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  FRAUSTADT 1706
 
  Uniforms:
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  Uniforms:
 
 
  POLTAVA 1709
 
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  STRESOW 1715
 
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Örjan Martinsson

Swedish Uniforms in the Battle of Fraustadt

The following page is a speculative description of how the Swedish uniforms looked like in the battle of Fraustadt. Several of the participating regiments received new uniforms in 1704 which were not described in the sources. These are: the Liv-dragoons, Bremen Dragoon Regiment, Nyland Cavalry Regiment and the infantry regiments of Södermanland and Kronoberg. I have for these and in similar cases made the assumption that the new uniforms looked just like the preceding uniforms. The Vallack Regiment has no known uniforms at all and I am not just uncertain of which colour they had on the uniforms but also which cut they had. Here they are depicted with the same type of long coats and furry caps which Cossacks and Russian streltsy had.

Right (North) Wing
(The Bremen and Pomeranian dragoon squadrons were deployed behind the other squadrons)


Vallack Regiment

(2 squadrons)


Liv-dragoon Regiment
(4 squadrons)


Närke-Värmland's
 first battalion
 


Norra Skånska Cavalry Regiment
(4 squadrons)


Närke-Värmland's
second battalion
 


Norra Skånska Cavalry Regiment
(4 squadrons)


Bremen Dragoon Regiment
(4 squadrons)


Pomeranian Dragoon Regiment
(2 squadrons)


Centre
(Two Pomeranian dragoon squadrons were deployed behind the infantry line)
 

Södermanland Regiment
(3 battalions)

Kronoberg Regiment
(2 battalions)

Västmanland Regiment
(3 battalions)

Left (South) Wing
(The Bremen and Pomeranian dragoon squadrons were deployed behind the other squadrons)
 

Nyland Cavalry Regiment
(4 squadrons)


Västerbotten's first battalion
 


The Swedish Adelsfana
(3 squadrons)


Västerbotten's second battalion
 


Skånska
Stånds-dragoons.
(4 squadrons)

  
Pomeranian Dragoon Regiment
(1 squadron)
Verden Dragoon Regiment
(5 squadrons)

There are also pages covering the Russians and Saxons in the battle of Fraustadt.