Battle scarred
The regiment has been heavily engaged ever since the foundation year, sometimes so heavily decimated or even completely wiped out that it had to be re-established a few times. 

Active throughout the Swedish War of Liberation, the continuous campaigns on the continent during the Thirty Years War, the epic and sometimes glorious battles during the long struggle of the Great Northern War, through the Russo-Swedish War- where the Regiment's last battle victory is recorded (Battle of Svensksund - 1790) ... all the way to the less glorious battles of the Finnish War when the Eastern half of the Swedish Kingdom - Finland - was lost to the Russians.  

After the 1808-09 war against the old enemy – Russia – and the minor engagements during the short campaign against Norway in 1814, Sweden have been spared the ravages of war.

Note that the King is and has always been the supreme commander of the Regiment

Elite regiment
In contrast to the general allotment system, which was in common practice in the Swedish Army, the soldiers to the Life Guards were always recruited, thus the regiment soon gained a status of an elite regiment. Training and discipline was rigorous but in the early years there was rarely a shortage of new recruits because of the fairly good terms offered. The majority of the soldiers stemmed from Svealand and Östergötland and also from the Western Finnish provinces of Ostrobothnia.

Officers had to go the long way from being an ordinary rank and file before they could gain their commissions. It was regarded practicable for the officers to have a good understanding of  the life and terms of the ordinary soldier. Many of the Life Guards officers ended up as Regimental commanders of the Provincial regiments.

Garrisons
The regiment has been garrisoned in various locations throughout it's history. From the foundation year and many centuries onwards the Guards were housed by the citizens of Stockholm.

In 1803 the Regiment received it's very first own barracks at Fredrikshofs Slott.

In 1888 the regiment moved to it's first purpose built barracks at Linnégatan, where both the Guards Regiments (Svea and Göta Life Guards) were housed next to each other. See picture here.

As the Regiment was formed into a Field Regiment, in 1942, it was decided that the regiment was to be moved from the city, for the first time in 4 centuries. The move being done in 1947, the next location was to be Sörentorp, in Solna, just north of Stockholm. In 1970, the Regiment moved even further away from the Capital, ending up in Kungsängen at the very northern outskirts of  Stockholm County, this is still the home of the Regiment. 

                                                                          
In the defence of the capital
During the years of peace the regiment has served as palace and ceremonial guard to the various Kings of Sweden. Among the other duties have been, and still is, the defence of the Swedish capital.

Today the regiment is a modern, mechanized unit, partaking in numerous UN-missions. It also houses the Army's Military Music School and an international UN-Training Centre.