''Upplands storregemente'' or ''Landsregementet i Uppland'' (Uppland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Uppland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by

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in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.

History

Raised in

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from smaller units of 500 men called '' fänikor'', more specifically from the provinces of

Uppland Uppland is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The name literally ...

Dalarna Dalarna (; ), also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a (historical province) in central Sweden. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Nor ...

and

Västmanland Västmanland ( or ) is a historical Swedish province, or , in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland. Västmanland means "West Man Land" or, less literally, "The Land of the Western Men", where the "we ...

, in 1617 and counting 3,000 men. The regiment had six ''fänikor'' in 1617. The grand regiment was in turn organized into three field regiments (''fältregementen'') and a cavalry regiment, thus actually being more like a

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in spite of the name. The regiment did not take part in any campaign during its short lifetime. The grand regiments of Sweden where reorganized during the early 1620s to consist of three field regiments, each of eight

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of 150 men, thus making the total number 3,600 soldiers per grand regiment. It is unsure whether or not the cavalry regiment was included in the total number. Between 1623 and 1626, the regiment was split into four smaller regiments,

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, Västmanland Regiment,

Dalarna Regiment The Dalarna Regiment (), designation I 13, is a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Dalarna, where it was later garrisoned. The unit ...

and '' Upplands ryttare''.

Campaigns

* None.

Organization

Before being split, the regiment was organized as follows: * ''1:a fältregementet'' (1st Field Regiment) ** 8 companies from Dalarna * ''2:a fältregementet'' (2nd Field Regiment) ** 8 companies from Uppland * ''3:e fältregementet'' (3rd Field Regiment) ** 6 companies from Västmanland ** 2 companies from Dalarna * ''Kavalleriregementet'' (Cavalry Regiment) ** 8 companies from Uppland

References

* See the Swedish regiments article for general references. Grand regiments of Sweden

History

Campaigns

Organization

See also

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