Värvat främlingsregemente

Värvat Främlingsregemente (Enlisted Foreigner Regiment), was a Swedish Army infantry regiment organised in Poland in the early 18th century.

Värvat främlingsregemente
Active	1706–1709
Country	Sweden
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Battle honours	None

History

The regiment was organised in Poland in 1706 during the Great Northern War, and it was made up of 1,200 men—mostly former Polish soldiers that had been captured or that had deserted. In 1709 when the regiment marched out of Poland, 960 men deserted, and the regiment was disbanded. The remaining soldiers were transferred to other regiments.

Campaigns

• The Great Northern War (1700–1721)

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Värvat främlingsregemente	Enlisted Foreigner Regiment	1706	–	1709

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". 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.