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46-489: (Redirected from I-13 ) I13 may refer to: Dalarna Regiment , a Swedish Army infantry regiment Japanese submarine I-13 , a submarine of the Japanese Imperial Navy Interstate 605 , formerly proposed as Interstate 13 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as

92-591: A defensive position in front of the Swedes. The Imperials used their superior light cavalry to harass the Swedes in skirmishes. The Swedes held out until October when they retreated into Silesia and then left Habsburg territory entirely to attack Denmark in the Torstenson War . The dissolution of the Swedish Royal First Life Grenadier Regiment in 1927 was commemorated by this medal showing on

138-520: A direct assault. The Swedes retreated to better positions outside Breitenfeld where they awaited an attack. The Imperials had 26,000 men and 46 guns against 20,000 and 70 respectively for the Swedes. Despite the disparity in numbers, the two forces were roughly equivalent because the Imperial army included many irregular Croatian and Hungarian cavalry of questionable combat value, as well as some dragoons and old-fashioned arquebusier regiments. In contrast,

184-569: A large contribution of 150,000 talers. On 29 December, Wittenberg captured Chemnitz while Torstensson conferred with the French commander Guébriant. In early January, the Swedes besieged Freiberg , whose Saxon garrison resisted stubbornly and repelled a major assault on 13 January. Having rebuilt the Imperial Army in Bohemia, Piccolomini arrived outside Freiberg on 27 February, forcing the Swedes to abandon

230-633: A letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I13&oldid=1043729055 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dalarna Regiment The regiment has its origins in fänikor (companies) raised in Dalarna in 1542. During 1598, some of

276-465: A process known as decimation , lots were drawn and every 10th soldier of the regiment and 5 officers were executed next day. Defeat ignited antagonism in the army between Germans and Italians, commonly called "Welsche" or "Walsche", who claimed it was due to the collapse of the mostly German left wing under Puchheim, who in turn argued the mostly Italian right under Gonzaga had failed to support them. The court-martial of Madlo's regiment seemed to confirm

322-413: A small army of 7,500 men and called Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria for aid. Before being reinforced by a detachment from the main Imperial Army under Ottavio Piccolomini , Franz Albrecht tried to relieve the siege of Schweidnitz . Tricked into attacking a much larger Swedish force on 31 May, his troops were overwhelmed and he himself mortally wounded. Piccolomini withdrew to Brno to join up with

368-578: A strong defensive position at Hradec Králové and by refusing them any crossing of the Elbe . Torstensson avoided Gallas' main force and feinted an attack at Brandýs nad Labem to distract the Imperials. In the meantime, he attained a crossing at Mělník . He moved forward and reached northern Moravia prior to Gallas where he resupplied the Swedish garrisons. Gallas and the Imperials followed him over Brno and again took

414-524: The Dalregementet was one. The Dalarna Regiment was also the first Swedish regiment to be allotted , which happened as early as in 1621. Parts of this grand regiment participated in the Polish–Swedish wars during the siege of Riga in 1621 and as garrison from 1626–1629. During this period, sometime between 1623 and 1628, the grand regiment was permanently split into three smaller regiments, of which

460-477: The Dalregementets (I 13) förtjänstmedalj ("Dalarna Regiment (I 13) Medal for Merit") in gold, silver and bronze (DalregGM/SM/BM) of the 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is blue with two narrow yellow stripes on the middle. In 2000, the Dalregementets (I 13) och Dalabrigadens (NB 13) minnesmedalj ("Dalarna Regiment (I 13) and Dalarna Brigade (NB 13) Commemorative Medal") in silver (DalregbrigSMM) of

506-607: The First Battle of Leipzig , took place during the Thirty Years' War on 2 November 1642 at Breitenfeld , north-east of Leipzig in Germany . A Swedish Army commanded by Lennart Torstensson decisively defeated an Imperial Army under Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria and his deputy Ottavio Piccolomini . Victory allowed the Swedes to occupy and establish a secure base in Leipzig,

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552-720: The Imperial Diet in Regensburg in January. Its commander Johan Banér lost several thousand men at the battles of Neunburg and Preßnitz until his untimely death at Halberstadt in May. With the help of their French and Guelph allies, the remnant of the Swedes repelled the Imperials at Wolfenbüttel but only the arrival of Lennart Torstensson in November with fresh recruits and the outstanding pay saved them from mutiny. The Emperor's peace with

598-815: The Life Guards (LG). The Dalarna Regiment Group took over the colour and traditions in connection with disbandment of the regiment and the brigade on 30 June 2000. From 1 July 2013, the traditions of the regiment will be continued by the Dalarna Battalion, included in the Dalarna Regiment Group ( Dalregementsgruppen ). Regimental commanders active at the regiment the years 1621–2000. 60°36′21″N 15°39′06″E  /  60.60583°N 15.65167°E  / 60.60583; 15.65167 Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) 20,000 26,000 4,000 8,000–9,500 The Second Battle of Breitenfeld , also known as

644-597: The Oder river. The Archduke laid siege to Głogów on 10 August but abandoned it on 12 September when Torstensson offered him battle in front of the fortress. The Swedish army was now large enough to put the Imperials under pressure and they pulled back to the Bohemian border where they entrenched themselves and used their light cavalry to harass the Swedish supply lines. Withdrawing into Saxony in October, Torstensson laid siege to Leipzig ,

690-573: The Rietzschke river and their right wing under Arvid Wittenberg attacked the Imperial left. Its commander Hans Christoph von Puchheim had not yet fully deployed his troops and some of his regiments took flight, allegedly led by Madlo's regiment of arquebusiers in the front line, followed by a number of neighbouring units and most of the Saxon regiments holding the second line. The remainder were rallied by Colonel Nicola who repulsed two Swedish attacks with

736-425: The 8th size was established. The medal ribbon is of blue moiré with a yellow stripe on the middle followed on both sides first by a red stripe and then by a yellow stripe. The old officers mess is today in its original place in the chancellery building and is run by the regiment's companion association. The Dalarna Regiment Group is the heir to the heritage and traditions of the regiment and organizationally under

782-549: The Archduke, while on 14 June Torstensson captured Olomouc in Moravia after a short siege. After collecting superior forces, the Imperials forced the outnumbered Swedes back into Silesia pursued by the Archduke. Leaving a blockading corps at Olomouc, on 25 July his vanguard under Raimondo Montecuccoli defeated a Swedish detachment at Troppau which was screening the siege of Brieg , forcing Torstensson to abandon it and retreat across

828-516: The Dalarna Regiment was initially positioned along the southern Finnish coast but was later transferred to the inland, where several minor skirmishes took place during 1790. One of the battalions was involved in the First War against Napoleon , fighting minor battles against Norwegian troops which ended with the whole battalion being captured in early 1808. The final battle of the Dalarna Regiment

874-568: The Dalarna Regiment was one. The regiment's first commander was Axel Oxenstierna . The regiment was shipped to Germany and arrived at Wolgast in June 1631 to participate in the Thirty Years' War . Its first major battle was the Battle of Breitenfeld on 17 September that same year, where it stood in the first line. It also stood in the first line as part of the Swedish Brigade at the Battle of Lützen

920-568: The Dalarna Regiment was under the command of Magnus Stenbock and was used against Denmark but was soon sent to the Baltic region , taking part in the Battle of Narva in 1700 and the Crossing of Daugava in 1701. In 1702, the regiment received orders to join the main army at Warsaw . The regiment took part in the Battle of Kliszów , but was sent back to the Baltics for periods between 1702 and 1705. It then

966-488: The Engelbrektssons Flag factory. Blazon : "On blue cloth the provincial badge of Dalarna; two yellow bolts in saltire with white heads and between them an open yellow crown. On a yellow border at the upper side of the colour, battle honours ( Lützen 1632, Leipzig 1642, Lund 1676, Landskrona 1677, Narva 1700, Düna 1701, Kliszow 1702, Holovczyn 1708, Malatitze 1708, Gadebusch 1712) in blue." In 1996,

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1012-746: The Guelphs in the Treaty of Goslar removed the strategic link between the Swedes and the French army under Jean-Baptiste Budes de Guébriant , forcing the French to turn west where they defeated an Imperial army under Guillaume de Lamboy at Kempen in early 1642. Because of Kempen, the Westphalian army under Melchior von Hatzfeld and the Bavarians under Franz von Mercy split up from the main Imperial force to contain Guébriant's advance. Both Imperials and Swedes moved to

1058-690: The Imperials were still obtaining quarters in April, the Swedes already started their campaign. The new Swedish commander Torstensson planned a major offensive in 1642 to strike into the Habsburg lands . While a mobile force under Hans Christoff von Königsmarck raided westward towards Quedlinburg as a distraction, Torstensson moved east to Lusatia from where he invaded Silesia . He took Głogów , one of its strongest fortresses, by storm on 4 May. The Imperial commander in Silesia, Franz Albrecht of Saxe-Lauenburg, collected

1104-469: The Swedish cavalry was almost exclusively formed out of heavy cuirassiers. Both sides placed their cavalry on the wings, with the infantry in the centre, split into two subgroups because a small forest, the Linkelwald, bisected the Imperial lines. Battle began in the early morning of 2 November with an artillery duel in which Swedish infantry commander Johan Lilliehöök was mortally wounded. The Swedes crossed

1150-564: The east where the Swedes pitched winter quarters in Brandenburg , which had declared neutrality in 1641. Brandenburg' denial of military access to the Imperials prevented them from assaulting the Swedes in February 1642. Therefore, the Imperial commander Archduke Leopold Wilhelm was compelled to retreat from Genthin in the Bishopric of Magdeburg to move into winter quarters in late February. While

1196-454: The fleeing Imperial left, while the rest under Wittenberg moved behind the Imperial centre to attack their right from behind. Under pressure from two sides, this broke while Piccolomini and the Archduke used their personal bodyguards along with the Alt- and Neu-Piccolomini, Mislik, Borneval and Luttke regiments as a rear guard to cover their retreat. Although the infantry north of the Linkelwald escaped,

1242-484: The group to the south was encircled by the Swedish cavalry and forced to surrender. The Imperial Army lost all 46 guns along with 3,000 to 5,000 dead or wounded plus another 4,500 or 5,000 taken prisoner, including generals Suys and Fernemont. Swedish casualties were 4,000 dead or wounded; Generals Lilliehöök and Slang were killed, while General Stålhandske, commander of the Finnish Hakkapeliitta cavalry,

1288-601: The guilt of the left wing but did not calm tempers. When the Archduke asked Hatzfeld, who had arrived with reinforcements in January 1643, to take over command while he travelled to Vienna, Hatzfeld refused saying he could not repair the mistakes of the Italians. Confronted with this insubordination, the Archduke resigned his command and in February was temporarily replaced by Piccolomini before he decided to enter Spanish service and stepped down in April. The returning Trentine general Matthias Gallas took over command, largely because he

1334-462: The local defence district Fo 53. The regiment was disbanded in 2000. The regiment was re-established on 23 October 2021, a symbolically chosen day for historical reasons. On 23 October 1642, the First Battle of Leipzig was fought, where the original Dalarna Regiment formed a brigade together with a German regiment. Dalarna Regiment was inaugurated by His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf to

1380-409: The next year, a battle which caused heavy casualties to the regiment. The regiment's "creator", Gustav II Adolf, was killed in a cavalry charge trying to ease the pressure on the Dalarna Regiment's part of the front. The regiment returned to Sweden to replenish shortly after and remained at home until 1638, when one of the regiment's two battalions was sent as garrison to Stettin . The Dalarna Regiment

1426-534: The provincial badge of Dalarna, an open crown or between two bolts of the last with points argent in saltire. The shield surmounted two muskets in saltire or". The coat of arms of the Dalarna Regiment (I 13/Fo 53) 1994–2000 and the Dalarna Group ( Dalregementsgruppen ) since 2000. Blazon: "Azure, the provincial badge of Dalarna, an open crown or between two bolts of the last with points argent in saltire. The shield surmounted two swords in saltire or." The 1953 colour

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1472-458: The second most important town in the Electorate of Saxony . However, although significantly weakened by the defeat and forced onto the defensive, the Imperial Army prevented them from fully exploiting their victory and kept John George I, Elector of Saxony from making peace with Sweden. During 1641, the Swedish army narrowly escaped the pursuit by Imperials and Bavarians after its failed attack on

1518-476: The second-largest city in Saxony and an important stronghold for John George I, Elector of Saxony , an Imperial ally. The fast approach of the Imperial Army under the Archduke and Piccolomini forced Torstensson to lift the siege of Leipzig on 1 November. Assuming the Swedes were in disorderly retreat, the Archduke and his war council decided to attack against the advice of Piccolomini who considered them too strong for

1564-595: The siege, an action that may have stopped John George from leaving the war. Archduke Leopold Wilhelm assembled a court-martial in Prague which sentenced the Madlo regiment to exemplary punishment at Rokycany . Six regiments, which had distinguished themselves in the battle, were assembled fully armed and surrounded Madlo's regiment, which was severely rebuked for its cowardice and misconduct and ordered to lay down its arms, after which their regimental colours were torn in pieces. In

1610-511: The support of the reserve cavalry under Ernst Roland von Suys before a third assault broke through, killing Nicola and several other officers. On the other side of the battlefield, the result was the opposite. The Imperial right under Annibale Gonzaga and Count Bruay shattered most of the Swedish left under Erik Slang and pushed them back onto their reserve under Königsmarck which continued to resist. Torstensson now decided to split his victorious right; one part under Torsten Stålhandske pursued

1656-639: The tunes of the Royal Swedish Army Band . The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Micael Bydén , Chief of Army, Major General Karl Engelbrektson and the Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist also attended the inauguration. The coat of the arms of the Dalarna Regiment (I 13/Fo 53) 1977–1994 and the Dalarna Brigade ( Dalabrigaden , NB 13) 1994–2000. Blazon : "Azure,

1702-492: The units participated in the War against Sigismund and in 1605 one fänika from Dalarna fought at the Battle of Kircholm . In 1615, these units—along with fänikor from the nearby provinces of Uppland and Västmanland —were organised by Gustav II Adolf into Upplands storregemente , of which 1,400 of the total 3,000 soldiers were recruited in Dalarna. Upplands storregemente consisted of three field regiments, of which

1748-556: Was acceptable to both Germans and Italians. Most of the Italian generals like the Gonzagas or Montecuccoli chose to retire or depart for Italy to fight in the First War of Castro . Only Bruay was persuaded by the Emperor to stay instead of following Piccolomini. In April, the Swedes started their next offensive. Gallas anticipated their aim of resupplying Olomouc and tried to block their way with

1794-505: Was during the Campaign against Norway in 1814, in the Battle of Kjölbergs bro , one of the last battles Sweden fought before adopting a policy of neutrality . The regiment was given the designation I 13 (13th Infantry Regiment) in a general order in 1816. Dalregementet was garrisoned in Falun from 1908. In 1973, the regiment gained the new designation I 13/Fo 53 as a consequence of a merge with

1840-564: Was once again put under command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel , who led a thrust into Brandenburg , which ended in the Battle of Fehrbellin . The other battalion was used in Scania in the Battles of Halmstad , Lund and Landskrona in 1676–1677. A temporarily raised reserve regiment of eight companies was used against Norway in the Battle of Uddevalla . When the Great Northern War started,

1886-442: Was one of the original 20 Swedish infantry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. Carl Gustaf Wrangel was the commander from 1639 on. The second battalion was sent to Germany in 1642, and the whole regiment fought at the Battle of Leipzig that year, only to return to Sweden again the following year. They were present during the siege of Landskrona in 1644 during the short Torstenson War . The Dalarna Regiment

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1932-453: Was presented to the regiment by His Majesty King Gustaf VI Adolf on 15 September at Dalavallen in Falun. The last regimental colour was presented to the regiment at Dalavallen in Falun by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf on 28 August 1997. It was used as regimental colour by I 13/Fo 53 until 1 July 2000. The colour is drawn by Kristina Holmgård-Åkerberg and manufactured with appliqué technique by

1978-546: Was reformed a second time, and took part in both the 1716 and 1718 attacks on Norway . The next action of the regiment was in 1741 during the Hats' Russian War and the Battle of Villmanstrand , the last of the regiment's major battles. In 1758 the regiment was shipped to Pomerania yet again, this time to participate in the Seven Years' War , but the Dalarna Regiment saw no major battles during that war. In Gustav III's Russian War ,

2024-403: Was seriously wounded. Rather than a renewed offensive, Torstensson renewed the siege of Leipzig which held out until 7 December. Its loss gave the Swedes a secure base in Saxony and was a serious blow to Elector John George, although most of the Imperial prisoners who joined the Swedish army after Breitenfeld deserted during the siege. Axel Lillie was appointed commander of Leipzig and enforced

2070-563: Was shipped to Pomerania in 1655 following the outbreak of the Northern Wars . The regiment was part of the army that sieged and captured Marienburg in 1656, after which one of the battalions was sent to reinforce the garrison in Riga while the other participated in the attack on Copenhagen in 1659. In preparation for the Scanian War , one of the battalions was sent back to Germany in 1674, and

2116-549: Was subordinated to the main army that fought at Holovczyn , Malatitze and finally at the Battle of Poltava , where the regiment surrendered to the Russians . The regiment was reformed with new recruits in Sweden in 1710 and was sent to Pomerania and the Battle of Gadebusch in 1712. The Dalarna Regiment once again had to surrender, this time in 1713 after the Siege of Tönning . The regiment

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