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Life Guards (Sweden), the Glossary

The Life Guards (Livgardet, designation LG) is a combined Swedish Army cavalry/infantry regiment.^[1]

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Cavalry regiments of the Swedish Army
Infantry regiments of the Swedish Army
Kungsängen Garrison
Swedish ceremonial units

Alexander I of Russia

Alexander I (–), nicknamed "the Blessed", was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first king of Congress Poland from 1815, and the grand duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825.

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The Ak 5 (help, English: Automatic Carbine 5) is a license-built Swedish version of the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle, with certain modifications, mostly to adapt the weapon to the partially subarctic Swedish climate.

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Axel von Fersen the Younger

Hans Axel von Fersen (4 September 175520 June 1810), known as Axel de Fersen in France, was a Swedish count, Marshal of the Realm of Sweden, a General of Horse in the royal Swedish Army, one of the Lords of the Realm, aide-de-camp to Rochambeau in the American Revolutionary War, diplomat and statesman, and a friend of Queen Marie-Antoinette of France.

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Överste

Colonel (Col) (överste, öv) is the most senior field grade military officer rank in the Swedish Army and the Swedish Air Force, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general.

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Battle of Breitenfeld (1642)

The Second Battle of Breitenfeld, also known as the First Battle of Leipzig, took place during the Thirty Years' War on 2 November 1642 at Breitenfeld, north-east of Leipzig in Germany.

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Battle of Halmstad

The Battle of Halmstad, also known as the Battle at Fyllebro, was fought on August 17, 1676, at Fyllebro, approximately southeast of the town of Halmstad in the province of Halland in southwest Sweden.

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Battle of Helsingborg

The Battle of Helsingborg was the last major engagement of the Great Northern War to take place on Swedish soil.

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Battle of Holowczyn

The Battle of Holowczyn (also spelled Holofzin or Golovchin) was fought in July 1708 between the Russian army, and the Swedish army, led by Charles XII of Sweden, only 26 years of age at the time.

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Battle of Kliszów

The Battle of Kliszów (also spelled Klissow or Klezow) took place on July 19, 1702, near the village of Kliszów in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Great Northern War.

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Battle of Landskrona

The Battle of Landskrona was fought between Denmark and Sweden on Ylleshed moor, outside the town of Landskrona, in the province of Scania in what is now southern Sweden on July 14, 1677.

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Battle of Lützen (1632)

The Battle of Lützen, fought on 6 November 1632, is considered one of the most important battles of the Thirty Years' War.

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Battle of Lund

The Battle of Lund, part of the Scanian War, was fought on December 4, 1676, in an area north of the city of Lund in Scania in southern Sweden, between the invading Danish army and the army of Charles XI of Sweden.

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Battle of Narva (1700)

The Battle of Narva (Slaget vid Narva) on (20 November in the Swedish transitional calendar) was an early battle in the Great Northern War.

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Battle of Oldendorf

The Battle of Oldendorf (Schlacht bei Hessisch-Oldendorf Schattkowsky (2003), p.241) on 8 July 1633 was fought as part of the Thirty Years' War between the Swedish Empire with its Protestant German allies and the Holy Roman Empire near Hessisch-Oldendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Battle of Pułtusk (1703)

The Battle of Pułtusk took place on April 21, 1703 in Pułtusk during the Great Northern War.

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Battle of Rain

The Battle of Rain took place on 15 April 1632 near Rain in Bavaria during the Thirty Years' War.

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Battle of Svensksund

The Second Battle of Svensksund (Ruotsinsalmi.; Rochensalm) was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland outside the present day city of Kotka on 9 and 10 July 1790.

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Battle of Warsaw (1656)

The Battle of Warsaw (Schlacht von Warschau; Bitwa pod Warszawą; Tredagarsslaget vid Warschau) took place near Warsaw on, between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden and Brandenburg.

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Battle of Wittstock

The Battle of Wittstock took place during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648).

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Bearskin

A bearskin is a tall fur cap derived from mitre caps worn by grenadier units in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Blazon

In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image.

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Bodyguard

A bodyguard (or close protection officer/operative) is a type of security guard, government law enforcement officer, or servicemember who protects a person or a group of people — usually witnesses, high-ranking public officials or officers, wealthy people, and celebrities — from danger: generally theft, assault, kidnapping, assassination, harassment, loss of confidential information, threats, or other criminal offences.

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Brass band

A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting primarily of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section.

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Brunna

Brunna is a locality and a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm situated in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 3,925 inhabitants in 2010.

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Carl XVI Gustaf

Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden.

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Caroleans

Caroleans (karoliner), from Carolus, the Latin form of the name Charles, is a term used to describe soldiers of the Swedish army during the reigns of Kings Charles XI and Charles XII of Sweden, and specifically from 1680, when Charles XI instituted an absolute monarchy and embarked on a series of sweeping military reforms, to the death of Charles XII in 1718.

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Cavalry

Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.

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Central Military Region (Sweden)

The Central Military Region (Mellersta militärregionen, MR M) is a Swedish military region within the Swedish Armed Forces. Life Guards (Sweden) and Central Military Region (Sweden) are Kungsängen Garrison.

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Chamois leather

Chamois leather is a type of porous leather, traditionally the skin of the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), a type of European mountain goat, but today made almost exclusively from the flesh split of a sheepskin.

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Charles X Gustav

Charles X Gustav, also Carl X Gustav (Karl X Gustav; 8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death.

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Charles XI of Sweden

Charles XI or Carl (Karl XI) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721).

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Charles XII of Sweden

Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII (Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718.

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Charles XIV John

Charles XIV John (Karl XIV Johan; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty.

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Coat of arms of Sweden

The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden (Sveriges riksvapen) is the arms of dominion of the King of Sweden.

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Colonel-in-chief

Colonel-in-chief is a ceremonial position in a military regiment.

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Commandant of Stockholm

The Commandant of Stockholm (Kommendanten i Stockholm) is a military position in Sweden with responsibility for state ceremonial activities.

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Company (military unit)

A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain.

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Corporal

Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Crossing of the Düna

The Crossing of the Düna (also known as Battle of Daugava or Battle of Spilves) took place during the Great Northern War on July 19, 1701 near the city of Riga, present-day Latvia.

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Cuirassier

Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols.

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Dalarna

Dalarna, also referred to by the English exonyms Dalecarlia and the Dales, is a landskap (historical province) in central Sweden.

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Defence Act of 2000 (Sweden)

The Defence Act of 2000 (prop. 1999/2000:30) was a defence act passed by the Swedish Riksdag on 30 March 2000, and the largest reorganisation of the Swedish Armed Forces since the Defence Act of 1925.

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Defence District Commander

The Defence District Commander (Försvarsområdesbefälhavare, Fobef) within the Swedish Armed Forces was a senior commanding officer who led forces in a geographical/military territorial district, or within a specific area of responsibility.

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Epaulette

Epaulette (also spelled epaulet) is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations.

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Forage cap

Forage cap is the designation given to various types of military undress, fatigue or working headwear.

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Friends of Handicraft

The Friends of Handicraft (Handarbetets vänner) is a Swedish association for the education, development, production and experimentation of advanced textiles and design.

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Government of Sweden

The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden (Konungariket Sveriges regering) is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority.

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Great Northern War

The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

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Guard of honour

A guard of honour (Commonwealth English), honor guard (American English) or ceremonial guard, is a group of people, typically drawn from the military, appointed to perform ceremonial duties – for example, to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitaries, the fallen in war, or to attend at state ceremonials, especially funerals.

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Gustav III

Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called Gustavus III, was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792.

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Gustav Vasa

Gustav I (born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family; 12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

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Gustavus Adolphus

Gustavus Adolphus (9 December 15946 November 1632), also known in English as Gustav II Adolf or Gustav II Adolph, was King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and is credited with the rise of Sweden as a great European power (Stormaktstiden).

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Halberd

A halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed polearm that came to prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries.

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His Majesty the King's Guard

His Majesty The King's Guard (Norwegian: Hans Majestet Kongens Garde) is a royal guard battalion of the Norwegian Army. Life Guards (Sweden) and His Majesty the King's Guard are guards regiments and royal guards.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Joint Forces Command (Sweden)

Joint Forces Command (Operativa insatsledningen, OPIL), was a senior command staff within the Swedish Armed Forces which operated from 2000 to 2005. Life Guards (Sweden) and Joint Forces Command (Sweden) are military units and formations established in 2000.

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Karlskrona

Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018.

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Kungsängen

Kungsängen (King’s Meadow) is a locality and the seat of Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 9,382 inhabitants in 2010.

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Lady-in-waiting

A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman.

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Lance corporal

Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many English-speaking armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations.

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Laura Swaan Wrede

Major General Laura Maria Swaan Wrede, née Swaan (born 16 August 1964) is a Swedish Army officer.

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Life company

A Life Company (Livkompani, but usually written in its definite form; Livkompaniet) is a Swedish military term of several centuries' standing.

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Life Guard Dragoons (Sweden)

The Life Guard Dragoons (Livgardets dragoner), designated K 1, was a Swedish Army cavalry unit active from 1949 to 2000. Life Guards (Sweden) and Life Guard Dragoons (Sweden) are cavalry regiments of the Swedish Army and Swedish ceremonial units.

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Life Guards' Dragoon Music Corps

The Royal Swedish Cavalry Band (Livgardets dragonmusikkår, LDK) is one of three professional military bands in the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Life Regiment Dragoons

The Life Regiment Dragoons (Livregementets dragoner), designated K 2, was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that was active in various forms 1791–1927. Life Guards (Sweden) and Life Regiment Dragoons are cavalry regiments of the Swedish Army.

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Life Regiment Hussars

The Life Regiment Hussars (Livregementets husarer; designated K 3) is one of the world's oldest regiments still active. The regiment descends directly from units set up by King Gustav I of Sweden (Gustav Vasa) in 1536, when Sweden set up a draft of horses and men north and south of Stockholm. Life Guards (Sweden) and Life Regiment Hussars are cavalry regiments of the Swedish Army and Swedish military-related articles.

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List of oldest military units and formations in continuous operation

While modern standing armies were first developed in the 15th century, the defining terminology for contemporary military units and formations, such as company, battalion, regiment etc.

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Louise of the Netherlands

Louise of the Netherlands (Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise; 5 August 1828 – 30 March 1871), also called Lovisa, was Queen of Sweden and Norway from 8 July 1859 until her death in 1871 as the wife of King Charles XV & IV.

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Maltese cross

The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four "V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically.

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March Across the Belts

The March Across the Belts (Swedish: Tåget över Bält) was a military campaign waged by the Swedish Empire across the ice between the Danish islands.

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Märsta

Märsta is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm, a locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 27,034 inhabitants in 2015.

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Medal ribbon

A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal.

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Military police

Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state.

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Modern Swedish

Modern Swedish (nysvenska) is the linguistic term used for the Swedish language from the Bible translation of 1526 to the development of a common national language around 1880.

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Moiré pattern

In mathematics, physics, and art, moiré patterns or moiré fringes are large-scale interference patterns that can be produced when a partially opaque ruled pattern with transparent gaps is overlaid on another similar pattern.

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Monarchy of Sweden

The monarchy of Sweden is centred on the monarchical head of state of Sweden,See the Instrument of Government, Chapter 1, Article 5.

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Northern War of 1655–1660

The Northern War of 1655–1660, also known as the Second Northern War, First Northern War or Little Northern War, was fought between Sweden and its adversaries the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1655–60), the Tsardom of Russia (1656–58), Brandenburg-Prussia (1657–60), the Habsburg monarchy (1657–60) and Denmark–Norway (1657–58 and 1658–60).

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Obverse and reverse

The obverse and reverse are the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics.

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Order of the Seraphim

The Royal Order of the Seraphim (Kungliga Serafimerorden; Seraphim being a category of angels) is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Polar Star.

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Oregon's 6th congressional district

Oregon's 6th congressional district is a congressional district created after the 2020 United States census.

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Patria AMV

The Patria AMV (Armored Modular Vehicle) is an 8×8 multi-role military vehicle produced by the Finnish defence industry company Patria.

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Pickelhaube

The Pickelhaube (pl. Pickelhauben,; from lit, and Haube,, a general word for "headgear"), also Pickelhelm, is a spiked leather or metal helmet that was worn in the 19th and 20th centuries by Prussian and German soldiers of all ranks, as well as firefighters and police.

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Prime Minister of Sweden

The prime minister of Sweden (statsminister literally translates as "minister of state") is the head of government of the Kingdom of Sweden.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Public duties

Public duties are performed by military personnel, and usually have a ceremonial or historic significance rather than an overtly operational role.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Riksdag

The Riksdag (also riksdagen or Sveriges riksdag) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden.

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Royal Court of Sweden

The Royal Court (Kungliga Hovstaterna) is the official name for the organisation (royal households) that supports the monarch and the royal house.

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Royal Guards (Sweden)

The Royal Guards (Högvakten) is the King of Sweden's cavalry and infantry guards of honour of the Swedish Armed Forces, tasked with the protection of the Swedish royal family. Life Guards (Sweden) and royal Guards (Sweden) are royal guards and Swedish ceremonial units.

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Royal Stables (Sweden)

The Royal Stables (Kungliga Hovstallet) is the mews (i.e. combined stables and carriage house) of the Swedish Monarchy which provides both the ceremonial transport for the Swedish Royal Family during state events and festive occasions and their everyday transportation capacity.

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Royal Swedish Army Band

The Royal Swedish Army Band (Arméns musikkår) is the largest professional military band in the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Royal Swedish Navy Band

Royal Swedish Navy Band (Marinens musikkår), is one of three professional military bands in the Swedish Armed Forces.

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Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)

The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790.

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Sabaton (band)

Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band from Falun.

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Scanian War

The Scanian War (Skånske Krig;; Skånska kriget; Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden.

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Sergeant

Sergeant (Sgt) is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries.

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Sollefteå

Sollefteå is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,562 inhabitants in 2010.

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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.

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Stockholm Palace

Stockholm Palace or the Royal Palace (Stockholms slott or Kungliga slottet) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch (King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia use Drottningholm Palace as their usual residence).

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Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces

The Supreme Commander (överbefälhavaren; acronym: ÖB) is the highest ranked professional military officer in the Swedish Armed Forces, and is by NATO terminology the Swedish chief of defence equivalent.

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Svea Life Guards

The Svea Life Guards (Svea livgarde), also I 1, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that was active in various forms 1521–2000. Life Guards (Sweden) and Svea Life Guards are infantry regiments of the Swedish Army and Kungsängen Garrison.

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Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces (help|lit. Life Guards (Sweden) and Swedish Armed Forces are Swedish military-related articles.

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Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters

The Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters (Högkvarteret, HKV) is the highest level of command in the Swedish Armed Forces. Life Guards (Sweden) and Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters are Swedish military-related articles.

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Swedish Armed Forces Music Corps

The Swedish Armed Forces Music Corps (Försvarsmusiken, FöMus) heads all bands of the Swedish Armed Forces: the Royal Swedish Army Band, the Life Guards' Dragoon Music Corps and the Royal Swedish Navy Band in Karlskrona and the 25 bands of the Home Guard.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Guards_(Sweden)

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See also

Cavalry regiments of the Swedish Army

Infantry regiments of the Swedish Army

Kungsängen Garrison

Swedish ceremonial units

References