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The Life Regiment Hussars (Swedish: Livregementets husarer; designated K 3) is one of the world's oldest regiments still active. The regiment descends directly from units set up by King Gustav I of Sweden (Gustav Vasa) in 1536, when Sweden set up a draft of horses and men north and south of Stockholm.
Sweden had hussars from about 1756 and Denmark introduced this class of cavalry in 1762. Britain converted a number of light dragoon regiments to hussars in the early 19th century. The Dutch Republic took a Bavarian regiment into service in 1745 (Regiment Frangipani). Several new regiments and corps were raised in 1747 and 1748, but eventually ...
Hussars of Husarregimentete Konung Karl XV as depicted in 1866. The regiment changed name quite a few times during the years, being renamed Mörnerska husarregementet in 1801, Cederströmska husarregementet in 1816 and in 1822, when Crown Prince Oscar (the later King Oscar I) became colonel in the regiment, it was renamed Kronprinsens ...
At the same time, on the Swedish left, 650 hussars under Jan Piotr Sapieha charged. [3] After Charles sent in his reserve of 700 cavalry, Chodkiewicz sent in his reserves. The entire force of Swedish cavalry was finally put to rout, and in their flight, disordered many of their own infantry, leaving them vulnerable to the hussars' charge. [3]
Storregementen or landsregementen (regiments of the land), these regiments were organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the end of the 1610s from the smaller units fänika and fana raised in the various parts of Sweden during the time of Gustav Vasa: Norrlands storregemente (Norrland Grand Regiment) Upplands storregemente (Uppland Grand Regiment)
Scanian Hussar Regiment; Skånska husarregementet: Active: 1658–1709, 1709–1927: Country Sweden Allegiance: Swedish Armed Forces: Branch: Swedish Army: Type: Cavalry
The 31st Ranger Battalion (Swedish: 31. jägarbataljonen), previously called the 31st Light Infantry Battalion (Swedish: 31. lätta skyttebataljonen, 31.LSkbat), is a specialized light infantry unit of the Swedish Army.
A member of the Life Guards' Dragoon Music Corps.. This is a list of Swedish cavalry regiments, battalions, corps and companies that have existed in the Swedish Army.They are listed in three ways, first by the actual units that have existed, then by the various names these units have had, and last by the various designations these units have had.