Vasterbottens Regemente (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Vasterbottens regemente (Vasterbotten Regiment), designations I 19, I XIX, I 20 and I 20/Fo 61, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was disbanded in 2000. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Vasterbotten, and it was later garrisoned there.The regiment has its origins in fanikor (companies) raised in Vasterbotten in the 1550s and 1560s. In 1615, these units-along with fanikor from the nearby provinces of Angermanland, Medelpad, Halsingland and Gastrikland-were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Norrlands storregemente, of which seven of the total 24 companies were recruited in Vasterbotten. Norrlands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which Vasterbottens regemente was one. Sometime around 1624, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which Vasterbottens regemente was one.