''Södermanlands storregemente'' or ''Landsregementet i Södermanland'' (Södermanland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Södermanland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by

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in 1614 with foot soldiers from

Värmland Värmland () is a ''Provinces of Sweden, landskap'' (historical province) in west-central Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland, and Närke, and is bounded by Norway in the west. Name Several Latinized version ...

and

Närke Närke () is a Swedish traditional province, or ''landskap'', situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the sou ...

. This unit was divided as early as 1627, one of which later became the Södermanland Regiment.

History

Raised in

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from smaller units of 500 men called '' fänikor'', more specifically from the provinces of

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and

, in 1614 and counting 3,000 men. The grand regiment was in turn organized into three field regiments (''fältregementen'') and a cavalry regiment, thus actually being more like a

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in spite of the name. The

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led the regiment between 1622 and 1624. The grand regiments of Sweden where reorganized during the period to consist of three field regiments, each of eight

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of 150 men, thus making the total number 3,600 soldiers per grand regiment. It is unsure whether or not the cavalry regiment was included in the total number. Between 1624 and 1627, the regiment was split into three smaller regiments, '' Södermanlands regemente'', ''Närkes regemente'' and ''Värmlands regemente'' (these two were soon after merged into the

Närke-Värmland Regiment The Närke-Värmland Regiment () was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was split into two new regiments in 1812. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the provinces of Närke and Värmland ...

) and the cavalry unit '' Svenska adelsfanan''.

Campaigns

*None.

Organization

Before being split, the regiment was organized as follows: * ''1:a fältregementet'' (1st Field Regiment) ** 5 companies from Närke ** 3 companies from Vadsbo-Valle Härad (in

Västergötland Västergötland (), also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (''landskap'' in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden. Vä ...

) * ''2:a fältregementet'' (2nd Field Regiment) ** 8 companies from Värmland * ''3:e fältregementet'' (3rd Field Regiment) ** 8 companies from Södermanland * ''Kavalleriregementet'' (Cavalry Regiment) ** 10 companies from different parts of Sweden

References

* See the Swedish regiments article for general references {{DEFAULTSORT:Sodermanlands Storregemente Grand regiments of Sweden

History

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See also

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