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Saxon Infantry Regiment
The Saxon Infantry Regiment ( sv, Sachsiska infanteriregementet) was a Swedish military unit which was formed in 1707 through conscription of Electorate of Saxony, Saxon Prisoner of war, prisoners of war, and consisted of 1152 soldiers when at its full strength. The regiment was commanded by J. B. Schommer from 1707 until 1716, when G. D. Zengerlein took command. The unit was transferred to Finland where it took place in a campaign in Ingria in 1708. The regiment also participated in the battles of Scania in 1710, the Norwegian campaigns of 1716 and 1718 until it was relocated to the Gothenburg area where it acted as the Gothenburg city garrison. While in Gothenburg, the regiment fought in the defense of Älvsborg fortress, Nya Älvsborg at Göta älv, as well as in the defense of Carlsten, Carlsten fortress at Marstrand during Attack on Marstrand, Admiral Tordenskjolds attack in 1719. References Sources * Infantry regiments of Sweden Military units and formations es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electorate Of Saxony
The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: or ), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. It was centered around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an electorate, a territory whose ruler was one of the prince-electors who chose the Holy Roman emperor. After the extinction of the male Saxe-Wittenberg line of the House of Ascania in 1422, the duchy and the electorate passed to the House of Wettin. The electoral privilege was tied only to the Electoral Circle, specifically the territory of the former Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg. In the 1485 Treaty of Leipzig, the Wettin noble house was divided between the sons of Elector Frederick II into the Ernestine and Albertine lines, with the electoral district going to the Ernestines. In 1547, when the Ernestine elector John Frederick I was defeated in the Schmalkaldic War, the electoral district and el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
