Hallands regemente designations I 16 and I 16/Fo 31, was a Swedish Army

Swedish Army

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 infantry

Infantry

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 regiment

Regiment

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 that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the provinces of Västergötland

Västergötland

', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....

 and Dalsland

Dalsland

Dalsland is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, and Norway to the northwest....

, but it was later garrisoned in Halland

Halland

' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...

.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Västergötland and Dalsland in the 16th century. In 1615, these units were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Västergötlands storregemente

Västergötlands storregemente

Västergötlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Västergötland was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.- History :Raised in Götaland from smaller units of 500 men called fänikor, more specifically from the...

. Västergötlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Västgöta-Dals regemente was one. Sometime between 1621 and 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Västgöta-Dals regemente was one.

Västgöta-Dals regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution

Constitution

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 of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Wilhelm von Salzburg. It was allotted

Swedish allotment system

The allotment system was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced in the early 1900s by the Swedish Armed Forces conscription system...

 in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 16 (16th Infantry Regiment) in a general order

General order

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 in 1816.

In 1902 the regiment changed recruitment area to Halland

Halland

' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:...

 and was garrisoned in Halmstad

Halmstad

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. The name was changed to Hallands regemente to reflect this. In 1975, the regiment gained the new designation I 16/Fo 31 as a consequence of a merge with the local defence area Fo 31. The regiment was disbanded in 2000.

Campaigns

• The Polish War
  Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629)
  The Polish–Swedish War was twice interrupted by periods of truce and thus can be divided into:* Polish–Swedish War * Polish–Swedish War...
  
   (1600–1629)
• The Thirty Years' War
  Thirty Years' War
  The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
  
   (1630–1648)
• The Northern Wars
  Northern Wars
  Northern Wars is a term used for a series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe in the 16th and 17th century. An internationally agreed nomenclature for these wars has not yet been devised...
  
   (1655–1661)
• The Scanian War
  Scanian War
  The Scanian War was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish provinces along the border with Sweden and in Northern Germany...
  
   (1674–1679)
• The Great Northern War
  Great Northern War
  The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...
  
   (1700–1721)
• The Seven Years' War
  Seven Years' War
  The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
  
   (1757–1762)
• The Gustav III's Russian War (1788–1790)
• The First War against Napoleon
  First War against Napoleon
  The Pomeranian War or the First War against Napoleon, was the first involvement by Sweden in the Napoleonic Wars when the country joined the Third Coalition to assist in the overthrow of Napoleon.-Background:...
  
   (1805–1810)
• The Finnish War
  Finnish War
  The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and the Russian Empire from February 1808 to September 1809. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire...
  
   (1808–1809)
• The Campaign against Norway
  Swedish campaign against Norway (1814)
  The Swedish-Norwegian War, also known as the Campaign against Norway, was fought between Sweden and Norway in the summer of 1814. The war resulted in Norway entering into union with Sweden, but with its own constitution and parliament.-Background:...
  
   (1814)

Organisation

1685(?)

• Livkompaniet
• Överstelöjtnantens kompani
• Majorens kompani
• Sun- och Nordals kompani
• Tössbo kompani
• Kållands kompani
• Vedbo kompani
• Kullings kompani

1814(?)

• Livkompaniet
• Forssa kompani
• Järvsö kompani
• Delsbo kompani
• Färnebo kompani
• Arbrå kompani
• Alfta kompani
• Ovansjö kompani

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Västgöta-Dals regemente	Västergötland-Dalsland Regiment	1624	–	1901-12-31
Hallands regemente	Halland Regiment	1902-01-01	–	2000-06-30

Designation	From		To
I 16	1816	–	1975-06-30
I 16/Fo 31	1975-07-01	–	2000-06-30

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Nygårdsängen	1685	–	1863-05-04
Halland Halland ' is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Scania and the sea of Kattegat.-Administration:... (G)	1906-10-01	–	2000-06-30