Västgöta regemente was a Swedish Army

Swedish Army

The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...

 cavalry

Cavalry

Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

 regiment

Regiment

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 that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was converted from a cavalry regiment in 1811 and disbanded in 1927. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Västergötland

Västergötland

', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....

, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment was converted from the cavalry regiment Västgöta dragonregementee

Västgöta kavalleriregemente

Västgöta kavalleriregemente was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was reorganized into an infantry regiment in 1811. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Västergötland.- History :The regiment has its origins in fänikor ...

 in 1811 and was given the name Västgöta regemente. The regiment was given the designation I 6 (6th Infantry Regiment) in a general order

General order

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 in 1816. It was garrisoned in Vänersborg

Vänersborg

Vänersborg is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 21,672 inhabitants in 2005. Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Since 1999 Vänersborg is the seat of the regional parliament of Västra Götaland County...

 from 1916, and disbanded in 1927.

Organisation

1833

• Livkompaniet
• Laske kompani
• Älvsborgs kompani
• Barne kompani
• Kåkinds kompani
• Vadsbo kompani
• Gudhems kompani
• Vartofta kompani

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Västgöta regemente	Västergötland Regiment	1811	–	1927-12-31

Designation	From		To
I 6	1816	–	1927-12-31

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Axevalla hed	1811	–	1916-12-14
Vänersborg Vänersborg Vänersborg is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 21,672 inhabitants in 2005. Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. Since 1999 Vänersborg is the seat of the regional parliament of Västra Götaland County... (G)	1916-12-15	–	1927-12-31