Hallands regemente

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= Hallands regemente
(I 16, I 16/Fo 31)

dates= 1624–2000
country= Sweden
branch= Swedish Army
type= Infantry
size= Regiment
motto= None
colors= Black and yellow (–1952), Blue and white (1952–2000)
colors_label= Colours
march= "Friedrich-Wilhelm-marsch"
battle_honours= Lützen (1632), Leipzig (1642), Lund (1676), Gadebusch (1712)

Hallands regemente (Halland Regiment), designations I 16 and I 16/Fo 31, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment 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 and Dalsland, but it was later garrisoned in Halland.

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 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 of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Wilhelm von Salzburg. It was allotted in 1685. The regiment was given the designation I 16 (16th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816.

In 1902 the regiment changed recruitment area to Halland and was garrisoned in Halmstad. 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 (1600–1629)
*The Thirty Years' War (1630–1648)
*The Northern Wars (1655–1661)
*The Scanian War (1674–1679)
*The Great Northern War (1700–1721)
*The Seven Years' War (1757–1762)
*The Gustav III's Russian War (1788–1790)
*The First War against Napoleon (1805–1810)
*The Finnish War (1808–1809)
*The Campaign against Norway (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

See also

*List of Swedish regiments
*Provinces of Sweden

References

Notes

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