Indelta Infantry

Indelta Cavalry

Royal Guard 12 coys 1,505
Noble Levy (Adelsfanor) 6 coys 392
5 Cavalry Regiments 40 coys 5,000
3 1/2 Dragoon Regiments 26.5 coys 3,146
1 Norwegian Company 1 100
Total: 10,143

Varvar (Permanent) Units

Royal Foot Guards 18 coys 1,800
8 Infantry Regiments 68 coys 9,000
Artillery 38 coys 2,820
Engineer Officers 62
Total: 13,682

Total Infantry 35,024
Cavalry 10,143
Artillery 2 882

Grand Total: 48,049

Editor's Note: I have added a list of Varvarde and Indelta infantry regiments taken from the Pengel & Hurt book 'Swedish Army in Pomerania 1757-1763' to augment the information given above.

List of Swedish Regiments From Pengel & Hurt

Swedish Indelta Infantry Regiments: Upplands, Skaraborgs, Sodermanlands, Kronobergs, Jonkopings, Dalarnas, Ostgota, Helsinge, Alvsborg, Vastgota-Dals, Vastmanlands, Vasterbottens, Kalmar, Narke Varmlands, Jamtlands (dismounted dragoons). All but Jamtlands were stationed in Pomerania during the SYW.

Finnish Indelta Infantry Regiments: Abo Lans, Bjorneborgs, Tavastehus, Savalox Nyslotts, Nylands, Osterbottens, Elimas Company. All but Savalox Nyslotts and Elimas were stationed in Pomerania during the SYW.

Royal Varvarde Infantry Regiments: Kungl Livgardet, Kungl Livregt, and Kronprinsens; all but Kronprinsens were in Pomerania.

Permanent Varvarde Infantry Regunents: Lillievard (later Lieven), Hessenstein, Cronhielm, Spens, Posse (later Hamilton), and Lowenfels. [note that P&H list only 6 regiments; it is probable that two of the regiments listed as Royal Varvarde regiments account for the remaining two units mentioned by Peter Wilson].

Cavalry (Ryttare) Regts: Smalands, Ostgota, Norraskanska, Sodraskanska, Jamtland.

Dragoon Regts: Nylands, Bohuslands, Karelska (and Vastgota listed as half ryttare and half dragoon).

Royal Cavalry Regiments: Livregiment (ryttare and juirassier), Livregiment (dragoon) and Adelsfanor ryttare regiment.

Hussar Regiments: In 1757 the first light cavalry troop, the Bla (blue) Husarenregiment was formed in Swedish Pomerania from Pomeranians, Danzigers, Lubeckers, Mecklinburgers, etc. and dressed in the Prussian style with mirliton. It started as two squadrons and enlarged to 10 squadrons in 1758. In 1761, the Gul (yellow) Husarenregiment was formed with five squadrons and later enlarged to six squadrons. This unit wore a fur hat rather than the mirliton. [This information is also from Pengel & Hurt].

More 7YW Swedish Army

Swedish Politics and Armed Forces
Appendix A: Swedish Army in 1756
Appendix B: Swedish Navy in 1756
Swedish Mobilization and Strategy
Campaign in Pomerania, 1757-1762
Swedish Jager Units
Prussian Navy vs. the Swedes
Swedish Army Organization

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