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Royal Swedish Regiment (France)

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The actual Swedish element in the regiment diminished after 1740. Between 1741 and 1749 only one of the 438 men enlisted was actually Swedish. By 1754 even the officer corps numbered only 14 Swedes out of a total of 41. In spite of its origins and connections the Royal-Suedois came to be ranked as a
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Initially named the Lenck Regiment, the unit was renamed as the Appelgrehn Regiment in 1734. These titles were both names of the successive regimental colonels, following the usual French Army practice of the period. However in 1742 the Swedish government requested that the regiment be given the
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From about 1750 onwards the regiment was distinguished by wearing dark blue coats with buff (yellow-brown) collars and cuffs. This colour combination matched the uniform of most infantry regiments in the Swedish Army from the 17th to the early 20th centuries.
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in 1789, and officially this was still the case when, in 1791, all non-Swiss foreign regiments of the royal army lost their traditional titles and status. The regiment was then reorganised as the new 89th Regiment of the
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purchased the position of colonel-proprietor of the regiment in 1783, according to some in order to be able to stay close to the Queen of France
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The regiment nominally accepted only Swedish officers. However most of the privates and NCOs were of German origin, from
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In December 1813, the regiment was once again raised by a French
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Today, the regiment's traditions and flag are carried on in the
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L'Uniforme et les Armes des Soldats de la Guerre en Dentelle 1
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Stockholm: Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek, 1995.
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1791
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Index

Royal-Suédois

Royal French Army
Ancien RĂ©gime
Battle of Fleurus
Swedish Pomerania
Daniel Charles, Count O'Connell
Axel von Fersen
Marie Antoinette
French Revolution
Line
King’s Colour 1690 to 1760
régiment de Leisler 1690 to 1694
régiment de Sparre 1694 to 1714
régiment de Lenck 1714 to 1734
régiment d’Appelgrehn 1734 to 1742
King’s Colour 1760 to 1790
régiment Royal-Suédois 1742 to 1760
régiment Royal-Suédois 1760 to 1790
Johan Cronhielm in the uniform of régiment, Lenck, ca 1730
Johan Cronhielm
régiment Lenck, 1729 to 1734
regiment Appelgrehn, 1734 to 1742
Grenadier of régiment Royal-Suédois, 1762 to 1776
régiment Royal-Suédois in 1772
régiment Royal-Suédois, from 1776
émigré
Swedish Army
Battle of Leipzig
Norway in 1814

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