Östgöta kavalleriregemente (Östergötland Cavalry Regiment) 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

A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland

Östergötland

Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...

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History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Östergötland in the 16th century. In 1619, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby Jönköping County

Jönköping County

Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...

—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Östergötlands storregemente

Östergötlands storregemente

Östergötlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Östergötland was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.- History :Raised in Götaland from smaller units of 500 men called fänikor, more specifically from the...

. Sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Östgöta kavalleriregemente was one.

The regiment was officially raised in 1636 although it had existed since the 1620s. Östgöta kavalleriregemente was one of the original 8 Swedish cavalry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution

Constitution

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 of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Hans Rotkirch. It was allotted

Swedish allotment system

The allotment system was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced in the early 1900s by the Swedish Armed Forces conscription system...

 in 1687.

Östgöta kavalleriregemente was merged with Östgöta infanteriregemente

Östgöta infanteriregemente

Östgöta infanteriregemente was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791...

 in 1791 to form Livgrenadjärregementet

Livgrenadjärregementet

Livgrenadjärregementet , designations I 4 and I 4/Fo 41, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 1997...

. The reorganisation and renaming to a "life grenadier" title of honour was conducted in regard to the regiment's achievements during Gustav III's Russian War. Östgöta kavalleriregemente was renamed to Livgrenadjärregementets rusthållsdivision and retained some form of semi-independence.

Organisation

1634(?)

• Livkompaniet
• Överstelöjtnantens kompani
• Majorens kompani
• Vadstena kompani
• Vifolka kompani
• Skänninge kompani
• Västanstångs kompani
• Tjusts kompani

17??

• Livkompaniet
• Tjusts kompani
• Linköpings kompani
• Västanstångs kompani
• Bergslags kompani
• Vifolka Klosters kompani
• Skänninge kompani
• Vadstena kompani

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Östgöta kavalleriregemente	Östergötland Cavalry Regiment	1636	–	1791

Designation	From		To
No designation		–

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Malmen	17th century	–	1791