Caroleans
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Contemporary depiction of Caroleans at the Battle of Gadebusch
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Creation of the Carolean army
- New allotment system
- Equipment
- Uniforms
- Weaponry
- Rations
- Units and formations
- Tactics
- Infantry Gå–På
- Later modifications
- Cavalry Gå–På
- Coordination between units
- Morale & discipline
- Religion
- Discipline
- End of the Carolean period
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|upright=1.35|Contemporary depiction of Caroleans at the Battle of Gadebusch
Caroleans (), 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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