Eventually increased to 24 companies, it participated in Charles XII's War and was lost after the Battle of Poltava, but was then reestablished.

[7] In 1808 it lost for a short time its dignity of being a guard and was then called Fleetwood's Enlisted Regiment (Fleetwoodska värvade regementet).

[6] Svea Life Guards was an enlisted regiment and its staff, which was stationed in the barracks at Fredrikshov, was permanently employed.

It was decided that the plateau above Fredrikshov, was the most well-situated location for the barracks, adjacent to the large practice field, which northern Djurgården then still was.

[8] Palace intendant, Professor Ernst Jacobsson, was instructed to carry out the drawings and in the autumn of 1888 Svea Life Guards could during great celebrations, led by their head, King Oscar II, take possession of their new barracks.

[8] In the early 1940s the planned relocation of the regiment to Järvafältet became reality after the decision was ratified several decades previous.

On 5 October 1946 the Svea Life Guards officially left their barracks at Linnégatan in Östermalm, Stockholm and this took place at a ceremony in a nearby park close to a memorial stone.

The design of the place they were to occupy was carried out by the Royal Fortifications Administration, the area was given a relatively free pooled plan, and Bertil Karlén was the architect of the buildings.

[10] In 1970 Svea Life Guards moved once more, this time to a zone at Granhammar Castle in Kungsängen.

The regiment was also responsible for Kungsängen's barracks area with associated exercise and firing range as well as to lend some support to other units in the garrison.

The Swedish Armed Forces ABC-Defence School was located in Kungsängen and was included as a section of the unit.

The regiment took over the task as lower regional head of the Stockholm Defence District as well as the maintenance of cavalry troops in war organization.

In connection with the OLLI reform on 1 July 1975, the Stockholm Defence District was given joint staff with the Life Guard Dragoons (K 1).

[17] The colour is drawn by Bengt Olof Kälde and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by Maj-Britt Salander/company Blå Kusten.

Blazon: "On white cloth in the centre the greater coat of arms of Sweden as to the law without mantle.

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) in yellow horizontally placed above and below the coat of arms.

"[17] The standard is drawn by Bengt Olof Kälde and embroidered by hand in insertion technique by Maj-Britt Salander/company Blå Kusten.

Blazon: "On white cloth in the centre the Swedish Royal coat-of-arms as to the law without mantle.

[20] Unlike the other infantry and armor regiments, which have a constant unit insignia, the Svea Life Guards has the Swedish monarch's monogram.

Maj:ts Liv- och Hustrupper) which until 1974 had each an executive officer and the king as joint commander.

Sekundchef was a title which was used until 31 December 1974 at the regiments that were part of the King's Life and Household Troops.