Västerbottens regemente (Västerbotten Regiment), designations I 19, I XIX, I 20 and I 20/Fo 61, was a Swedish Army

Swedish Army

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 infantry

Infantry

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 regiment

Regiment

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 that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Västerbotten

Västerbotten

', English exonym: West Bothnia, is a province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders Ångermanland, Lapland, Norrbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is famous for the cheese with the same name as the province.- Administration :...

, and it was later garrisoned there.

History

The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Västerbotten in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby provinces of Ångermanland

Ångermanland

' is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Medelpad, Jämtland, Lapland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name "Ångermanland" comes from the Old Norse "anger", which means "deep fjord" and refers to the deep mouth of the river Ångermanälven...

, Medelpad

Medelpad

' is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Hälsingland, Härjedalen, Jämtland, Ångermanland and the Gulf of Bothnia....

, Hälsingland

Hälsingland

' is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It borders to Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and to the Gulf of Bothnia...

 and Gästrikland

Gästrikland

' is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Uppland, Västmanland, Dalarna, Hälsingland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Gästrikland is the southernmost of the Norrland provinces....

—were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Norrlands storregemente

Norrlands storregemente

Norrlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Norrland was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s....

, of which seven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Västerbotten. Norrlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Västerbottens regemente was one. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Västerbottens regemente was one.

Västerbottens regemente was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution

Constitution

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 of 1634. The regiment was allotted

Swedish allotment system

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 in 1696. It changed name to Västerbottens fältjägarregemente in 1829, and was split into two corps units of battalion

Battalion

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 size in 1841, one of them being Västerbottens fältjägarkår, the other being Norrbottens fältjägarkår

Norrbottens regemente

Norrbottens regemente , designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and ranger regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Norrbotten, and it is currently garrisoned in Boden, Norrbotten...

. The unit was upgraded to regimental size and renamed back to Västerbottens regemente in 1892. The regiment had its training grounds at various places in Västerbotten, but was eventually garrisoned in Umeå

Umeå

- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...

 in 1909.

The regiment was given the designation I 19 (19th Infantry Regiment) in a general order

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 in 1816, but that designation was given to Norrbottens fältjägarkår when the unit split, and Västerbottens fältjägarkår was instead given the designation I XIX (XIXth Infantry Regiment, XIX which in the Roman numeral system

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 equals 19). When the unit regained its old name and size in 1892, the designation was changed to I 20 (20th Infantry Regiment).

Campaigns

• The Second Polish War
  Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629)
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   (1600–1629)
• The Thirty Years' War
  Thirty Years' War
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   (1630–1648)
• The Northern Wars
  Northern Wars
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   (1655–1661)
• The Scanian War
  Scanian War
  The Scanian War was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish provinces along the border with Sweden and in Northern Germany...
  
   (1674–1679)
• The Great Northern War
  Great Northern War
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   (1700–1721)
• The Hats' Russian War (1741–1743)
• The Seven Years' War
  Seven Years' War
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   (1757–1762)
• The Gustav III's Russian War (1788–1790)
• The Finnish War
  Finnish War
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   (1808–1809)
• The Campaign against Norway
  Swedish campaign against Norway (1814)
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   (1814)

Organisation

1634(?)

• Livkompaniet
• Överstelöjtnantens kompani
• Majorens kompani
• Lövångers kompani
• Kalix kompani
• Bygdeå kompani
• Skellefteå kompani
• Piteå kompani

1841

• Livkompaniet
• Skellefteå kompani
• Bygdeå kompani
• Lövångers kompani

Name, designation and garrison

Name	Translation	From		To
Västerbottens regemente	Västerbotten Regiment	1624	–	1829-12-11
Västerbottens fältjägarregemente	Västerbotten Field Jäger Regiment	1829-12-12	–	1841
Västerbottens fältjägarkår	Västerbotten Field Jäger Corps	1841	–	1892-12-11
Västerbottens regemente	Västerbotten Regiment	1892-12-12	–	2000-06-30

Designation	From		To
I 19	1816	–	1841
I XIX	1841	–	1892-12-31
I 20	1893-01-01	–	1973-06-30
I 20/Fo 61	1973-07-01	–	2000-06-30

Training ground or garrison town	From		To
Gumboda hed	1649	–	1898
Vännäs läger	1649	–	1909-03-31
Umeå Umeå - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport... (G)	1909-04-01	–	2000-06-30