Great Northern War Swedes - Regiment Number 12 - Halsinge

 Here are a few images of the command base for my last Ebor Swedish Regiment for the Great Northern War (although, as I still have lots of cool flags, and the way I have stored the completed units allows for 5 units per box, maybe I will do three more at some point....!).

This unit is in the charging pose and wearing the Karpus headwear. They are dressed in the standard uniform of the period.

Quick history from my usual source:

Swedish name: Hälsinge regemente

The regiment was first established in 1630 as the Joakim Brahe's Regiment. The name was changed to the Hälsinge Regiment in 1634. The regiment was linked to the Allotment System on September 9th 1682.

The regiment's history goes back to the "fänikor" that was raised in the provinces of Gästrikland and Hälsingland in the 1550's. In 1552 there was a Norrland fänika (Hälsingland is in the region of Norrland) and in 1563 there was a Hälsninge fänika. King Gustav II Adolf formed a "landsregemente" - a Grand Regiment, from these "fänikor" in 1615. This Grand Regiment was called The Norrland Grand Regiment (Norrlands storregemente) and numbered 3000 soldiers.

In 1623 the Grand Regiment was divided into two independent regiments, The Hälsinge Regiment and The Västerbotten Regiment. The Hälsinge Regiment's "rotar" were located in southern Norrland and the Västerbotten Regiment's "rotar" in northern Norrland. The "rotar" in the provinces of Medelpad and Ångermanland (in mid Norrland) belonged to the Västerbotten Regiment. The Hälsinge Regiment was the second regiment to be allotted after the Dalecarlia Regiment.

As a result of the Constitution adopted in 1634 the Army was reorganized. The Hälsinge regiment was then referred to as the "10th Regiment". The regiment was allotted with 1200 "rotar".Hence, the Regiment had 1200 soldiers organized into 8 companies. All of the "rotar" were located within the County of Gävleborg (300 in the province of Gästrikland and 900 in the province of Hälsingland).

Uniform before the standard uniform: Grey coat with green cuffs (1675) and red coat with green cuffs (1679). The regiment received the standard uniform (the blue and yellow Carolean uniform) in 1694.

Battle Campaigns (segernamn):

 Narva 1700

Düna 1701

Akobstadt 1704

Gemäuerthof 1705

Gadebusch 1712

I am half way through the next six figures, and hope to complete the regiment this week, although I will be away from home on business Weds and Thurs.

Thanks for looking and to all those who leave a comment - it is appreciated!