▁stor reg emente ▁consisted ▁of ▁three ▁field ▁reg iments , ▁of ▁which ▁U pp land ▁Regiment ▁was ▁one . ▁S omet ime ▁around ▁ 1 6 2 3 , ▁the ▁grand ▁regiment ▁was ▁perman ently ▁split ▁into ▁ 3 ▁smaller ▁reg iments , ▁of ▁which ▁U pp land ▁Regiment ▁was ▁one . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁officially ▁raised ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 ▁although ▁it ▁had ▁existed ▁since ▁ 1 6 2 3 . ▁U pp lands ▁reg emente ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁ 2 0 ▁Swedish ▁inf antry ▁reg iments ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁Swedish ▁constitution ▁of ▁ 1 6 3 4 . ▁The ▁regiment ' s ▁first ▁commander ▁was ▁N ils ▁Bra he . ▁It ▁was ▁all otted ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁reg iments ▁to ▁be ▁so . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁design ation ▁I ▁ 8 ▁( 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ) ▁in ▁a ▁general ▁order ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁U pp land ▁Regiment ▁was ▁renamed ▁U pp land ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁distinguish ▁it ▁from ▁U pp land ▁Art illery ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁g arrison ed ▁in ▁U pp s ala ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁regiment ▁reg ained ▁its ▁old ▁name . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁signal ▁regiment ▁U pp land ▁Sign al ▁Regiment ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁U