The chart below shows the regiments from which the Swedish professional soldiers came.
Danish-German War 1864
Source References
1.Berättelser från 1864-års danska krig samt om deri deltagande svenska, norska och finska frivilliga. A. W. Möller, 1865.2.Svenske statsborgare i krigen 1864. Robert Lemming, Århus, 1996.3.Organiserandet av svenska frivilliga till Danmark 1848-50 och 1864 vid de dansk-tyska krigen; Uppsats vid Försvarshögskolans Chefsutbildning 1998, LHU 19 100:6126. Mikael Boox, 1998.4.Svenska frivilliga. Lars Ericsson, 1996
The above chart shows that most of the Swedish volunteer professional soldiers came from the Mounted Life Guards followed by the Göta Artillery Regiment and the Närkes Regiment.
Danish Regiments
The chart below shows which Danish regiments the Swedish volunteers served in.
The vast majority of the Swedish volunteers served in the Strövkåren. There were also many Swedes in the 1st, 10th, 17th and 18th Infantry Regiments. Major P. Rosenkrantz served in the Danish Army High Command. First Lieutenant H. Rabb also served here before being transferred to the Strövkåren.
Danish Military Ranks
The Swedish volunteers held the following military ranks in the Danish Armed Forces:
Most of the Swedish volunteers in the Danish armed forces served as private soldiers. There were 73 lieutenants (45 + 28). Among the non-commissioned officers and other lower ranks, there were 40 corporals and 33 sergeants.Vaktmästare is a Danish military rank used in the cavalry and was equivalent in Sweden to the non-commissioned rank of fanjunkare.
Occupations
The Swedish volunteers had the following occupations:
The largest single occupational group among the civilians is bookkeepers, but looking at the proportion of various craftsmen, this group is highly represented. The proportion of students, on the other hand, is low (11) compared to the Danish-German War of 1848. The largest single occupational group among the Swedish volunteers is otherwise the professional military (83 active + 43 former military = 126).
Places of Residence
The Swedish volunteers with civilian work came from the following places:
As can be seen from the above chart, the vast majority came from Stockholm, followed by Göteborg (Gothenburg). However, the place of residence is not known for all civilian volunteers. The chart above table does not include the Swedish soldiers' place of residence. Otherwise, they lived in the same province as the provincial regiment they served in.
Distribution of the Swedish volunteers by the various branches of the Danish Armed Forces
The material concerning the Swedish volunteers is largely based on A. W. Möller's compilation of the participants from 1865, i.e. the year after the war. All Swedes have been entered into a database and the statistics have been produced from this database. As for the distribution per branch of the Danish armed forces and the total number of participants, my data differs from both Lars Ericsson and Mikael Boox. Ericsson states 432 participating Swedes in his book, Boox has 426 and I have 427. The difference in the distribution per branch of the Danish armed forces may to some extent depend on how we have defined a particular participant's service.See below:
Swedish fallen, wounded and taken as prisoners of war
The chart below shows the regiments from which the Swedish professional soldiers came.
Danish-German War 1864
The above chart shows that most of the Swedish volunteer professional soldiers came from the Mounted Life Guards followed by the Göta Artillery Regiment and the Närkes Regiment.
Danish Regiments
The chart below shows which Danish regiments the Swedish volunteers served in.
The vast majority of the Swedish volunteers served in the Strövkåren. There were also many Swedes in the 1st, 10th, 17th and 18th Infantry Regiments. Major P. Rosenkrantz served in the Danish Army High Command. First Lieutenant H. Rabb also served here before being transferred to the Strövkåren.
Danish Military Ranks
The Swedish volunteers held the following military ranks in the Danish Armed Forces:
Most of the Swedish volunteers in the Danish armed forces served as private soldiers. There were 73 lieutenants (45 + 28). Among the non-commissioned officers and other lower ranks, there were 40 corporals and 33 sergeants.Vaktmästare is a Danish military rank used in the cavalry and was equivalent in Sweden to the non-commissioned rank of fanjunkare.
Occupations
The Swedish volunteers had the following occupations:
The largest single occupational group among the civilians is bookkeepers, but looking at the proportion of various craftsmen, this group is highly represented. The proportion of students, on the other hand, is low (11) compared to the Danish-German War of 1848. The largest single occupational group among the Swedish volunteers is otherwise the professional military (83 active + 43 former military = 126).
Places of Residence
The Swedish volunteers with civilian work came from the following places:
As can be seen from the above chart, the vast majority came from Stockholm, followed by Göteborg (Gothenburg). However, the place of residence is not known for all civilian volunteers. The chart above table does not include the Swedish soldiers' place of residence. Otherwise, they lived in the same province as the provincial regiment they served in.
Distribution of the Swedish volunteers by
the various branches of the Danish Armed
Forces
The material concerning the Swedish volunteers is largely based on A. W. Möller's compilation of the participants from 1865, i.e. the year after the war. All Swedes have been entered into a database and the statistics have been produced from this database. As for the distribution per branch of the Danish armed forces and the total number of participants, my data differs from both Lars Ericsson and Mikael Boox. Ericsson states 432 participating Swedes in his book, Boox has 426 and I have 427. The difference in the distribution per branch of the Danish armed forces may to some extent depend on how we have defined a particular participant's service.See below:
Swedish fallen, wounded and taken as
prisoners of war
•Fallen: 11•Wounded: 13•Prisoners of war: 23
Source References
1.Berättelser från 1864-års danska krig samt om deri deltagande svenska, norska och finska frivilliga. A. W. Möller, 1865.2.Svenske statsborgare i krigen 1864. Robert Lemming, Århus, 1996.3.Organiserandet av svenska frivilliga till Danmark 1848-50 och 1864 vid de dansk-tyska krigen; Uppsats vid Försvarshögskolans Chefsutbildning 1998, LHU 19 100:6126. Mikael Boox, 1998.4.Svenska frivilliga. Lars Ericsson, 1996
