Län is a regional subdivision of Sweden and is normally translated into County in English. However, it should not be compared to the US county which is a local subdivision.Map of the Swedish Län (counties) and the county codes.
Two ways of recruiting the "båtsmän" within the Allotment System
"Båtsmän" was the Swedish name of the navy seamen provided by the Allotment System. They were deckhands doing all sorts of duties plus manning the guns during battle. The "båtsmän" were organized in special Navy companies called "Båtsman Companies" ("Båtsmans kompanier"), not in regiments. Allotted ("roterade") båtsmän:The majority of the "båtsmän" were recruited in a similar way as the soldiers in the Infantry, that is through the "rote" farmers. This way of providing the soldiers/båtsmän was called "rotering" and the "båtsmän" recruited this way was referred to as "roterade" båtsmän or allotted båtsmän. These companies were called “Roterade Companies”.Indelta båtsmän:However, there were a minor part of the "båtsmän" recruited in a similar way as the horsemen in the Cavalry, that is through the system of "rusthåll". A "rusthåll" farmer had a personal contract with the Crown and had the responsibility to provide a båtsman, uniform, a båtsman's cottage, etc. In return the "rusthåll" farmer was exempted from paying taxes and did not have to participate as a "rote" farmer. He, like the "rote" farmers, was also exempted from having to serve as a soldier. The "indelta båtsmän" were recruited in the province of Blekinge and in the southeastern part of Småland (Södra Möre). These companies were called “Indelta Companies”.
Overview - Navy, Indelta Båtsman Companies
The chart below shows the distribution of "rusthåll" per Båtsman Company and county. In other words where were a company's "rotar" located?If we take the 1st Blekinge Båtsman's Company as an example we can see that the company had 263 "rusthåll" located within the county of Blekinge (Blk län, K).
Distribution of Rotar per Län, Navy
The companies above belonged to the Karlskrona Naval Station.
Overview - Navy, Roterade Båtsman Companies - part 1:
Overview - Navy, Roterade Båtsman Companies - part 2:
1.Facimil utgåva av "Statistiskt sammandrag af svenska indelningsverket”, 2: bandet av C. Grill från 1856, utgiven av Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 1988.
Län is a regional subdivision of Sweden and is normally translated into County in English. However, it should not be compared to the US county which is a local subdivision.Map of the Swedish Län (counties) and the county codes.
Two ways of recruiting the "båtsmän"
within the Allotment System
"Båtsmän" was the Swedish name of the navy seamen provided by the Allotment System. They were deckhands doing all sorts of duties plus manning the guns during battle. The "båtsmän" were organized in special Navy companies called "Båtsman Companies" ("Båtsmans kompanier"), not in regiments. Allotted ("roterade") båtsmän:The majority of the "båtsmän" were recruited in a similar way as the soldiers in the Infantry, that is through the "rote" farmers. This way of providing the soldiers/båtsmän was called "rotering" and the "båtsmän" recruited this way was referred to as "roterade" båtsmän or allotted båtsmän. These companies were called “Roterade Companies”.Indelta båtsmän:However, there were a minor part of the "båtsmän" recruited in a similar way as the horsemen in the Cavalry, that is through the system of "rusthåll". A "rusthåll" farmer had a personal contract with the Crown and had the responsibility to provide a båtsman, uniform, a båtsman's cottage, etc. In return the "rusthåll" farmer was exempted from paying taxes and did not have to participate as a "rote" farmer. He, like the "rote" farmers, was also exempted from having to serve as a soldier. The "indelta båtsmän" were recruited in the province of Blekinge and in the southeastern part of Småland (Södra Möre). These companies were called “Indelta Companies”.
Overview - Navy, Indelta Båtsman
Companies
The chart below shows the distribution of "rusthåll" per Båtsman Company and county. In other words where were a company's "rotar" located?If we take the 1st Blekinge Båtsman's Company as an example we can see that the company had 263 "rusthåll" located within the county of Blekinge (Blk län, K).
Distribution of Rotar per
Län, Navy
The companies above belonged to the Karlskrona Naval Station.
1.Facimil utgåva av "Statistiskt sammandrag af svenska indelningsverket”, 2: bandet av C. Grill från 1856, utgiven av Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 1988.
