The King's Own Enlisted Regiment was an enlisted infantry regiment of the Royal Swedish Army during 18th century.
History Following the death of Charles XII of Sweden, the regiment was founded in 1719 to serve in the Province of Halland as garrison. It was quickly reorganized to an enlisted regiment by only recruiting domestically. The regiment included soldiers of the Småland Third Man Regiment and the Småland Fifth Man Regiment. In 1721, soldiers of the Östergötland Third Man Regiment of Foot was transferred to the regiment.
Consisting of two battalions with 400 men each, the regiment was stationed in cities of Malmö och Landskrona. In 1755, parts of the regiment was stationed in the town of Loviisa and included eight companies. The regiment engaged in the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) and was particularly illustrious during the Battle of Svensksund (1790). In 1789, the Danckwardt's Enlisted Regiment was merged to the regiment.
On 18 May 1829 in Landskrona, the regiment was officially disbanded. It was replaced by two regiments of foot. The remaining personnel was transferred to the Landskrona Garrison Company, under the command of the North Scanian Infantry Regiment.
Commanding officers The following people have been commanding officers:
1719–1724: Thure Horn af Åminne 1724–1729: Philip Bogislaus von Schwerin 1729–1737: Bengt Horn af Rantzien 1737–1747: Jean Louis Bousquet 1747–1756: Georg von Heijne 1756–1764: Carl Adlerfelt 1764–1766: Ulrik Scheffer 1766–1773: Abraham von Björnmarck 1773–1792: Abraham Gustafschöld 1792–1795: Carl Philip von Blixen-Finecke 1795–1798: Niklas Peter von Björnmarck 1798–1811: Elof Rosenblad 1811–1812: Carl Axel Strömfelt 1812–1815: Gustaf Boije af Gennäs 1815–1829: Fredrik Ulrik Wrangel af Sauss
Name changes Swedish name English translation Year T. Horns värvade regemente T. Horn's Enlisted Regiment 1719–1724 von Schwerins värvade regemente von Schwerin's Enlisted Regiment 1724–1729 B. Horns värvade regemente B. Horn's Enlisted Regiment 1729–1737 Bousquets värvade regemente Bousquet's Enlisted Regiment 1737–1747 Prins Gustavs regemente till fot Prince Gustav's Regiment of Foot 1747–1753 Kronprinsens regemente till fot Crown Prince's Regiment of Foot 1753–1771 Prins Fredrik Adolfs regemente till fot Prince Frederick Adolph's Regiment of Foot 1771–1772 Konungens eget värvade regemente King's Own Enlisted Regiment 1772–1829
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External links Database page at the Swedish National Archives