Västmanlands regemente
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| Designation | I 18 |
| Type | infantry regiment |
| Existence | 1628–1927, 1994–1997 |
| Colours | none |
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| Victory names | |
| Narva 1700 Düna 1701 Kliszow 1702 Fraustadt 1706 |
Helsingborg 1710 Gadebusch 1712 Valkeala 1790 |
Västmanlands regemente (Westmannia Regiment), also I 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment located in the province of Västmanland that traced its origins back to the 16th Century. It was disbanded in 1997.
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[edit] History
The regiment has its origins in fänikor raised in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1617, these smaller units where organized into Upplands storregemente, and in 1623, this grand regiment was spilt into three regiments, one of those being Västmanlands regemente. The regiment's soldiers were conscripted from the province of Västmanland. It was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634.
The regiment was officially raised in 1628. The regiment's first commander was Bengt Bagge. Västmanlands regemente was allotted in 1682 and was given the designation I 18 (18th Infantry Regiment) after a general order in 1816. It was garrisoned in Västerås and first disbanded in 1927 but reorganized in 1994, although disbanded again just three years later in 1997.
[edit] Campaigns
- The Polish War 1626–1629
- The Thirty Years' War 1633–1648
- The Northern Wars 1655–1660
- The Scanian War 1674–1679
- The Great Northern War 1700–1721
- The Hats' Russian War 1741–1743
- The Seven Years' War 1757–1762
- The Gustav III's Russian War 1788–1790
- The Finnish War 1807–1809
- The Second War against Napoleon 1813–1814
[edit] Organization
1634(?)
- Livkompaniet
- Överstelöjtnantens kompani
- Majorens kompani
- Bergslags kompani
- Strömsholms kompani
- Väsby kompani
- Salbergs kompani
- Kungsörs kompani
1814(?)
- Livkompaniet
- Folkare kompani
- Väsby kompani
- Salbergs kompani
- Västerås kompani
- Strömsholms kompani
- Bergs kompani
- Kungsörs kompani
[edit] Various
| Västmanlands regemente | Westmannia Regiment | 1628 | – | 1927-12-31 |
| Västmanlands regemente | Westmannia Regiment | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-08-29 |
| I 18 | 1816 | – | 1927-12-31 |
| I 18 | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-08-29 |
| Västerås/Utnäs löt | – | 1906-09-30 | |
| Salbohed | 1779 | – | 1906-09-30 |
| Västerås (G) | 1906-10-01 | – | 1927-12-31 |
| Västerås (G) | 1994-07-01 | – | 1997-08-29 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- See the Swedish regiments article for general references.
