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The Slesvig-Holstein Wars 1848-1850 The Swedish Army´s Intervention 1848 1848 Swedish Official letter by Swedish Field Post, Fyn, Denmark - Landskrona, Sweden... ...dated Aug. 27, .1848. The Royal Sw. Post Office From the Sw. commanding officer of the Sw. Army at Board circular Jun. 16, 1848 told that there was only Fyn to the field doctor at the Scanian Army Corps. exchange of normal letters with or without included money. The Sw. FPO was open Jun.-Sep. 1848. Field postmaster was captain J. Åke Nordenfelt. Duration: Jun. 8, - Sep. 23, 1848 Main area: Fyn & Scania Enemy: pro-Germans & Prussian forces Sw. militaries: approx. 20000 The Swedish Army in Slesvig-Holstein 1849-1850 1849 Free 1/month letter by Sw. Field Post, Slesvig-Sweden... ...with notation ”Fribref” (=Free-letter), dated Dec. 20, 1849 at Apenrade, to Bårslöf, Helsingborg. Accordingly to a Sw. postal circular Jan. 1807 could each private and non– commissioned officer send a free letter / month from the Sw. FPO to home, during wartime. It was also applied in peacetime if being away from home barracks. The letter was left open with the soldiers name, nr and unit nr on it (Lars Nilsson, 60, 6 comp). Only known one letter free / month from any Swedish force ! Privates couldn't often No FPO exist so the mail was handled by the write. They asked offi- field accountant C. E. Bergqvist Aug. 1849 - cers for help. Jul. 1850. He handled 27686 free-letters. Duration: Aug. 27, 1849 - Jul. 17, 1850 Main area: Slesvig Mission: Peace-keeping Total Swedes: 4000