The regiment was raised in 1902 by
merging Smålands grenadiercorps and Blekinge battalion. It was located in
Karlskrona and absorbed by Kronobergs regiment in 1928 as its III. battalion.
No 7 Royal Smålands grenadiercorps
traces its heritage to Smålands light dragoons. From this
cavalryunit Smålands dragoonregiments infantrybattalion was formed. In
1824 the battalion was named Smålands grenadierbattalion. In 1888 the
name was chandged to Smålands grenadiercorps.
No 30 Royal Blekinge battalion was
raised in 1886 and absorbed a large part of the officers from the
disbanded Marinregiment.
The regiments colors where red and
yellow. The lion was red on a yellow background with red grenades in the corners
denoting grenadierstatus.
Victory names:
WALLHOF 1626 WERBEN 1631 BREITENFELDT 1631 LÜTZEN 1632 OLDENDORF 1633
WITTSTOCK 1636 GOLLOMBO 1656 GNESEN 1656 WARSCHAU 1656
FREDERIKSODDE 1657 THE CROSSING OF THE BÄLT 1658 LUND 1676
LANDSKRONA 1677 CLISSOW 1702 PULTUSK 1703 WARSCHAU 1705
HOLOFZIN 1708 HÄLSINGBORG 1710 SVENSKSUND 1790
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