Order of battle

 

Of the Swedish army on Rügen,

 

7 – 27 September 1807

 

Composed by Geert van Uythoven, main source given below

CIC:  General Toll

 

Infantry battalions (average strength of a battalion 500 men if not stated otherwise):

Lifgrenadierer regementet [Lifegrenadier Regiment, 1 weak battalion, 250]

Jönköpings bataljon

Skaraborgs bataljon

Elfborgs bataljon

Södermanlands bataljon

Upplands bataljon

Westgöta bataljon

Bohusläns bataljon

Westmanlands bataljon

Nerike-Wermlands 1st bataljon

Nerike-Wermlands 2nd bataljon

Nerike-Wermlands fältjägare bataljon [jägers]

Dahl bataljon

German grenadiers [German in Swedish service]

Drottningens Lifregementet [German in Swedish service; ‘Leibregiment der Königin’, 2 battalions]

Engelbrechtens Regementet [German in Swedish service, 2 battalions]

Uborån bataljon [Finnish]

Björneborg bataljon [Finnish]

Nyland bataljon [Finnish]

Landtver [landwehr, 4 battalions]

 

 

Cavalry regiments (average strength of a squadron 75 men):

Mörnerska husar-regementet [8 squadrons hussars]

Lifregementet-brigaden Husarer [4 squadrons, Liferegiment Hussar Brigade]

Skånska karabinierer regementet [8 squadrons carabineers]

Skånska dragoner regementet [4 squadrons dragoons]

Westgöta dragoner regementet [4 squadrons dragoons]

Smålands lätta dragoner regementet [4 squadrons light dragoons]

 

 

Artillery batteries (average strength of a battery 75 men, including the horse artillery)

Wendes art. bat. [10 artillery batteries]

Svea art. bat. [4 artillery batteries]

Göta art. bat. [4 artillery batteries]

‘Finnish’ art. bat. [4 artillery batteries]

Horse artillery [2 artillery batteries]

 

 

Main source (augmented with data from various other sources): “Tagebuch der Blokirung von Stralsund und deren Folgen geführt von einem unterrichteten Augenzeugen bis zum 19ten April 1807” (Leipzig 1808) p. 78-79.

 

© Geert van Uythoven