Småland Grenadier Corps
# Småland Grenadier Corps

Småland Grenadier Corps (Swedish: Smålands grenadjärkår), designated No. 7, was an infantry unit of the Swedish Army that was active in various forms from 1812 to 1901. The unit was based in Ränneslätt, about 2 km west of Eksjö.

## History

Småland Grenadier Corps has its origins in the Småland Dragoon Regiment, which on 22 April 1812 was split into an infantry and a cavalry part. In 1816, all Swedish regiments received a designation, where Småland Grenadier Corps was awarded No. 7. The unit adopted the name Småland Dragoon Regiment's Infantry Battalion, and changed its namn in 1824 to Småland Grenadier Battalion. On 27 October 1888, the name Småland Grenadier Corps was adopted.

According to the 1901 Defense Reform, the corps was disbanded as an independent unit on 31 December 1901. Instead it came together with Blekinge Battalion to form Karlskrona Grenadier Regiment on 1 January 1902.

## Units

### Companies

The unit was allotted in western Småland, but trained at Ränneslätt at Eksjö. The unit's four companies constituted the four squadrons of 125 rusthåll (literally "arm household") each, which in 1812 were separated from the Småland Dragoon Regiment.

| Name | Approximate subdivision area |
| - | - |
| 1. Life company | Western Hundred (In the first years named Vrigstad Company.) |
| 2. Eastern Hundred Company | Southern part of Eastern Hundred and some adjoining socken's |
| 3. Sunnerbo Hundred Company | West half of Kronoberg County and the southernmost part of Östbo Hundred |
| 4. Jönköping Company | West half of Jönköping County |

## Barracks and training areas

Småland Grenadier Corps trained at Ränneslätt which is considered to be the Swedish military exercise site that has been in use for the longest time, from 1686 onwards.

## Names, designations and locations

| Name | Translation | From | | To |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Kungl. Smålands dragonregementes infanteribataljon | Royal Småland Dragoon Regiment's Infantry Battalion | 1812-04-22 | – | 1824-??-?? |
| Kungl. Smålands grenadjärbataljon | Royal Småland Grenadier Battalion | 1824-??-?? | – | 1888-10-26 |
| Kungl. Smålands grenadjärkår | Royal Småland Grenadier Corps | 1888-10-27 | – | 1901-12-31 |
| Designation | | From | | To |
| No. 7 | | 1816-10-14 | – | 1901-12-31 |
| Location | | From | | To |
| Kvarnarps gård | | 18??-??-?? | – | 1834-??-?? |
| Ränneslätt | | 1834-??-?? | – | 1901-12-31 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The march was adopted circa 1895. It was also used by Småland Hussar Regiment from 1890 to 1927, and by the Norrbotten Regiment from 1916.
* ↑ A bigger farm or estate (practically a peasant manor) that could support a horseman with his horse and equipment in exchange for tax exemption.
