1757 - Swedish campaign in Pomerania – Swedish OoB August
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Description
At the end of August 1757, the Royal Swedish Army operating in Pomerania under the command of Lieutenant-General Count Hamilton consisted of:
- Foot Guard
- Kungl Livgardet (King's Foot Guards) (10 coys, about 1,000 men)
- Drottningens Livregemente (Queen's Foot Guards) (12 coys, about 1,400 men)
- Kronprinsens (Crown Prince) (6 coys, 754 men)
- Indelta provincial foot regiments
- Upplands (6 coys, about 920 men)
- Åboläns (6 coys, 850 men)
- Södermanlands (6 coys, about 1,000 men)
- Dalarnas (4 coys, about 600 men)
- Östgöta (6 coys, about 1,000 men)
- Hälsinge (6 coys, about 900 men)
- Västgöta-Dals (4 coys, about 680 men)
- Västmanlands (6 coys, about 1,000 men)
- Västerbottens (6 coys, about 900 men)
- Närke-Värmlands (4 coys, about 600 men)
- Nylands (6 coys, about 850 men)
- Österbottens (6 coys, about 900 men)
- Varvade permanent foot regiments
- Löwenfelska (8 coys, about 1,200 men)
- Posseska (8 coys, about 1,200 men)
- Spenska (8 coys, about 1,200 men)
- Cavalry
- Upplands Liv Regiment (4 coys, 540 men)
- Smålands (4 coys, 500 men)
- Norra Skånska (8 coys, 1,000 men)
- Södra Skånska (8 coys, 1,000 men)
- Östgöta (4 coys, 500 men)
- Västgöta (4 coys, 500 men)
- Field Artillery Regiment (12 coys) under the command of Lieutenant-colonel Joshua Adlerbjelke, consisting of:
- Artillerymen (1,131 men)
- Stockholm Regiment (194 men)
- Västgöta Battalion (172 men)
- Scania Battalion (122 men)
- Gotland (244 men)
- Finnish Battalion (203 men)
- Stralsund Artillery-Battalion (196 men)
- Artillery pieces
- 12 x 12-pdrs guns
- 12 x 6-pdrs guns
- 36 x 3-pdrs guns (regimental pieces)
- 2 x 16-pdrs howitzers
- 8 x 8-pdrs howitzers
- Artillerymen (1,131 men)
References
Säve, Teofron: Sveriges deltagande i Sjuåriga Kriget Åren 1757-1762, p. 57, 111, 121 ff. Stockholm 1915