Order of battle

 

Of the Swedish army in Pomerania,

 

1 - 30 June 1806

 

Composed by Geert van Uythoven, main source given below

CIC:  GL Hans Henrich von Essen

second in command: GL Gustaf Moriz von Armfelt (slightly wounded during a sortie out of Stralsund, 14 March 1807)

 

General staff [72]

 

1st Brigade (C. Mörner)

Lifgardets till fot bataljon [Lifeguard Foot battalion, 700]

Svenska gardet bataljon [Swedish Guards battalion, 710]

Svea art. åkande bataljon [foot artillery, 24]

Södermanlands bataljon [600]

 

2nd Brigade (G. Mörner)

Lifgrenadierer regementet [Lifegrenadier Regiment, 2 battalions, 1,202]

 

3rd Brigade (Colonel Tavast, wounded during a sortie out of Stralsund, 1 March 1807)

Kronobergs bataljon [600]

Jönköpings bataljon [600]

Calmare bataljon [599]

 

4th Brigade (Colonel von Vegesack)

Skaraborgs bataljon [600]

Elfborgs bataljon [601]

 

Artillery Brigade (Colonel Norrby, commander Wendes Artillery Regiment, killed during a sortie out of Stralsund, 21 February 1807; succeeded by Colonel von Cardell)

Wendes art. 2 ridande bat. [two horse artillery batteries, 160]

Svea art. 1 åkande bat. [foot artillery battery, 90]

 

Fortification / Cavalry Brigade (H. Mörner)

         Smålands lätta dragoner regementet [4 squadrons light dragoons, 319]

         Skånska dragoner regementet [6 squadrons dragoons, 564]

         Mörnerska husar-regementet [8 squadrons hussars, 600]

         Landtver i Pommern [Pomeranian landwehr, 2,667]

 

 

Cannon:

16x 6-pdr cannon

2x 3-dr cannon (horse artillery)

2x 8-pdr howitzer

 

 

Main source (augmented with data from various other sources): “Uppgifter Rörande Svenska Krigsmagtens; Styrka, Sammansättning och Fördelning, Sedan Slutet af Femtonhundratalet” p. 454

 

© Geert van Uythoven