Hälsingland Regiment

Hälsingland Regiment
Hälsinge regemente
(I 14, I 14/Fo 49, I 14/Fo 21)

Insignia
Active 16301997
Country  Sweden
Branch Swedish Army
Type Infantry
Size Regiment
Motto "Fasthet, Förmåga, Förtroende" ("Solidity, Ability, Confidence")
Colours Black and white
March "Marcia militaris" (late 19th century1997)
Battle honours Novgorod (1611), Warszawa (1656), Fredriksodde (1657), Tåget över Bält (1658), Lund (1676), Landskrona (1677), Narva (1700), Düna (1701), Jakobstadt (1704), Gemäuerthof (1705), Gadebusch (1712)

The Hälsingland Regiment (Swedish: Hälsinge regemente), 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 Hälsingland and Gästrikland, and it was later garrisoned in Gästrikland.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Hälsingland and Gästrikland in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these unitsalong with fänikor from the nearby provinces of Medelpad, Ångermanland and Västerbottenwere organised by Gustav II Adolf into Norrlands storregemente, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Hälsingland and Gästrikland. Norrlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Hälsinge regemente was one. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Hälsinge regemente was one.

The regiment was officially raised in 1630 although it had existed since 1624. Hälsinge 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. Hälsinge regemente was garrisoned in Gävle 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 Gävle.

Campaigns

The Hälsinge regemente memorial monument in Gävle. The inscription reads: "Here at Kungsbäck soldiers of war were trained 19091993. Hälsinge regemente ceased in 1997. SolidityAbilityConfidence."

Organisation

1634(?)
  • Livkompaniet
  • Överstelöjtnantens kompani
  • Majorens kompani
  • Alsta kompani
  • Delsbo kompani
  • Ovansjö kompani
  • Arbrå kompani
  • Jervsö kompani

1814(?)
  • Livkompaniet
  • Forssa kompani
  • Järvsö kompani
  • Delsbo kompani
  • Färnebo kompani
  • Arbrå kompani
  • Alfta kompani
  • Ovansjö kompani

Name, designation and garrison

NameTranslationFrom To
Joakim Brahes regementeJoakim Brahe's Regiment16301634
Hälsinge regementeHälsingland Regiment163331 December 1997
DesignationFrom To
I 14181630 June 1973
I 14/Fo 491 July 197330 June 1982
I 14/Fo 211 July 198231 December 1997
Training ground
or garrison town
From To
Florhed16301689
Mohed168914 February 1909
Gävle (G)15 February 190931 December 1997

See also

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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Participated as the various fänikor that later formed the regiment.

Coordinates: 60°40′08″N 17°07′11″E / 60.66889°N 17.11972°E / 60.66889; 17.11972

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