Queen's Life Regiment

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Queen's Life Regiment
Dronningens Livregiment
Coat of arms for Queen's Life Regiment.svg
Coat of arms
Active1657 – 2000
CountryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
BranchFlag of Denmark (state).svg  Royal Danish Army
Role Infantry(Mechanized)
Garrison/HQ Ålborg Barracks
Motto(s)Stærk for retfærdighed.
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The Queen's Life Regiment (Danish : Dronningens Livregiment) was a Royal Danish Army infantry regiment. On 1 January 2001, it was amalgamated with the Prince's Life Regiment.

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History

After the siege and storming of Copenhagen, on 16 October 1659, King Frederick III honored the regiment with the name "Queen's Life Regiment" for the regiment's courage.

The regiment was in foreign war service (mostly British) around 1700. It participated in the Great Nordic War and in the 1864 campaign, when it participated with particular energy and contempt for death in the defense of Dybøl on 18 April 1864. It was almost wiped out. [1]

On 1 November 1961 the Field Lord's Regiment of Foot was merged into the Queen's Life Regiment.

On October 25, 1994 a tank platoon from the regiment's 3rd Tank Squadron/1st Battalion conducted Operation Amanda as part of UNPROFOR.

Structure

Names of the regiment

Names [2]
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløves Regiment DragonerUlrik Christian Gyldenløve's Regiment Dragoons16571658
Holcks Regiment DragonerHolck's Regiment Dragoons16581659
Dronningens Livregiment (Dragoner)Queen's Life Regiment (Dragoons)16591842
17. Linie Infanteribataillon17th Line Infantry Battalion18421848
DisbandedDisbanded18481851
3. Holstenske InfanteribataillonPrince Frederik's Regiment18511852
17. Linie Infanteribataillon 17th Line Infantry Battalion18521860
17. Infanteribataillon17th Infantry Battalion18601863
17. Infanteriregiment17th Infantry Regiment18631865
17. Infanteribataillon17th Infantry Battalion18651867
17. Bataillon17th Battalion18671951
8. Regiment (Dronningens Livregiment)8th Regiment (Queen's Life Regiment)19511961
Dronningens LivregimentQueen's Life Regiment19612000

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References

  1. Hoff, Arne; Hvidt, Anton (1955). Kongens tro regimenter og hjemmeværn til lands (PDF). Copenhagen: Thaning & Appel. OCLC   30021663.
  2. Laursen, Ole. "Historical Overview of Queens's Liferegiment".
  3. Wolter, Hans Christian (1992). Den danske hær i Napoleonstiden 1801-1814 (in Danish). Tøjhusmuseet. pp. 31–43. ISBN   87-89022-10-6.