The Östergötland Infantry Regiment (Swedish: Östgöta infanteriregemente) was a Swedish Armyinfantryregiment with origins tracing back to the 16th century. In 1791, they were merged into another unit to form a new regiment, the Life Grenadier Regiment. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland.
The regiment originated in 16th century Östergötland as fänikor (companies). In 1619, these units—along with the fänikor from nearby Jönköping County—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into the Östergötland Grand Regiment, where 9 out of 24 companies were recruited from Östergötland. Östergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, one of which was the Östergötland Infantry Regiment. Sometime between 1623 and 1628, the Östergötland Grand Regiment was split into three smaller regiments.
The regiment was officiated in 1636 although it had existed since the 1620s. The Östergötland Infantry Regiment was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Johan Banér. It was allotted in 1685.
In 1791, the Östergötland Infantry Regiment was merged with the Östergötland Cavalry Regiment to form the Life Grenadier Regiment. The reorganisation and renaming to "life grenadier" was done because of the regiment's achievements during the 1788 Russo-Swedish War. Within the new regiment, the Östergötland Infantry Regiment was renamed to Livgrenadjärregementets rotehållsdivision and retained some form of independence.
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^The Östergötland Infantry Regiment was never awarded any battle honours, but the successor unit 1st Life Grenadier Regiment was awarded five such honours, of which all five battles were fought under the name of Östergötland Infantry Regiment. These five battle honours were Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712) and Valkeala (1790). The successor unit to the 1st Life Grenadier Regiment, the Life Grenadier Regiment, was in turn was awarded another three honours for battle that were fought under the name of Östgöta infanteriregemente. These three battle honours were Varberg (1565), Breitenfeld (1631) and Holovczyn (1708).
^ abcParticipated as the various fänikor that later formed the regiment.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The Ostergotland Infantry Regiment Swedish Ostgota infanteriregemente was a Swedish Army infantry regiment with origins tracing back to the 16th century In 1791 they were merged into another unit to form a new regiment the Life Grenadier Regiment The regiment s soldiers were recruited from the province of Ostergotland Ostergotland Infantry RegimentOstgota infanteriregementeActive1636 1791Country SwedenBranchSwedish ArmyTypeInfantrySizeRegimentColoursWhiteBattle honoursNone 1 Contents 1 History 2 Campaigns 3 Organisation 4 Name designation and garrison 5 See also 6 References 7 NotesHistory editThe regiment originated in 16th century Ostergotland as fanikor companies In 1619 these units along with the fanikor from nearby Jonkoping County were organised by Gustav II Adolf into the Ostergotland Grand Regiment where 9 out of 24 companies were recruited from Ostergotland Ostergotlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments one of which was the Ostergotland Infantry Regiment Sometime between 1623 and 1628 the Ostergotland Grand Regiment was split into three smaller regiments The regiment was officiated in 1636 although it had existed since the 1620s The Ostergotland Infantry Regiment was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634 The regiment s first commander was Johan Baner It was allotted in 1685 In 1791 the Ostergotland Infantry Regiment was merged with the Ostergotland Cavalry Regiment to form the Life Grenadier Regiment The reorganisation and renaming to life grenadier was done because of the regiment s achievements during the 1788 Russo Swedish War Within the new regiment the Ostergotland Infantry Regiment was renamed to Livgrenadjarregementets rotehallsdivision and retained some form of independence Campaigns editThe Northern Seven Years War 1563 1570 2 The War against Sigismund 1598 1599 2 The Polish War 1600 1629 The Kalmar War 1611 1613 2 The Thirty Years War 1630 1648 The Torstenson War 1643 1645 The Northern Wars 1655 1661 The Scanian War 1674 1679 The Great Northern War 1700 1721 The Gustav III s Russian War 1788 1790 Organisation edit1634 Livkompaniet Overstelojtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Ydre kompani Ostanstangs kompani Kinds kompani Vastanstangs kompani Vadstena kompani 17 Livkompaniet Stangebro kompani Kinds kompani Ostanstangs kompani Ombergs kompani Vreta Klosters kompani Motala kompani Ydre kompaniName designation and garrison editName Translation From To Ostgota infanteriregemente Ostergotland Infantry Regiment 1636 1791 Designation From To No designation Training groundor garrison town From To Malmen 17th century 1791See also editList of Swedish regiments Provinces of SwedenReferences editPrint Braunstein Christian 2003 Sveriges armeforband under 1900 talet Stockholm Statens Forsvarshistoriska Museer ISBN 91 971584 4 5 Holmberg Bjorn 1993 Armens regementen skolor och staber en sammanstallning Arvidsjaur Svenskt militarhistoriskt bibliotek ISBN 91 972209 0 6 Kjellander Rune 2003 Sveriges regementschefer 1700 2000 chefsbiografier och forbandsoversikter Stockholm Probus ISBN 91 87184 74 5 Nelsson Bertil 1993 Fran Brunkeberg till Nordanvind 500 ar med svenskt infanteri Stockholm Probus ISBN 91 87184 23 0 Svensk rikskalender 1908 Stockholm P A Norstedt amp Soner 1908 Online Holmen Pelle Sjoberg Jan 2007 Swedish Armed Forces 1900 2000 Retrieved 2007 08 20 Hogman Hans 2007 Militaria Svensk militarhistoria Retrieved 2007 08 20 Persson Mats 1998 Swedish Army Regiments Archived from the original on 2007 08 30 Retrieved 2007 08 20 Sharman Ken 2000 Swedish military administrative division as per 1629 Retrieved 2007 08 20 Notes edit The Ostergotland Infantry Regiment was never awarded any battle honours but the successor unit 1st Life Grenadier Regiment was awarded five such honours of which all five battles were fought under the name of Ostergotland Infantry Regiment These five battle honours were Lutzen 1632 Leipzig 1642 Helsingborg 1710 Gadebusch 1712 and Valkeala 1790 The successor unit to the 1st Life Grenadier Regiment the Life Grenadier Regiment was in turn was awarded another three honours for battle that were fought under the name of Ostgota infanteriregemente These three battle honours were Varberg 1565 Breitenfeld 1631 and Holovczyn 1708 a b c Participated as the various fanikor that later formed the regiment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ostergotland Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1215518894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
