In the Spring of 1813, following the end of the French occupation of Swedish Pomerania, numerous volunteers flocked to the Swedish forces in the hopes of joining in the coming campaign against Napoleon. From some of these volunteers a Swedish Pomeranian Legion was formed. It consisted of a mounted Legion of 60 men under the command or Fittmeister Ernst von Quistorp, and a company of foot of about 100 men under the command of Major C.A. Bleumer. In July 1813 the Legion was ordered to join the Swedish headquarters as headquarters guards. The Legion performed this service throughout the 1813-1814 campaign, including the battles of Grossbeeren, Dennewitz, and Leipzig, the campaign against Denmark, and later into Belgium. The Legion returned to Pomerania in June 1814 and was disbanded in Stralsund. CAVALRY A black shako, either French or a Russian kiver, with a brass chinstrap and a griffin in yellow metal on the front. Above the griffin a blue cockade trimmed yellow, a green pompom, and light green cords. A green jacket (kollet) with green collar and cuffs trimmed yellow. The bottom of the jacket was also trimmed yellow. Two rows of buttons of yellow metal. Shoulderstraps green trirnmed yellow, and light green shoulder cords on the right shoulder. Green riding trousers with double yellow stripes along the seams and a row of yellow buttons between the stripes. Grey trousers and hussar boots were also worn. Leather articles were black. INFANTRY A black Russian kiver or French shako with brass chinstraps. Shako peak trimmed yellow. On the front of the shako a yellow griffin and above this a blue cockade trimmed yellow. Green pompom, plume, and cords. Green jacket with collar, cuffs and turnbacks in the same color but trimmed yellow. Also two yellow lace button holes on the collar. The turnbacks were adorned with yellow hunting horns. Two rows of yellow buttons on the jacket front. Green pantaloons with yellow stripe along the seam. Belts black. Cartridge box black with a yellow hunting horn. A hunting sword was worn on the left side. The belt was brass; the scabbard black. COLORS AND STANDARDS It is not known if the infantry carried a color. The cavalry were entitled to carry a standard with the coat of arms of Pomerania which consisted of a silver/white griffin on a red field. SOURCE Rawkins, W.J. Swedish Infantry & Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars. 1978. Young, Whitney B. "The Uniforms and Organization of the Royal Swedish Infantry, Artillery and Navy of the Napoleonic Period, 1806 -1814. Tradition #59 & 60. Schreiber, Magnes "Kongl, Svenska Pommerska Legionen 1813 - 14" Meddelande XXXVI. Armemuseum 1976. Stockholm. Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. 2 #6 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1981 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com