Krohnvikens Bataljon
Krohnvikens Bataljon was a buekorps in Bergen which existed from probably before 1854[1] (1852?) to 1916. The proof of its early foundation is that the man who allegedly painted its first banner died in that year, 1854.[1] It was the local brigade for a working-class area called Krohnviken, in the neighbourhood of Solheimsviken. The brigade may have been the oldest to ever have come into existence.
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Four brothers of Krohnvikens Bataljon, c. 1899
The boys in the brigade made their own rifles and its number of members made it at times into a rather large one. A successor to Krohnvikens Bataljon is Løvstakkens Jægerkorps, which was founded for the first time in 1903.[1]
References
- Sletten, 1972, p. 99.
Sources
Bibliography
- Sletten, Torstein (1972), Buekorpsene i Bergen: i tekst og bilder gjennom hundre år, ED.B. GIERTSENS FORLAG, ISBN 82-90073-00-3
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