The Schleswig Regiment of Foot () is a

Royal Danish Army The Royal Danish Army (; ; ) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods ...

infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001, the regiment was merged with the Queen's Life Regiment to form the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2018, it was announced that the regiment would be reestablished on 1 January 2019 as a light infantry battalion.

History

The Schleswig Regiment of Foot traces its history back to 1778 when it was raised from personnel from existing Regiments. Until 1842 it was garrisoned in

Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been di ...

, until 1854 in

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region Denmark, Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vej ...

, until 1923 in

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and thereafter in

Haderslev Haderslev (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,405 (1 January 2025).Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...

(first as part of the Danish mobile auxiliary force, commanded by

Prince Frederik of Hesse Prince Frederik of Hesse, Landgrave Friedrich of Hesse-Cassel (24 May 1771 – 24 February 1845) was a Danish- German nobleman, field marshal and governor-general of Norway (1810–1813) and the same in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein ...

and under supreme command of Marechal L.N. Davout, and then as part of the Allied Forces against Napoleon under supreme command of Wellington),

First Schleswig War The First Schleswig War (), also known as the Schleswig-Holstein uprising () and the Three Years' War (), was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig–Holstein question: who should control the Du ...

(1848–1850) and

Second Schleswig War The Second Schleswig War (; or German Danish War), also sometimes known as the Dano-Prussian War or Prusso-Danish War, was the second military conflict over the Schleswig–Holstein question of the nineteenth century. The war began on 1 Februar ...

(1864). The regimental flag has the battle honours Boden 1813 and Isted 1850. The fighting at Boden occurred near Oldesloe in Holstein in early December, less than a week before the 1813 Battle of Bornhöved. Since 26 March 1949 the flag carried the name ''Slesvigske Fodregiment''. On 1 November 1991 the

Funen Life Regiment The Funen Life Regiment () was an infantry regiment of the Royal Danish Army. On 1 November 1991 it was merged with the King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot, into Slesvigske Fodregiment. History It was one of the oldest regiments in the Danish army ...

and the

King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot The King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot () was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 November 1991, it was merged with the Funen Life Regiment, into Schleswig Regiment of Foot. History The King's Jutlandic Regiment of Foot brings in both the ...

were merged into the regiment. In 2000 the regiment, with all battalions, was merged into the Prince's Life Regiment. In 2019, the regiment was revived along with the

Danish Artillery Regiment The Danish Artillery Regiment (DAR, ) is an artillery unit of the Royal Danish Army, which was founded on 1 November 2005 when the two artillery regiments in Denmark, King's Artillery Regiment and Queen's Artillery Regiment were merged. The unit w ...

. When the regiment was reestablished it consisted of one battalion of the line (13th(XIII/SLFR)) and one reserve battalion (22nd(XXII/SLFR)). Both were reactivated with historical numbers. If the regiment is expanded the battalion numbers will most likely be 18th(XVIII/SLFR) and 3rd(III/SLFR)

Organisation

The regiment itself has one active battalion, one reserve battalion and a Musical Corps: * Coat of arms of Schleswig Foot Regiment

Schleswig Regiment of Foot, in

Haderslev Haderslev (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,405 (1 January 2025). XIII Light Infantry Battalion, Schleswig Regiment of Foot (XIII/SLFR ''Lette Infanteribataljon''), in Haderslev *** Emblem for the Staff-I-KJFR

Staff Company *** Emblem for the 1-XIII-SLFR

1st Light Infantry Company *** Emblem for the 2-I-FLR

2nd Light Infantry Company *** Insigne incognitum

3rd Light Infantry Company *** Insigne incognitum

4th Training Company ** Emblem for the XXII-SLFR

XXII Reserve Battalion, Schleswig Regiment of Foot (XXII/SLFR ''Reservebataljon''), in Haderslev ** Insigne incognitum

Schleswig Music Corps (''Slesvigske Musikkorps'' - SMuK), in Haderslev ;Disbanded units * Insigne incognitum

1st battalion (I/SLFR), Raised 1961, disbanded 2000. Motorized Infantry Battalion (from 1997 to 2000 Mechanized Infantry). * Emblem for the II-SLFR

2nd battalion (II/SLFR), Raised 1961, disbanded 2000. Infantry Battalion. * Insigne incognitum

3rd battalion (III/SLFR), Raised 1961, disbanded 2000. Infantry Battalion.(the number "3rd battalion" is used by the soldiers-association of the regiment) * Insigne incognitum

4th battalion (IV/SLFR), amalgamated with

in 1991, disbanded 2000. Motorized Infantry Battalion. * Insigne incognitum

3rd Brigade Staff Company/3rd Jutland Brigade. Raised 1961, disbanded 2000.

Names of the regiment

Standards

Regimental flag of Funen Infantry Regiment (1778–1785).svg, Funen Infantry Regiment
Regimental flag of Schleswig Infantry Regiment.svg, Schleswig Infantry Regiment
Regimental standard of 13 Battalion of Denmark (1912–1947).svg, 13th Battalion

History

Organisation

Names of the regiment

Standards

References

Further reading