The regiment traces its heritage to the
fänika (a tactical unit used in the later dark ages) raised in Dalarna
in 1542. The oldest documents are from 1543. To avoid conscription the people of
Dalarna promised to constantly supply 1400 men to the army. From this
infantry Gustaf II Adolf formed a regiment that in 1628 was devided into three
smaller regiments of which one was in Dalarna. The first commander was Åke
Oxenstierna. The regiment was located in Falun. The regiment had extremely close ties with the local population and any
suggestions to disband it would always encounter fierce recistance from the
civilian population that has always supported the regiment. Nevertheless the
regimnent was selected for disbandment in 2000.
The regiments colors are yellow and
blue.
Victory names:
LÜTZEN 1632 LEIPZIG 1642 LUND 1676 LANDSKRONA 1677
NARVA 1700
DÜNA 1701 KLISZOW 1702 HOLOWCZYN 1708 MALATITZE 1708
GARDEBUSCH 1712
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