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as colonel. At first the regiment contained 1,792 soldiers, with one company from
Zealand, four from Skåne, three from Halland, and one from Blekinge. When the Zealand regiment was created it lost one company, and when Halland was ceded to Sweden through the
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to augment the mercenary army, and fought against
Habsburg during the Thirty Years' War and against Sweden in 1657–1658. When Skåne was ceded to Sweden in 1658, it was disbanded.
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from well to do tenants. In 1633 the number of regiments were raised to three; in addition to the two oldest, a
Zealand regiment was also created, the predecessor of today's
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by the churches. Two grand regiments of foot were created; the
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Council decided to create a permanent national army, to augment the war-time mercenary army. Four thousand soldiers would be raised from the
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would not allow it, for fear of strengthening royal power, and the
Treasury could not afford it. Denmark had treaties with all the German states, Poland, and the
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decided to attack Sweden in 1657, the Skåne regiment had, as all national regiments, untrained soldiers and officers not used to command. After the
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During the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, the Danish infantry consisted almost entirely of German
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in time of war, and dismissed after the end of hostilities. A standing army was out of the question; the
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himself, or keep a suitable man, against freedom from
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274:where selected from half-pay officers of the
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684:Danish International Logistical Center
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388:"Skånske Regiment. Skånske Landfolk.
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594:Holstein's Lancers Regiment
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760:Zealand Artillery Regiment
745:Queen's Artillery Regiment
715:Crown's Artillery Regiment
710:Coastal Artillery Regiment
513:Jutlandic Regiment of Foot
410:Copenhagen: Gyldendalske.
156:Wulff Hieronymus von Kratz
123:Dano-Swedish War (1657–58)
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810:17th century in Denmark
642:Zealand Signal Regiment
518:King's Regiment of Foot
315:attacked Denmark. When
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288:Sjællandske Livregiment
528:Prince's Life Regiment
406:Vaupell, Otto (1872),
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533:Queen's Life Regiment
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493:Danish Life Regiment
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503:Funen Life Regiment
390:Enhed - adelsvælden
604:Royal Horse Guards
589:6th Dragonregiment
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186:Background
151:Falk Lykke
147:commanders
129:Commanders
703:Artillery
284:sergeants
264:armouries
230:, 200 in
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220:peasantry
180:Skåneland
158:1646-1658
153:1625-1646
140:1615-1625
39:Disbanded
34:1614–1658
672:Logistic
651:Engineer
451:Infantry
268:Captains
260:taxation
244:Blekinge
196:enlisted
83:Regiment
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256:soldier
240:Halland
232:Zealand
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204:Council
145:Notable
58:Denmark
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630:Signal
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64:Branch
31:Active
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