King's Own Enlisted Regiment Explained

Unit Name:King's Own Enlisted Regiment
Dates:1719–1829
Allegiance:Kingdom of Sweden
Branch:Royal Swedish Army
Type:Enlisted infantry regiment
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Battles:Russo–Swedish War
Identification Symbol Label:Regimental banner
(1809–1818)

The King's Own Enlisted Regiment was an enlisted infantry regiment of the Royal Swedish Army during 18th century.

History

Following the death of Charles XII of Sweden, the regiment was founded in 1719 to serve in the Province of Halland as garrison.[1] It was quickly reorganized to an enlisted regiment by only recruiting domestically. The regiment included soldiers of the Småland Third Man Regiment and the Småland Fifth Man Regiment. In 1721, soldiers of the Östergötland Third Man Regiment of Foot was transferred to the regiment.

Consisting of two battalions with 400 men each, the regiment was stationed in cities of Malmö och Landskrona. In 1755, parts of the regiment was stationed in the town of Loviisa and included eight companies. The regiment engaged in the Russo–Swedish War (1788–1790) and was particularly illustrious during the Battle of Svensksund (1790). In 1789, the Danckwardt's Enlisted Regiment was merged to the regiment.

On 18 May 1829 in Landskrona, the regiment was officially disbanded. It was replaced by two regiments of foot.[2] The remaining personnel was transferred to the Landskrona Garrison Company, under the command of the North Scanian Infantry Regiment.

Commanding officers

The following people have been commanding officers:[3]

Name changes

Swedish nameEnglish translationYear
T. Horns värvade regementeT. Horn's Enlisted Regiment1719–1724
von Schwerins värvade regementevon Schwerin's Enlisted Regiment1724–1729
B. Horns värvade regementeB. Horn's Enlisted Regiment1729–1737
Bousquets värvade regementeBousquet's Enlisted Regiment1737–1747
Prins Gustavs regemente till fotPrince Gustav's Regiment of Foot1747–1753
Kronprinsens regemente till fotCrown Prince's Regiment of Foot1753–1771
Prins Fredrik Adolfs regemente till fotPrince Frederick Adolph's Regiment of Foot1771–1772
Konungens eget värvade regementeKing's Own Enlisted Regiment1772–1829

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Nordisk familjebok . Nordisk familjebok . Nordisk Familjeboks Förlag . 1911 . Westrin . Theodor . Theodor Westrin . 2nd . 14 . Stockholm . 936–937 . sv . .
  2. Hultman . Kristoffer . 2010 . Skånska husarernas Landskronaavdelning: Lokalpressens inställning från början till slut 1908-1926 . 13 . sv . .
  3. Book: Kjellander, Rune . Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter . Probus . 2003 . 978-91-87184-74-1 . Stockholm . 336 . sv.