Östergötland Infantry Regiment

Östergötland Infantry Regiment
Östgöta infanteriregemente
Active	1636–1791
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Colours	White
Battle honours	None[1]

The Östergötland Infantry Regiment (Swedish: Östgöta infanteriregemente) 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, the Life Grenadier Regiment, in 1791. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Östergötland in the 16th century. In 1619, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby Jönköping County—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into the grand regiment [[Östergötlands storregemente]], of which nine of the total 24 companies were recruited in Östergötland. Östergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Östgöta infanteriregemente was one. Sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which the Östergötland Infantry Regiment was one.

The regiment was officially raised 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, Östergötland Infantry Regiment was merged with the Östergötland Cavalry Regiment in 1791 to form the Life Grenadier Regiment. 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. Within the new regiment, the Östergötland Infantry Regiment was renamed to Livgrenadjärregementets rotehållsdivision and retained some form of independence.

Campaigns

• The 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

1634(?) Livkompaniet Överstelöjtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Ydre kompani Östanstångs kompani Kinds kompani Västanstångs kompani Vadstena kompani

17??(?) Livkompaniet Stångebro kompani Kinds kompani Östanstångs kompani Ombergs kompani Vreta Klosters kompani Motala kompani Ydre kompani

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Östgöta infanteriregemente	Östergötland Infantry Regiment	1636	–	1791

Designation	From		To
No designation		–

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Malmen	17th century	–	1791

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

References

Print

• Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
• Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6.
• Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700–2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
• Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0.
• Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908.

Online

• Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900–2000". Retrieved 2007-08-20.
• Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria – Svensk militärhistoria". 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

1. 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).
2. Participated as the various fänikor that later formed the regiment.