The regiment traces its heritage in the
infantry organized in Småland in the middle of the 1500:s. The oldest dokuments
are from 1563. This infantry along with infantry from Östergötland was used by
Gustaf II Adolf to form a regiment that was split into two smaller regiments in
1623. One of these became Jönköpings regiment. Its first commander was Lars
Kagg. It was located in Jönköping and was merged with Kalmar regiment in 1928
to form northern Smålands regiment.
The regiments colors where the colors
of Småland, red and yellow, and the banner was in these colors.
Victory names:
LUETZEN 1632 WITTSTOCK 1636 MALATITZE 1708 HÄLSINGBORG 1710
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