The Jönköping Regiment (), designation I 12, 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 in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from Jönköping County, and it was later garrisoned there.
History The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Jönköping County in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1619, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of Östergötland—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Östergötlands storregemente, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Jönköping County. Östergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Jönköping Regiment was one. Sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Jönköping Regiment was one.
Jönköping Regiment was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634, although it was mentioned as one of two regiments that should merge to form Småland Regiment, but that regiment was never formed and instead Jönköping Regiment and Kronoberg Regiment were kept separate. The regiment's first commander was Lars Kagg. The regiment was allotted in 1684. The regiment was given the designation I 12 (12th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Jönköping Regiment was garrisoned in Jönköping from 1909, before it was merged with Kalmar Regiment to form Jönköping-Kalmar Regiment in 1927.
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 Seven Years' War (1757–1762) The Franco-Swedish War (1805–1810) The Finnish War (1808–1809) The War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814) The Campaign against Norway (1814)
Organisation
1634(?) Livkompaniet Överstelöjtnantens kompani Majorens kompani Norra Wedbo kompani Västra Härads kompani Wässbo kompani Ösbo härads kompani Wista härads kompani
1814(?) Livkompaniet Norra Vedbo kompani Västra Härads kompani Vista kompani Mo kompani Norra Vestbo kompani Östbo kompani Södra Vestbo kompani
Commanding officers Regimental commanders active at the regiment during the years 1623–1927.
1623–1631: Lars Kagg 1631–1700: ??? 1700–1706: L Clerck 1706–1706: E Hillebard 1706–1710: Georg von Buchwaldt 1709–1710: G W Fleetwood (acting) 1710–1710: H Hamilton 1710–1712: Anders Eriksson Leijonhielm 1712–1714: Carl Breitholtz (acting) 1714–1725: Henrik Otto von Albedyl 1725–1736: Christer Henrik d'Albedyhll 1736–1739: B Horn 1739–1747: P Silfversparre 1747–1761: Erik Gustaf Queckfeldt 1761–1772: Carl Fredrik Pechlin 1773–1774: Hugo Herman von Saltza 1774–1774: Hans Gustaf Gyllengranat 1774–1782: Germund Carl von Braunjohan 1782–1785: Otto Jacob Zöge von Manteuffel 1785–1790: Curt Philip Carl von Schwerin 1790–1797: A L von Friesendorff 1797–1810: W Bennet 1810–1816: Gustaf Bergenstråhle 1816–1818: C S von Hartmansdorff 1818–1849: H Stierngranat 1849–1857: Enar Nordenfelt 1857–1867: C J Munck 1867–1884: A M Leuhusen 1884–1892: H O E d'Ailly 1892–1901: Fredrik August Åstrand 1901–1909: Otto Ewert Mauritz Wolffelt 1909–1917: Per Ludwig Henrik Alexander Tham 1917–1926: Axel Steuch 1926–1927: Fredrik Lovén
Names, designations and locations Name Translation From To Kungl. Jönköpings regemente Royal Jönköping Regiment 1623-06-27 – 1709-06-28 Kungl. Jönköpings regemente Royal Jönköping Regiment 1709-??-?? – 1715-12-13 Kungl. Jönköpings regemente Royal Jönköping Regiment 1716-??-?? – 1927-12-31 Avvecklingsorganisation Decommissioning Organisation 1928-01-01 – 1928-03-31 Designation From To № 12 1816-10-01 – 1914-09-30 I 12 1914-10-01 – 1927-12-31 Locations From To Skillingaryd 1788-08-08 – 1914-10-09 Jönköping Garrison 1914-10-09 – 1928-03-31
See also List of Swedish regiments
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