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In Sweden, the 1791 Reform turned close to 2,000 cavalrymen from three indelta cavalry units into infantry. Livregementet till häst (Horse Life Regiment), the most senior indelta cavalry …

Any understanding of the Swedish army during the Napoleonic period must begin with these two different categories of troops; indeed thinking that titles as “Guards”, “Grenadiers”, …

Nov 21, 2023 · It contains lively anecdotes and stories of soldiers, commanders, and life on campaign from 1808 to 1814 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and North Germany.

The training of the Swedish army was abysmal at the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars; presumably few armies in Europe entered the Napoleonic war as badly trained as the …

In 1806 the elite formation of the Swedish infantry regiments was changed from grenadiers to jagare. According to the drill manuals of 1813, a "jagar-division" of 50 men should be formed in …

After having taken Greifswal the French beleaguered the Swedish at Stralsund. The Swedish troops made two break-out attempts, of which the second was successful. The Swedish now …

Some 30.000 Swedish made up the Swedish contingent of the Army of the North (totalling some 158.000 including Prussian, Russian and even some very minor elements of British) led by the …

These changes are enumerated below and are included in the two tables which show the Swedish and Finnish armies in the spring of 1808, shortly after the outbreak of the war against Russia …

Jun 30, 2013 · Swedish officer, using among other things a Perry Austrian officer, a Russian shako and a plume from a French colpack. Ljunggren's picture of how the Swedish officers …

Swedish military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars by nationality Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.

Most of them were ephemeral and contributed little to the army’s fighting power, and have been almost completely ignored by Swedish military research. The information available is scanty at …

Jan 25, 2013 · In our last post we showed you some WIP of swedish cavalry for the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon. All intended for Napoleonic skirmish gaming. Swedish forces …

On the 11th of March 1813, with Pomerania now in Swedish control once again, both units were re-raised in Stralsund, using the few officers and soldiers of the old units that had managed to …