Västmanlands regemente

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Västmanlands regemente (I 18, Fo 48)
Active	1628–1927, 1994–1997
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Motto	None
Colours	Blue and red (uniform, –1690)
March	"Kungl Västmanlands regementes marsch" (1880s–1927, 1994–1997)
Battle honours	Narva (1700), Düna (1701), Kliszow (1702), Fraustadt (1706), Helsingborg (1710), Gadebusch (1712), Valkeala (1790)

Västmanlands regemente (Västmanland Regiment), designations I 18 and Fo 48, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded a first time in 1927 but later reraised and disbanded again in 1997. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Västmanland, and it was later garrisoned there.

Contents 1 History 2 Campaigns 3 Organisation 4 Name, designation and garrison 5 See also 6 References

[edit] History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Västmanland in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1617, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby provinces of Dalarna and Uppland—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Upplands storregemente, of which six of the total 24 companies were recruited in Västmanland. Upplands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Västmanlands regemente was one. Sometime around 1623, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Västmanlands regemente was one.

The regiment was officially raised in 1628 although it had existed since 1623. Västmanlands regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Bengt Bagge. It was allotted in 1682 as one of the first regiments to be so.

The regiment was given the designation I 18 (18th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Västmanlands regemente was garrisoned in Västerås from 1906. The regiment was disbanded in 1927, but was reorganised in 1994 as a local defence area with the designation Fo 48, although disbanded again just three years later in 1997.

[edit] Campaigns

• The Polish War (1600–1629)
• The Thirty Years' War (1630–1648)
• The Northern Wars (1655–1661)
• 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 (1808–1809)
• The Second War against Napoleon (1813–1814)

[edit] Organisation

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] Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Västmanlands regemente	Västmanland Regiment	1628	–	1927-12-31
Västmanlands regemente	Västmanland Regiment	1994-07-01	–	1997-08-29

Designation	From		To
I 18	1816	–	1927-12-31
Fo 48	1994-07-01	–	1997-08-29

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Västerås/Utnäs löt		–	1779
Salbohed	1779	–	1906-09-30
Västerås (G)	1906-10-01	–	1927-12-31
Västerås (G)	1994-07-01	–	1997-08-29

[edit] See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

[edit] References