Svea Life Guards
59°30′56″N 17°46′10″E / 59.51556°N 17.76944°E
| Svea Life Guards | |
|---|---|
| Svea livgarde | |
| Active | 1521–2000 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Allegiance | Swedish Armed Forces |
| Branch | Swedish Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of |
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| Garrison/HQ | Stockholm (1843–1946) Solna (1947–1970) Kungsängen (1970–2000) |
| Motto(s) | Possunt nec posse videntur ("They do what appears to be impossible") |
| Colors | Yellow |
| March | "Kungl. Svea Livgardes Marsch" (W. Körner) "Kungl. Svea Livgardes Defileringsmarsch" (I. Gustavsson) "Kungl. Svea Livgardes Gamla Marsch, Inspektionsmarsch" (unknown) |
| Battle honours | Swedish War of Liberation 1521 Rhine 1631 Lützen 1632 Warsaw 1656 March Across the Belts 1658 Halmstad 1676 Lund 1676 Landskrona 1677 Narva 1700 Düna 1701 Kliszów 1702 Holowczyn 1708 Svensksund 1790 |
The Svea Life Guards (Swedish: Svea livgarde), also I 1, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that was active in various forms 1521–2000. The unit was based in the Stockholm Garrison in Stockholm and belonged to the King's Life and Household Troops (Kungl. Maj:ts Liv- och Hustrupper) until 1974.