Its officers were mainly taken from the disbanded Marine Regiment, and the force's strength was set at 300 men, which, in favor of Halland Battalion, was somewhat reduced according to the 1892 parliamentary decision.

According to the 1901 Defense Reform, the battalion was disbanded as an independent unit on 31 December 1901.

[3] When the battalion was raised in 1887 it was transferred to Vämö plain and had its staff in Karlskrona.

In 1888, the battalion came to be relocated to Bredåkra, and on 1 October 1891 the staff was placed to Ronneby.

Blekinge Battalion in Ronneby came to house Ågården's nursing home for mentally ill.