The 10th Regiment ( da, 10. Regiment, widely known as the ''Feltherrens Fodregiment'') was a

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 structur ...

infantry regiment. On 1 September 1961 it was merged with 8. Regiment and from 1 November 1961 the new regiment was known as Dronningens Livregiment. The name ''Feltherrens Fodregiment'' was never the official name, as the official name was ''10. Regiment''.

History

The Regiment was raised during 1703 in Italy, as part of the Danish corps fighting in foreign service. On its return to Denmark it continued directly into the

Great Northern War The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swed ...

against Sweden. It further participated in the

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 Schleswi ...

(1848–1850) and the

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. ...

(1864). The regimental flag had the battle honour Gadebusch 1712,

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1848 and

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Sønderjylland Southern Jutland ( da, Sønderjylland; German: Südjütland) is the name for the region south of the Kongeå in Jutland, Denmark and north of the Eider (river) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The region north of the Kongeå is called da, Nør ...

and Nørrejylland, and for a short while in

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. After the war of 1864 it was garrisoned in Aalborg, from 1938 in Viborg and from 1 January 1952 back in Aalborg. In 1961, the newly raised 2nd Jutlandic Brigade took over the ''Coat of Arms'' from 10th regiment (''Feltherrens Fodregiment'')

Names of the regiment

Standards

Regimental flag of Ribe Infantry Regiment.svg, Ribe Infantry Regiment
Regimental flag of 2nd Jutland Infantry Regiment.svg, 2nd Jutlandic Infantry Regiment

References

* ''Lærebog for Hærens Menige'', Hærkommandoen, marts 1960 Danish Army regiments 1703 establishments in Denmark Military units and formations established in 1703 {{mil-unit-stub