In 1967, Fred Vietmeyer published his COLUMN, LINE, AND SQUARE (CLS) organization for the Swedish Army. However, since that time, new sources of information have become available in English. In recognition of that fact, I am proposing the following CLS organization for the Swedish Army (note: CLS uses a 20:1 ratio). INFANTRY Organization There are two battalions in a Regiment (some regiments had 3 battalions in the 1814 invasion of Norway). Two or three regiments were often brigaded together. Two or more brigades, with an artillery unit, comprised a Division. Two to four Divisions comprised an Army Corps, which also contained a Cavalry Division and reserve artillery. Line Infantry: Each battalion has four 5-man stands of musketeers. In addition, there are two 5-man stands of Jagers. Light Infantry: There are two regiments of light infantry. Each regiment has three battalions. Each battalion has six 5-man stands. Jagers: There are four j6ger regiments. The first regiment has two battalions, the other regiments have only one battalion. Each battalion has six 5-man stands. Independent Jaqer Battalions: Each battalion has four 5-man stands Leib Grenadiers: There is one regiment with three battalions. Each battalion has four 5-man stands. Guard Infantry: There are three regiments of guard infantry: 1st Svea Lif Garde, 2nd Andra Lif Garde (formerly the Gota Lif Garde) and the Finnish Guard Regiment. The first two regiments each have two battalions. The Finnish Guard Regiment has one battalion. It was disbanded in 1808. Each battalion has seven 5-man stands. Six companies are heavy guard infantry while the seventh company is guard jagers. Royal Swedois Regiment: This battalion was the Swedish foreign battalion. One-third of the men were French, the rest were Germans, etc. The battalion was formed in 1813. Organizational details are sketchy, but the battalion had 1,137 men in 1813. For CLS, the battalion has six 8-man stands with an additional 8-man command stand. The command stand does not have grenadier capabilities. All infantry regiments have command figures that are part of the first first company of the first battalion of the regiment. CAVALRY Life Guard of Horse: The Life Guard have five 4-man stands. Four stands (squadrons) are guard unarmored cuirassiers. One stand is guard mounted j6gers. This regiment is the only guard cavalry regiment in the Swedish Army. Leib Cuirassiers: The Cuirassiers have four 5-man stands. They wear a breastplate (front and back). Leib Hussars: The Life Hussars have six 5-man stands. Hussars: The Mornerska Hussars (also known as the Crown Prince's Hussars) have six 5-man stands. The Skanska Hussars also have six 5- man stands. Heavy Dragoons: The Life Regiment Dragoons and the Skanska Dragoons both have six 5-man stands. The Nyland Dragoons have only five 5-man stands. The Nyland Dragoons were Finnish and the regiment was disbanded in 1809 after Russian's annexation of Finland. Light Dragoons: The Vastgota Dragoons have six 5-man stands. It was converted into an infantry regiment in 1811. The Smalands Dragoons (formerly hussars) have six 5-man stands. The Karelska Dragoons have only two five-man stands. It was Finnish and was disbanded in 1809. Skanska Carabineers: The Carabineer regiment has four 5-man stands. They are light cavalry. Mounted Jagers (Jemtlands H;jst-Jbgare-Corps): This unit had four dismounted squadrons. It never took part in the Napoleonic Wars and was disbanded in 1808, Note: Many of the larger cavalry regiments left one or two squadrons in depot when the regiment took the field. The above organization reflects this practice. ARTILLERY The field artillery was comprised of 3, 6, and 12 lb guns. The horse artillery had 3 pounders and 8 pound howitzers (the famous Swedish Horse Howitzer). SPECIAL RULES 1) Up to one stand of Jagers can be taken from an infantry line battalion and attached to a separate Jager battalion (leaving the parent battalion with five 5-man stands). Two regiments (four battalions) can therefore form an Independent Jager battalion of four 5-man stands (source: "Swedish Army Organization for Napoleonic Wargaming", by Fred Vietmeyer, Table Top Talk, March 1967). 2) The Swedish Line Infantry Battalions include Jager companies at one point per figure when the full regiment (two battalions) is purchased. 3) The Jager company of a Guard Infantry battalion is treated as Light Guard Infantry in all respects. 4) Each stand of Swedish cavalry represents a squadron. Single stands (squadrons) of Swedish non-skirmisher type cavalry may operate alone. Skirmisher type Swedish cavalry operates the same as French hussars, ie. two touching stands of cavalry constitute a formed unit. (source: CLS Reviewed Referee Rulings, #74). 5) The Mounted Jager squadron of the Life Guard is treated as Guard Light Horse in all respects (cost: 3 points per man). 6) Swedish Horse Howitzer: Purchase cost is 12 pounds. Shell range is 30 inches +1 inch per contour above target. Ammunition is the same as for regular howitzers. Movement, operations, and canister characteristics are the same as for Horse Artillery. For burst effects use a 3-inch diameter circle and the Howitzer Effects Table (source: page 4-11 of the CLS Battle Manual, 2nd edition). References: Books: Cassin-Scott: "Scandinavian Armies of the Napoleonic Wars", Osprey, 1976. Haythornthwaite, Philip J.: "The Napoleonic Source Book", Facts on File, New York, 1990. Johnson, Ray: "Napoleonic Armies", Arms and Armour Press, London, 1984. Knotel, Richard, Knotel, Herbert, and Sieg, Herbert: "Uniforms of the World", Charles Scriber's Sons, 1980. 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Internet Articles: Burnham, Robert: "Uniforms of the Swedish Guard Infantry 1813-1814", The Napoleon Series, www.historyserver.org/napl...iltary/organization/c_swedes.html, November 11, 1999. "The Organization of the Swedish Cavalry, 1773-1814", The Napoleon Series, www.historyserver.org/napl ... iltary/organization/c_swedes.html, November 11, 1999. Remaining Questions 1) Does the Royal Swedois Regiment have 1 or 2 battalions? What is the number of companies per battalion and what is the average number of men per company? Revised: 11/3/00  Back to MWAN #109 Table of Contents Back to MWAN List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2001 Hal Thinglum 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