalry Corps of the Royal Swedish omeranian Legion) raised April 1813 1 squadron; 1814 June disbanded Kongl. Svenska Pommerska Legionens Infanterie Corps (Infantry Corps of the Royal Swedish Pomeranian Legion) raised April 1813 - 1 company. 1814 June disbanded

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Frn Wikipedia

Skrgrsdsflottans rlogsflagga var i bruk ren 1761-1813. Datum Land Frsvarsgren Typ Roll Del av Frlggningsort Frger Knda slag och krig Framstende beflhavare 1756-1823 Sverige Vxlade mellan Amiralitetskollegium och Krigskollegium Flotta Specialfrband Under Krigskollegiums alternativt Amiralitetskollegiums kommando Stockholms rlogsstation Sveaborgs fstning Bltt Gustav III:s ryska krig Slaget vid Svensksund Augustin Ehrensvrd

Skrgrdsflottan eller Armns flotta var ett vapenslag i Sverige mellan ren 1756 och 1823.[1] Bakgrund Efter freden i Nystad 1721 blev man varse behovet av en snabbrrlig marin enhet som kunde ta sig fram i kustnra vatten. En eskader inom flottan, Stockholmseskadern, sattes upp fr att mta behovet. Efter hattarnas ryska krig visade det sig att eskadern var fr liten fr att mta det ryska hotet. En officiell armflotta planerades efter studier av galrer i Medelhavet, framfr allt schebecker, snabba farliga piratfartyg som var vanliga i nordafrikanska farvatten. De svenska galrerna fick dock en annan utformning, framfr allt var de mindre.

Augustin Ehrensvrd Skrgrdsflottan lsgjordes frn rlogsflottan och Amiralitetet, och den 18 oktober 1756 sattes den upp som en enhet lydande under Krigskollegium. Skrgrdsflottan bestod 1756 av galrer ordnade i Stockholmseskadern och Finska eskadern. Till hgste chef utsgs general Augustin Ehrensvrd. Skrgrdsflottans galrfartyg blev ett segervapen i det Pommerska kriget men ven svagheter som dess korta aktionsradie visade sig. Fredrik Henrik af Chapman hade 1757 blivit anstlld vid flottan och konstruerade nya fartygstyper som bttre skulle svara mot de nya krav som stllts p skrgrdsflottan. Ehrensvrd och af Chapman lt bygga ett flertal av dessa nya fartygstyper p varven i Sveaborg. 1760 fick skrgrdsflottan egen status och p Ehrensvrds frslag namnet Armns flotta eller de frenade skrgrdsflottorna. 1766 bestmde det regerande Msspartiet att skrgrdsflottan ter skulle lyda under Amiralitetskollegium. Nr Hattpartiet terfick makten 1770 hamnade den Finska eskadern terigen under Krigskollegium. Stockholmseskadern frblev, under benmningen galrflottan, en enhet under Amiralitetskollegium. Den 14 november slogs galrflottan och den finska eskadern ihop till en enhet under namnen den svenska eskadern av armns flotta och den finska eskadern av armns flotta. 1777 frenades dessa eskadrar till en kr under namnet Armns flotta. Oavsett om skrgrdsflottan lydde under Amiralitetskollegium eller Krigskollegium var den bemannad av sjofficerare och btsmn medan soldater och artillerister hmtades frn armn. Armns flottas huvudstationer fanns i Stockholm och Sveaborg, men ven mindre eskaderstationer etablerades med tiden. Dessa var bohuseskadern i Gteborg 1789, eskadern i bo 1793. En pommersk

eskader frlades i Stralsund som 1807 flyttades till Landskrona, dessutom ngra mindre enheter i Malm samt Kristina och Varkaus i Finland. I Gustav III:s ryska krig 1788-1790 rnte skrgrdsflottan stor framgng, srskilt i det andra slaget vid Svensksund. 1823 slogs skrgrdsflottan samman med rlogsflottan till Kungl Maj:ts flotta eller Kungliga flottan och det r detta vapeslag som frvaltar dess traditioner. Fartygstyper De nya fartyg som af Chapman ritade och Ehrensvrd lt konstruera kallades skrgrdsfregatter och byggdes i fyra typer som fick namn efter finska landskap: hemmema, turuma, udema och pojama. 1760 fick skrgrdsflottan egen status och p Ehrensvrds frslag namnet Armns flotta eller de Frenade skrgrdsflottorna. I Stralsund 1761 sjsattes det frsta av de nya fartygen, Norden av turumatyp. Andra fartygstyper som ingick i skrgrdsflottan var galrer, skottprmar, kanonslupar,kanonjollar, kanonbarkasser och mrsarbarkasser. (Se ven prm, jolle, barkass och mrsare.) Skrgrdsflottans beflhavare [ Augustin Ehrensvrd, 1756 - 1766 Christopher Falkengren, 1767 - 1770 Augustin Ehrensvrd, 1770 - 1772 Henrik af Trolle, 1772 - 1784 Carl August Ehrensvrd, 1784 - 1790 Johan Gustaf Lagerbjelke, 1790 - 1811 Victor von Stedingk, 1812 - 1823 Se ven Svenska flottan Kanonjrkren Marinregementet Skrgrdsartilleriet Noter ^ Armns flotta i Nordisk familjebok (2:a upplagan, 1904) Kllor Hans Ekund (1997). Augustin Ehrensvrd. ISBN 91-7100-552-8