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Swedish Army (under Union 1814–1905)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Swedish_Army_(under_Union_1814–1905)
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring
1814–1905
gptkbp:alliedWith
Norwegian Army (in union period)
gptkbp:armament
artillery
rifles
muskets
gptkbp:commanderInChief
gptkb:King
gptkbp:conscription
yes
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:disbanded
1905 (as union army)
gptkbp:flag
gptkb:Swedish_war_flag
gptkbp:garrison
various locations in Sweden
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Stockholm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Swedish Army (under Union 1814–1905)
gptkbp:language
Swedish
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:För_Sverige_–_i_tiden
gptkbp:notableBattle
gptkb:First_Schleswig_War
Crimean War (non-combatant)
Franco-Prussian War (mobilization only)
gptkbp:notableCommander
gptkb:Charles_XV_of_Sweden
gptkb:Oscar_II_of_Sweden
gptkb:Oscar_I_of_Sweden
gptkbp:notableReform
introduction of general conscription
abolition of allotment system (indelningsverket)
gptkbp:notableUnit
gptkb:Svea_Life_Guards
gptkb:Artillery_Regiment
Skånska husarregementet
Göta Life Guards
Norrland Dragoon Regiment
Västgöta Regiment
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Swedish-Norwegian_Union
gptkbp:predecessor
Swedish Army (pre-1814)
gptkbp:role
land warfare
gptkbp:size
varied, up to 100,000 in wartime
gptkbp:subordinateUnit
Swedish Ministry of War
gptkbp:successor
Swedish Army (post-1905)
gptkbp:uniform
blue and yellow
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Norwegian_army_(19th_century)
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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