The Schleswig Regiment of Foot (Danish: Slesvigske Fodregiment) is a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001, the regiment was merged with the Queen's Life Regiment to form the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2018, it was announced that the regiment would be reestablished on 1 January 2019 as a light infantry battalion.[1]
The Schleswig Regiment of Foot traces its history back to 1778 when it was raised from personnel from existing Regiments. Until 1842 it was garrisoned in Schleswig, until 1854 in Fredericia, until 1923 in Copenhagen and thereafter in Haderslev. From 1960's to 1997 the regiment only had infantry battalions, in 1997 it was upgraded with one mechanised infantry battalion.
The Regiment participated in the Napoleonic Wars (first as part of the Danish mobile auxiliary force, commanded by Prince Frederik of Hesse and under supreme command of Marechal L.N. Davout, and then as part of the Allied Forces against Napoleon under supreme command of Wellington), First Schleswig War (1848–1850) and Second Schleswig War (1864). The regimental flag has the battle honours Boden 1813 and Isted 1850. The fighting at Boden occurred near Oldesloe in Holstein in early December, less than a week before the 1813 Battle of Bornhöved.[2] Since 26 March 1949 the flag carried the name Slesvigske Fodregiment.
In 2019, the regiment was revived along with the Danish Artillery Regiment.[3] When the regiment was reestablished it consisted of one battalion of the line (13th(XIII/SLFR)) and one reserve battalion (22nd(XXII/SLFR)). Both were reactivated with historical numbers. If the regiment is expanded the battalion numbers will most likly be: 18th(XVIII/SLFR) and 3rd(III/SLFR)
OrganisationEdit
The regiment itself has one active battalion, one reserve battalion and a Musical Corps:
13th Battalion (XIII/SLFR), historical number, reactivated in 2019 as a Light Infantry Battalion
Staff Company
1st Light Infantry company
2nd Light Infantry company
3rd Light Infantry company
4th Basic Training company
22nd Battalion (XXII/SLFR) historical number, reactivated in 2019 as a battalion for reservists (no companies attach)
3rd battalion (III/SLFR), Raised 1961, disbanded 2000. Infantry Battalion.(the number "3rd battalion" is used by the soldiers-association of the regiment)
4th battalion (IV/SLFR), amalgamated with Funen Life Regiment in 1991, disbanded 2000. Motorized Infantry Battalion.
^Fahrendorff, Lars (26 April 2018). "Slesvigske Fodregiment genopstår". Jydske Vestkysten (in Danish). Haderslev: Jysk Fynske Medier. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^Tre betydningsfulde slag ved bornhoved 798, 1227 & 1813
^"Oprustning af Forsvaret fejret: Dronningen gav fanen tilbage til danske soldater". dr.dk (in Danish).
^Laursen, Ole. "Historisk oversigt for 13. Linie Infanteribataillon". wadschier.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^Wolter, Hans Christian (1992). Den danske hær i Napoleonstiden 1801-1814 (in Danish). Tøjhusmuseet. pp. 31–43. ISBN87-89022-10-6.
Further readingEdit
Lærebog for Hærens Menige, Hærkommandoen, marts 1960
"Slesvigske Fodregiment - i krig og fred", Niels Friis 1953
September 01, 2023
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The Schleswig Regiment of Foot Danish Slesvigske Fodregiment is a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment On 1 January 2001 the regiment was merged with the Queen s Life Regiment to form the Prince s Life Regiment In 2018 it was announced that the regiment would be reestablished on 1 January 2019 as a light infantry battalion 1 Schleswig Regiment of FootSlesvigske FodregimentActive1778 20012019 presentDisbanded1 January 2001Country DenmarkBranchRoyal Danish ArmyRoleMotorized infantry 1961 2000 Light infantry 2019 SizeFour battalions 1961 2000 Two battalion 2019 Garrison HQHaderslev KaserneMotto s Vaagen og tro Vigilant and Faithful CommandersCurrentcommanderCol Lars NygaardInsigniaRegimental beltColours Contents 1 History 2 Organisation 3 Names of the regiment 4 Standards 5 References 6 Further readingHistory EditThe Schleswig Regiment of Foot traces its history back to 1778 when it was raised from personnel from existing Regiments Until 1842 it was garrisoned in Schleswig until 1854 in Fredericia until 1923 in Copenhagen and thereafter in Haderslev From 1960 s to 1997 the regiment only had infantry battalions in 1997 it was upgraded with one mechanised infantry battalion The Regiment participated in the Napoleonic Wars first as part of the Danish mobile auxiliary force commanded by Prince Frederik of Hesse and under supreme command of Marechal L N Davout and then as part of the Allied Forces against Napoleon under supreme command of Wellington First Schleswig War 1848 1850 and Second Schleswig War 1864 The regimental flag has the battle honours Boden 1813 and Isted 1850 The fighting at Boden occurred near Oldesloe in Holstein in early December less than a week before the 1813 Battle of Bornhoved 2 Since 26 March 1949 the flag carried the name Slesvigske Fodregiment On 1 November 1991 the Funen Life Regiment and the King s Jutlandic Regiment of Foot were merged into the regiment In 2000 the regiment with all battalions was merged into the Prince s Life Regiment In 2019 the regiment was revived along with the Danish Artillery Regiment 3 When the regiment was reestablished it consisted of one battalion of the line 13th XIII SLFR and one reserve battalion 22nd XXII SLFR Both were reactivated with historical numbers If the regiment is expanded the battalion numbers will most likly be 18th XVIII SLFR and 3rd III SLFR Organisation EditThe regiment itself has one active battalion one reserve battalion and a Musical Corps nbsp 13th Battalion XIII SLFR historical number reactivated in 2019 as a Light Infantry Battalion nbsp Staff Company nbsp 1st Light Infantry company nbsp 2nd Light Infantry company nbsp 3rd Light Infantry company nbsp 4th Basic Training company nbsp 22nd Battalion XXII SLFR historical number reactivated in 2019 as a battalion for reservists no companies attach nbsp Schleswig Musical CorpsDisbanded units nbsp 1st battalion I SLFR Raised 1961 disbanded 2000 Motorized Infantry Battalion from 1997 to 2000 Mechanized Infantry nbsp 2nd battalion II SLFR Raised 1961 disbanded 2000 Infantry Battalion nbsp 3rd battalion III SLFR Raised 1961 disbanded 2000 Infantry Battalion the number 3rd battalion is used by the soldiers association of the regiment nbsp 4th battalion IV SLFR amalgamated with Funen Life Regiment in 1991 disbanded 2000 Motorized Infantry Battalion nbsp 3rd Brigade Staff Company 3rd Jutland Brigade Raised 1961 disbanded 2000 Names of the regiment EditNames 4 Fyenske Infanteriregiment Funen Infantry Regiment 1778 10 01 1785Slesvigske Infanteriregiment Schleswig Infantry Regiment 1785 184213 Linie Infanteribataillon 13th Line Infantry Battalion 1842 186013 Infanteribataillon 13th Infantry Battalion 1860 186313 Infanteriregiment 13th Infantry Regiment 1863 186513 Infanteribataillon 13th Infantry Battalion 1865 186713 Bataillon 13th Battalion 1867 19512 Regiment 2nd Regiment 1951 11 01 1961 11 01Slesvigske Fodregiment Schleswig Regiment of Foot 1961 11 01 2001 01 01Disbanded Disbanded 2001 01 01 2019 02 08Slesvigske Fodregiment Schleswig Regiment of Foot 2019 02 08 PresentStandards EditHistorical standards of the regiment nbsp Funen Infantry Regiment 1779 1785 nbsp Schleswig Infantry Regiment 5 1790 1842 References Edit Fahrendorff Lars 26 April 2018 Slesvigske Fodregiment genopstar Jydske Vestkysten in Danish Haderslev Jysk Fynske Medier Retrieved 30 September 2018 Tre betydningsfulde slag ved bornhoved 798 1227 amp 1813 Oprustning af Forsvaret fejret Dronningen gav fanen tilbage til danske soldater dr dk in Danish Laursen Ole Historisk oversigt for 13 Linie Infanteribataillon wadschier dk in Danish Retrieved 30 September 2018 Wolter Hans Christian 1992 Den danske haer i Napoleonstiden 1801 1814 in Danish Tojhusmuseet pp 31 43 ISBN 87 89022 10 6 Further reading EditLaerebog for Haerens Menige Haerkommandoen marts 1960 Slesvigske Fodregiment i krig og fred Niels Friis 1953 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schleswig Regiment of Foot amp oldid 1166919938, 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