Närke-Värmlands regemente (Närke-Värmland Regiment) was a
Swedish ArmyThe Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...
infantryInfantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
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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' 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 southwest, and Värmland to the northwest...
and
Värmland' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
.
History
The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Närke and Värmland in the 16th century. In 1614, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby province of
Södermanland', sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea.In Swedish, the province name is...
—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into
Södermanlands storregementeSödermanlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Södermanland 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 Svealand from smaller units of 500 men called fänikor, more specifically from the...
, of which eleven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Värmland and five in Närke. Södermanlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Närkes regemente and Värmlands regemente were two. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Närkes regemente and Värmlands regemente were two. In 1629, these two regiments were merged to form Närke-Värmlands regemente.
Närke-Värmlands regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish
constitutionA constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
of 1634. The regiment's first commander was the
ScotThe Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
Alexander LeslieAlexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven was a Scottish soldier in Dutch, Swedish and Scottish service. Born illegitimate and raised as a foster child, he subsequently advanced to the rank of a Dutch captain, a Swedish Field Marshal, and in Scotland became lord general in command of the Covenanters,...
. It was
allottedThe 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 1686 (Närke) and 1688 (Värmland). The regiment was split in 1812 into the two original regiments, Närkes regemente and
Värmlands regementeVärmlands regemente , designations I 22, I 2 and I 2/Fo 52, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000...
.
Campaigns
- The Polish War
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
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 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
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
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 Hats' Russian War (1741–1743)
- The 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
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
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)
Organisation
–1812
- Livkompaniet
- Överstelöjtnantens kompani
- Majorens kompani
- Örebro kompani
- Kristinehamns kompani
- Jösse härads kompani
- Älvdals kompani
- Näs kompani
- Karlstads kompani
- Nordmarks kompani
Name, designation and garrison
| Name |
Translation |
From |
|
To |
| Närkes regemente |
Närke Regiment |
1624 |
– |
1629 |
| Värmlands regemente |
Värmland Regiment |
1624 |
– |
1629 |
| Närke-Värmlands regemente |
Närke-Värmland Regiment |
1629 |
– |
1812-06-07 |
| Designation |
From |
|
To |
| None |
|
– |
|
Training ground
or garrison town |
From |
|
To |
| Västra fältet |
1684 |
– |
1812-06-07 |
| Ombergsheden |
1684 |
– |
1812-06-07 |