The Schleswig Regiment of Foot ( da, Slesvigske Fodregiment) is a

Royal Danish Army The Royal Danish Army ( da, Hæren, fo, Herurin, kl, Sakkutuut) is the land-based branch of the Danish Defence, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures ...

infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001 the regiment was merged with the Queen's Life Regiment, into the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2018 it was announced that the regiment would be reestablished on 1 January 2019, as a light infantry battalion.

History

The Schleswig Regiment of Foot can trace its history back to 1778 when it was raised from personnel from existing Regiments. Until 1842 it was garrisoned in

Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...

, until 1854 in

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 16 ...

, until 1923 in

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and thereafter in

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(first as part of the Danish mobile auxiliary force, commanded by

Prince Frederik of Hesse Prince Frederik of Hesse, Landgrave Friedrich of Hesse-Cassel (24 May 1771 – 24 February 1845) was a Danish- German nobleman, general and Governor-general of Norway (1810–1813) and the same in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein (1836–1 ...

and under supreme command of Marechal L.N. Davout, and then as part of the Allied Forces against Napoleon under supreme command of Wellington),

First Schleswig War The First Schleswig War (german: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg) was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig-Holstein Question, contesting the issue of who should control the Duchies of Schleswig, ...

(1848–1850) and

Second Schleswig War The Second Schleswig War ( da, Krigen i 1864; german: Deutsch-Dänischer Krieg) also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century. T ...

(1864). The regimental flag has the battle honours Boden 1813 and Isted 1850. The fighting at Boden occurred near Oldesloe in Holstein in early December, less than a week before the 1813 Battle of Bornhöved. Since 26 March 1949 the flag carried the name ''Slesvigske Fodregiment''. On 1 November 1991 the Funen Life Regiment and the

King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot The King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot ( da, Kongens Jyske Fodregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 November 1991, it was merged with the Funen Life Regiment, into Schleswig Regiment of Foot The Schleswig Regiment of Foot ( d ...

were merged into the regiment. In 2000 the regiment, with all battalions, was merged into the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2019, the regiment was revived along with

Danish Artillery Regiment The Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR, da, Danske Artilleriregiment) is an artillery unit of the Royal Danish Army, which was founded on 1 November 2005 when the two artillery regiments in Denmark, King's Artillery Regiment and Queen's Artillery Re ...

. then the regiment was revived it contained of: One Battalion of the line (13th(XIII/SLFR)) and one reserve battalion (22th(XXII/SLFR)) they were reactivated whit historical numbers, If the regiment will expand the battalion numbers will most likly be, 18th(XVIII/SLFR) and 3rd(III/SLFR)

Organisation

The regiment itself has one active battalion, one reserve battalion and a Musical Corps: * Emblem for the XIII-SLFR

13th Battalion (XIII/SLFR), historical number, reactivated in 2019 as a Light Infantry Battalion ** Emblem for the Staff-I-KJFR

Staff Company ** Emblem for the 1-XIII-SLFR

1st Light Infantry company ** Emblem for the 2-I-FLR

2nd Light Infantry company ** Insigne incognitum

3rd Light Infantry company (inactive) ** Insigne incognitum

4th Basic Training company * Emblem for the XXII-SLFR

22nd Battalion (XXII/SLFR) historical number, reactivated in 2019 as a battalion for reservists (no companies attach) * Insigne incognitum

Schleswig Musical Corps ;Disband units * Insigne incognitum

1st battalion (I/SLFR), Founded 1961, Disband 2000. Motorized Infantry Battalion (from 1997 to 2000 Mechanized Infantry). * Emblem for the II-SLFR

2nd battalion (II/SLFR), Founded 1961, Disband 2000. Infantry Battalion. * Insigne incognitum

3rd battalion (III/SLFR), Founded 1961, Disband 2000. Infantry Battalion.(the number "3rd battalion" is used by the soldiers-association of the regiment) * Insigne incognitum

4th battalion (IV/SLFR), merge in from Funen Life Regiment in 1991, Disband 2000. Motorized Infantry Battalion. * Insigne incognitum

3rd Brigade Staff Company/3rd Jutland Brigade, Founded 1961, Disband 2000.

Names of the regiment

Standards

Regimental flag of Funen Infantry Regiment (1778–1785).svg, Funen Infantry Regiment
Regimental flag of Schleswig Infantry Regiment.svg, Schleswig Infantry Regiment

History

Organisation

Names of the regiment

Standards

References

Further reading