Westrobothnia Regiment Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Westrobothnia Regiment, or Västerbottens regemente, also I 19, and I 20, is a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th Century. It was disbanded in 2000.
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The regiment has its origins in the fänikor raised in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these smaller units where organized into the Norrland Grand Regiment (Landsregementet i Norrland), and in 1624, this grand regiment was spilt into three regiments, one of those being Västerbottens regemente. The regiment's soldiers where conscripted mainly from the provinces of Westrobothnia, Angermannia and Medelpadia. It was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634.
The regiment was officially raised in 1624. Various companies and battalions of the regiment where used in the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War in different periods between 1625 and 1648. The regiment surrendered to the Russians after the Battle of Poltava and was re-raised in Sweden. The regiment's both battalions surrendered to the Russians after the Finnish War, but were allowed to return home later.
The regiment changed name to Västerbottens fältjägarregemente\, Westrobothnia Field Ranger Regiment, in 1829 and was split in 1841 into Västerbottens fältjägarkår (Westrobothnia Field Ranger Corps, corps in older Swedish terminology is similar to a battalion) and Norrbottens fältjägarkår.
The unit was given the designation I 19, (19th Infantry Regiment) after a general order in 1816. When the regiment was split, its designation was changed to I XIX, and later to I 20. The regiment was renamed in 1892 back to Västerbottens regemente, and was disbanded July 1st 2000.
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The regimental colours are red and white.
The regimental victory names are Landskrona 1677, Düna 1701, Kliszow 1702, Fraustadt 1706, Malatitze 1708 and Strömstad 1717.
The regimental device is "De hava aldrig svikit eller för egen del tappat" ("They have never failed or for their own part lost").
The regimental names:
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Organization
1841:Campaigns
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