Napoleonic
Swedish Army

1802-1808 Sweden, Finland

List SW3N

by Mark Bevis

1. 'Varvade' or Permanent Army

    Svea Life Guard Infantry Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 6 coys, 1 Jager company@ 100 men
    Gotha Guard Infantry Regiment: 2 Bttns (up to 1806)
    Svenska Guard Infantry Regiment: 2 Bttns (1806-1808 only)
    Finland Guard Infantry Regiment: 1 Bttn: 6 coys, 1 Jager company@ 100 men
    1 Guard Trabenten Company: 120 men (court guards)
    Drottningen Life Line Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    Konningens eget Line Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    Varmlands Field Jager Line Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    Converged Jagers: 600 rifle skirmishers
    Mounted Life Guard heavy cavalry Regiment: 5 Sqns@ 75 men, 1 Jager Sqn: 75 men
    Morner (or Crown Prince) Hussar Regiment: 6 Sqns@ 100 men

2. 'Indelta' or Semi-Permanent Army

    2 Field Jager Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    3 Finnish Jager Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    14 Line Infantry Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    7 Finnish Line Infantry Regiments@ 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    Life Grenadier Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 4 coys@ 102 men
    Life Grenadier Jager Regiment: 1 Bttn: 4 coys@ 102 men
    Converged Jagers: 3200 rifle skirmishers in battalions of 400? men
    Finnish Converged Jagers: 2000 rifle skirmishers in battalions of 400? men

    Life Cuirassier Regiment: 6 Sqns@ 100 men, back and front cuirass
    Life Heavy Dragoon Regiment: 8 Sqns@ 100 men
    Skanska Heavy Dragoon Regiment: 8 Sqns@ 100 men
    Nyland Heavy Dragoon Regiment: 2 (4 by 1808) Sqns@ 100 men
    Vastgotha Light Dragoon Regiment: 8 Sqns@ 100 men
    Smalands Light Dragoon Regiment: 6 Sqns@ 100 men
    Skanska Hussar Regiment: 10 Sqns@ 100 men
    Jampltans Mounted Jager Regiment: 4 Sqns@ 100 men, no horses (skirmishers)

    30 Foot Artillery Batteries@ 6x 6pdr guns, 2x 5.5" howitzers, 6-horse limbers
    15 Finnish Foot Artillery Batteries@ 6x 6pdr guns, 2x 5.5" howitzers, 6-horse limbers
    10 Horse Artillery Batteries@ 6x 6pdr guns, 2x 5.5" (8pdr), 6-horse limbers

    1 Engineer Company: HQ personnel only
    local regional militias

3. Forces (of total above) in Finland 1808

3 Brigade HQs sharing 22000 men in:

    7 Infantry Regiments
    2 Jager Regiments
    3 Independent Battalions
    5 Light Cavalry Regiments
    2 Heavy Dragoon Regiments
    4 batteries
    3654 militia infantry
    375 militia cavalry

4. Notes

    a) the Finnish units, plus the Swedish Helsinki Infantry Regiment and the Jampltans Mounted Jagers were all disbanded after the 1808 war against Russia.
    b) Rifle armed Jagers have no bayonets.
    c) A few foot batteries had 3pdr, 9pdr or 12pdr guns.


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