Bremen Infantry Regiment (Sweden)

For the German Empire unit, see Infanterie-Regiment Bremen (1. Hanseatisches) Nr. 75.

The Bremen Infantry Regiment (Swedish: Bremiska infanteriregementet), was a Swedish Army infantry regiment organised in Germany in the early 18th century.

Bremen Infantry Regiment
Bremiska infanteriregementet
Active	1690/1703–1715
Allegiance	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	Great Northern War

History

The regiment has its origins in Bidals kretsbataljon organised in 1682. That battalion then became was reformed as a regiment in either 1690 or 1703, and was made up of 1,128 men enlisted in Stade in Germany. In 1707 255 men were transferred to Pommerska infanteriregementet. Bremiska infanteriregementet was disbanded when Stralsund capitulated in 1715.

Campaigns

• The Great Northern War (1700–1721)

Organisation

• ?

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Bremiska infanteriregementet	Bremen Infantry Regiment	1690/1703	–	1715

Designation	From		To
No designation		–

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
No training ground		–

See also

• List of Swedish regiments
• Provinces of Sweden

References

Print

• Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet. Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5.
• Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning. Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6.
• Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700–2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5.
• Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri. Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0.
• Svensk rikskalender 1908. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Söner. 1908.

Online

• Holmén, Pelle; Sjöberg, Jan (2007). "Swedish Armed Forces 1900–2000". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
• Högman, Hans (2007). "Militaria – Svensk militärhistoria". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
• Persson, Mats (1998). "Swedish Army Regiments". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
• Sharman, Ken (2000). "Swedish military administrative division as per 1629". Retrieved 2007-08-20.