Braunstein Christian. Uniforms of the Swedish army. Part 2: The Infantry (Infanteriet)

Armémuseum, 2013. — 76 p.From the time of Swedish king Gustav Vasa (ruled in 1523-1560) regular soldiers of most infantry units were assigned to county regiments, while guard regiments and some garrison regiments were recruited. This division remained even after Carl XI’s major reorganisation in the 1680s. One or two allotted regiments were raised in each county according to a contract between king and counties. In the 18th century several regular garrison regiments were disbanded after the loss of many of the Baltic and German provinces. In 1809 the regular and allotted units in Finland were also disbanded. A small allotted unit was raised in Jämtland during this period. At the end of the 17th century most infantry units were divided into pikemen and musketeers. Armament consisted of a 5.4 mlong pike or a matchlock musket. Pikemen disappeared during the 1720s and all soldiers were given a flintlock musket with a bayonet. For a sidearm, a cutlass replaced the older straight sword.