Infantry:
3 Enlisted regiments: 2 enlisted jager companies, 8 enlisted musketeer companies, 2 national jager companies, 10 national musketeer companies. They were organized as follows: 2 enlisted battalions of 500 men each [1 jager, 4 musketeer companies], 2 national battalions of 600 men each [1 jager and 5 musketeer companies]
Uniform: Red jacket without turnbacks, grey, blue or white pants with black gaiters. Black shako with white cords and cockade in facing color. White belts for musketeers and black belts for jagers. Regimental facing colors for collar, cuffs, lapels and shoulder straps were:
Sondenfjeldske - dark blue with white piping and yellow buttons
Nordenfjeldske - dark blue facings with white piping and white buttons
Oplandske – dark green facings with white piping and white buttons
Norwegian Line Infantry Uniform
(but Eric says white cords (same as for the Danes), probably correctly)
6 National regiments: 2 enlisted companies, 3 national jager companies and 15 national musketeer companies, organized into 3 battalions [1st and 2nd battalions had 1 enlisted co., 1 national jager co. and 5 national musketeer cos., 3rd battalion had 1 national jager co. and 5 national musketeer cos.]
(Peter's note: "National" in this context pretty much equals "Militia/Landwehr" units)
Infanty Uniform: Same as the enlisted units (except for the Jager and Sharpshooter Regiments)
Telemarkske - dark green facings with white piping and white buttons
Vesterlenske – black facings with white piping and yellow buttons
Bergenhusiske – black facings with white piping and white buttons
Trondhjemske - yellow facings, white piping and white buttons
2. Trondhjemske – yellow facings, no piping and white buttons
Norwegian Re-enactors at the Tojhus Musee - and they do seem to have the red mixed with yellow cords on their shakos after all!
Akershusiske Sharpshooters – Dark. grey jacket and pants with green piped white collar, cuffs and shoulder straps. Officers dressed same as men but in a fur lined jacket.
Norske Jagerkorps: 4 enlisted companies of 120 men.
Uniform: Same as Akershusiske Jagers but with white piping on collar and green piping on either side of jacket lapel buttons, which were white.
Valdreske National Sharpshooter Battalion: 1 national jager and 5 national sharpshooter companies [600 men total]
Uniform: Same as Akershusiske Jagers except collar piped in white on top and bottom and on either side of jacket lapel buttons which were yellow.
Bergenhusiske National Sharpshooter Battalion: 1 national jager and 6 national sharpshooter companies [700 men total]
Uniform: same as Akershusiske but without piping and yellow buttons.
Norwegian Jagers/Sharpshooters, 1814
Sondenfjeldske Ski Battalion [acted as jagers in summer]: 1 national jager and 5 national sharpshooter companies [600 men total]
Uniform: Dark grey single breasted jacket and pants with black collar, cuffs and shoulder straps. Buttons were yellow piped in green on either side of lapels. Black gaiters and shako with green cords and cockade for men and yellow cords and green cockade and plume for officers. Officers' uniforms had grey fur on collar and cuffs. Lapels had brass buttons on either side linked with gold cords.
Norwegian Ski Troops, 1814
Nordenfjeldske Ski Battalion [acted as jagers in summer]: 1 national jager and 5 national sharpshooter companies [600 men total]
Uniform: Dark grey single breasted jacket and pants with black collar, cuffs and shoulder straps piped white. Buttons were pewter, buttonholes piped in green on both side of lapels. Black gaiters and shako. Cords and cockade green for men. Officers’ uniforms: dark grey jacket and pants. Jacket had pewter buttons linked by gold thread across chest. Collar and cuffs were grey fur. Shako was black with yellow/gold cords, green cockade and plume.
The marvelous Elverum Ski Company Re-enactors once again, here wearing the 1814 Uniform
From their website (listed earlier): "The original Elverumske Skieløber Compagnie was first established in 1747, one of three companies (the Elverumske, the Hofske, and the Åmotske) that formed the Sønnenfjellske batallion of skiborn troops. A 3-company Nordenfjellske ski batallion (consisting of the Holtålske, Snåsenske, and Merårkerske companies) was formed at the same time. The men of the ski batallions were trained and organized as light-infantry soldiers, and were mainly employed on reconaissance and patrol duties. With the coming of the winter snows, however, ski-trained troops acquired great mobility and could, in some respects, function as light cavalry. The men were all conscripts, and remained on the Army List for a period of nine years. After basic recruit training, they were required to report for 12 days' service each year. The company could be speedily mobilized in the event of war. Defeat in 1814 saw the break-up of Denmark-Norway, and the union of Norway with Sweden. After 1814, the new military command considered the ski companies to be of minor importance, and they were disbanded in the period from 1818 to 1826."
More great shots of the Elverum Ski Company
Crossc-ountry trekking in Norway
Rear view
Engraving depicting Norwegian Ski troops
Summertime target practice!
Back to Winter!
Officer
Trooper
The Ski Company at a monument to their namesake's fighting Swedish occupation in 1814.
