Kronprinsens husarregemente
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Kronprinsens husarregemente (Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment), also K 7, was a Swedish Army
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...

 cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...

 regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...

 located in the province of Skåne that traced its origins back to the 18th century. It was disbanded in 1927.

History

The regiment has its origin in a hussar
Hussar
Hussar refers to a number of types of light cavalry which originated in Hungary in the 14th century, tracing its roots from Serbian medieval cavalry tradition, brought to Hungary in the course of the Serb migrations, which began in the late 14th century....

 corps raised in 1757. The following year, the corps was organized into Svenska husarregementet with Georg Gustaf Wrangel as commander. The regiment was split in two in 1762 forming Blå and Gula husarregementet. These two were merged back to one in 1766 with the name Husarregementet.

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 husarregemente. For some months in 1859 and 1860 it was named Konungens värvade husarregemente before being renamed to Husarregimentete Konung Karl XV. And finally, as the crown prince Gustaf VI Adolf
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
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 was born in 1882 the regiment was renamed back to Kronprinsens husarregemente.

Kronprinsens husarregemente was given the designation K 7 (7th Cavalry Regiment) after a general order
General order
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 in 1816. It was a very special regiment because of two things. Firstly, it was the only unit in the Swedish Army without the prefix "Royal" (Kungliga), as it was the Crown Prince's, secondly, it was the largest (ten squadrons) cavalry regiment garrisoned in one town, in the world. It was disbanded in 1927 with personnel being transferred to Norrlands dragonregemente
Norrlands dragonregemente
Norrlands dragonregemente , also K 4 or K 8, was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment located in the province of Lappland that traces its origins back to the 17th century. It is still in active service.- History :...

and the newly created Skånska kavalleriregementet, which also contained personnel from the Kungliga skånska dragonregementet and Kungliga skånska husarregementet, also disbanded in 1927.

Various

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Svenska husarregementet Swedish Hussar Regiment 1758-04-24 1762
Blå (Putbusska) husarregementet &
Gula (Wrangelska) husarregementet
Blue (Putbus) Hussar Regiment &
Yellow (Wrangel) Hussar Regiment
1762 1766-10-07
Husarregementet Hussar Regiment 1766-10-08 1801-07-12
Mörnerska husarregementet Mörnerian Hussar Regiment 1801-07-13 1816-01-08
Cederströmska Husarregementet Cederströmian Hussar Regiment 1816-01-09 1822-02-04
Kronprinsens husarregemente Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment 1822-02-05 1859-08-10
Konungens värvade husarregemente King's Enlisted Hussar Regiment 1859-08-11 1860-06-17
Husarregementet Konung Karl XV Hussar Regiment King Charles XV 1860-06-18 1882-11-24
Kronprinsens husarregemente Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment 1882-11-25 1927-12-31

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K 7 1816 1927-12-31

style="font-size: larger; margin-left: 1em;"|Training grounds and garrison towns
Bonarps hed 1772 1875
Helsingborg
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...

 (G)
1875 1897-09-30
Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

 (G)
1897-10-01 1927-12-31

See also

  • List of Swedish regiments
  • List of Swedish wars
  • History of Sweden
    History of Sweden
    Modern Sweden started out of the Kalmar Union formed in 1397 and by the unification of the country by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century. In the 17th century Sweden expanded its territories to form the Swedish empire. Most of these conquered territories had to be given up during the 18th century...

  • Provinces of Sweden
    Provinces of Sweden
    The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....

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