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Swedish army regiment
Military unit
Värvat Främlingsregemente Swedish Army infantry regiment organised in Poland in the early 18th century.
History [ edit ] The regiment was organised in Poland in 1706 during the Great Northern War , and it was made up of 1,200 men—mostly former Polish soldiers that had been captured or that had deserted. In 1709 when the regiment marched out of Poland , 960 men deserted, and the regiment was disbanded. The remaining soldiers were transferred to other regiments.
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Värvat främlingsregemente
Enlisted Foreigner Regiment
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1709
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See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Print Braunstein, Christian (2003). Sveriges arméförband under 1900-talet . Stockholm: Statens Försvarshistoriska Museer. ISBN 91-971584-4-5 Holmberg, Björn (1993). Arméns regementen, skolor och staber: en sammanställning . Arvidsjaur: Svenskt militärhistoriskt bibliotek. ISBN 91-972209-0-6 Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter . Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5 Nelsson, Bertil (1993). Från Brunkeberg till Nordanvind: 500 år med svenskt infanteri . Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-23-0 Svensk rikskalender 1908 Online
