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

References

Säve, Teofron: Sveriges deltagande i Sjuåriga Kriget Åren 1757-1762, p. 57, 111, 121 ff. Stockholm 1915