Jönköping Regiment
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The Jönköping Regiment, designation I 12, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1927. The reg
Material storehouse for a company of Jönköping Regiment
Allotment system
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The allotment system was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced by the modern Swedish Armed Forces conscription sys
Jönköping Regiment
…never formed and instead Jönköping Regiment and Kronoberg Regiment were kept separate. The regiment's first commander was Lars Kagg. The regiment was allotted in 1684. The regiment was given the designation I 12 (12th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Jönköping Regiment was garrisoned in Jönköping…
Drawing of Swedish soldiers belonging to the "new" allotment system and wearing uniforms of the 1830s
Gustav Vasa, founder of the old allotment system
Charles XI introduced the new allotment system.
Swedish croft soldiers at a general muster, drawing by Gustaf Cederström, 1887.