Småland Grenadier Corps


Småland Grenadier Corps, designated No. 7, was an infantry unit of the Swedish Army that was active in various forms from 1812 to 1901. The unit was based in Ränneslätt, about 2 km west of Eksjö.

History

Småland Grenadier Corps has its origins in the Småland Dragoon Regiment, which on 22 April 1812 was split into an infantry and a cavalry part. In 1816, all Swedish regiments received a designation, where Småland Grenadier Corps was awarded No. 7. The unit adopted the name Småland Dragoon Regiment's Infantry Battalion, and changed its namn in 1824 to Småland Grenadier Battalion. On 27 October 1888, the name Småland Grenadier Corps was adopted.
According to the 1901 Defense Reform, the corps was disbanded as an independent unit on 31 December 1901. Instead it came together with Blekinge Battalion to form Karlskrona Grenadier Regiment on 1 January 1902.

Units

Companies

The unit was allotted in western Småland, but trained at Ränneslätt at Eksjö. The unit's four companies constituted the four squadrons of 125 rusthåll each, which in 1812 were separated from the Småland Dragoon Regiment.
NameApproximate subdivision area
1. Life companyWestern Hundred
2. Eastern Hundred CompanySouthern part of Eastern Hundred and some adjoining socken's
3. Sunnerbo Hundred CompanyWest half of Kronoberg County and the southernmost part of Östbo Hundred
4. Jönköping CompanyWest half of Jönköping County

Barracks and training areas

Småland Grenadier Corps trained at Ränneslätt which is considered to be the Swedish military exercise site that has been in use for the longest time, from 1686 onwards.

Names, designations and locations

Footnotes

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