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Banners, Flags, Standards and Lance-pennants
8091 Napoleonic
Swedish Infantry (ca.
1812-1815)
During the 1813-campaign
Swedish troops under the command of Bernadotte, Crownprince of Sweden,
saw engagements in the northern part of Germany from Hamburg to
Pommerania along the coast of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
Due to their commander-in-chief, in the most part the Swedes saw
no heavy clashes.
Swedish units also fought along the Elbe and
at Leipzig in October 1813, taking part in the storming of the Grimma
Gate.
After the battle of Leipzig the Swedish army marched northward
again to fight parts of the French army and their allies, especially
the Danes with the aim to make Denmark a part of their own kingdom.
Information
concerning flags.
Flags
Guard
infantry: 4 Flags per regiment: one predominantly white King´s
colour and 3 "company" or regimental flags of a characteristic
regimental colouring - the regimental flags beeing identical within
one regiment.
Line Infantry: 2 Flags per bataillon, one King´s
colour per regiment as above. Regimental flags in characteristic
colour(s) and provincial emblems according to the unit´s home
regions coat of arms.
More detailed informations
on French Napoleonic flags can be found in:
FLAGS AND STANDARDS OF THE
NAPOLEONIC WARS, Keith Over, Bivouac Books Ltd, first published
1976.
FLAGS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS (3), Terence Wise / Guido
Rosignoli, Osprey Men-at-arms-series Nr. 115, first published 1981.
ROFUR-FLAGS 1/72 series
sheets contain
the following flags that could be used with
8091 Napoleonic
Swedish Infantry (ca.
1812-1815)
1/72-185: Swedish and Danish Infantry Flags 1813-1815
Sweden:
Lifeguard
Infantry, King´s colour / Life Grenadier Regiment, company
colour / Guards Grenadier Corps, King´s Colour / Royal Swedois
Regiment 1813-14 / Varmlands Infantry Regiment.
Denmark:
Queen´s
Regiment, regimental colour 1812-13 / National Flag for Infantry
Regiments 1813-15.
A very detailed article covering
the Swedish army by Björn Bergérus, Stockholm - organisation,
regiments, uniforms and flags
- on the HaT website (http://www.hat.com/Curr2/Bx8091a.html).
Thanks
to Mr. Bergérus - the information concerning regimental colours
was very helpful to me to do the Swedish Infantry ROFUR-FLAGS.
