List of Swedish cavalry regiments
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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.
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. 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.
By unit
- Adelsfanan (1571–1901)
- Aschebergska regementet (1674–1720)
- Blå (Putbusska) husarregemenetet (1762–1766)
- Bohus dragonbataljon (1679–1720)
- Bohus-Jämtlands kavalleribataljon (1661–1670)
- Bohusläns dragonregemente (1727–1776)
- Bohusläns kavalleri och dragonregemente (1720–1727)
- Bohusläns kavallerikompani (1670–1674)
- Bohusläns lätta dragonregemente (1776–1791)
- Cederströmska husarregementet (1816–1822)
- Finska lätta dragonkåren (1770–1772)
- Gula (Wrangelska) husarregementet (1762–1766)
- Gröna dragonerna (1675–1679)
- Hornska husarregementet (1797–1801)
- Husarregementet (1766–1797)
- Husarregementet Konung Karl XV (1860–1882)
- Indelta livdragonregementet (1721–1791)
- Jämtlands hästjägarkår (1830–1893)
- Karelska dragonkåren (1743–1780)
- Karelska dragonregementet (1735–1743)
- Karelska dragonskvadronen (1724–1735)
- Konungens värvade husarregemente (1859–1860)
- Kronprinsens husarregementeKronprinsens husarregementeKronprinsens husarregemente , also K 7, was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment located in the province of Skåne that traced its origins back to the 18th century. It was disbanded in 1927.- History :...
(1822–1859, 1882–1927) - Livhusarregementet (1793–1797)
- Livregementet till häst (1667–1791)
- Livregementets dragonkår (1815–1893)
- Livregementets husarkår (1815–1893)
- Livregementsbrigadens kyrassiärkår (1791–1815)
- Livregementsbrigadens lätta dragonkår (1791–1815)
- Lätta dragonerna av livgardet (1772–1793)
- Lätta livdragonregementet (1797–1806)
- Mörnerska husarregementet (1801–1816)
- Norra skånska kavalleriregementet (1686–1801)
- Nylands lätta dragonkår (1803–1805)
- Nylands lätta dragonregemente (1805–1809)
- Nylands och Tavastehus dragonregemente (1721–1791)
- Nylands och Tavastehus läns kavalleriregementeNylands och Tavastehus läns kavalleriregementeNyland and Tavastehus County cavalry regiment was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment located in the county of Nyland and Tavastehus that traced its origins back to the 17th Century. It was split in 1791.- History :...
(1632–1721) - Riksänkedrottningens livregemente till häst (1674–1720)
- Skåne-Bohusläns dragonregemente (1670–1675)
- Skånska linjedragonregementet (1801–1807)
- Smålands kavalleriregemente (1684–1801)
- Smålands dragonregemente (1801–1822)
- Svenska husarregementet (1758–1762)
- Upplands ryttare (1634–1667)
- Viborgs läns kavalleriregemente (1632–1724)
- Västgöta regemente till häst (1628–1655)
- Västgöta kavalleriregementeVästgöta kavalleriregementeVästgöta kavalleriregemente was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was reorganized into an infantry regiment in 1811. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Västergötland.- History :The regiment has its origins in fänikor ...
(1655–1802) - Västgöta linjedragonregemente (1802–1806)
- Västgöta dragonregemente (1806–1811)
- Åbo och Björneborgs läns kavalleriregemente (1632–1721)
- Östgöta kavalleriregementeÖstgöta kavalleriregementeÖstgöta kavalleriregemente was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traced its origins back to the 16th century. It was merged with another unit to form a new regiment in 1791. The regiment's soldiers were recruited from the province of Östergötland.- History :The regiment has its origins in...
(1634–1791)
By designation
- K 1 Livgardet till häst (1806–1927)
- K 1 Livregementet till häst (1928–1949)
- K 1 Livgardesskvadronen (1949–1975)
- K 1 Livgardets dragoner (1975–1985, 1994–2000)
- K 2 Livregementets dragoner (1893–1927)
- K 2 Skånska kavalleriregementet (1928–1942, 1946–1952)
- K 3 Livregementets husarer (1893– )
- K 4 Smålands husarregemente (1822–1927)
- K 4 Norrlands dragonregementeNorrlands dragonregementeNorrlands 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 :...
(1928–1955, 1976–2005) - K 4 Norrlands dragoner (1955–1976)
- K 5 Skånska husarregementetSkånska husarregementetSkånska husarregementet, K 5 or Scanian Hussar Regiment, Was a Swedish cavalry unit in the swedish armed forces which served in various forms between 1658 and 1927.- See also :* Swedish Armed Forces* Swedish Army* List of Swedish regiments...
(1807–1927) - K 6 Skånska dragonregementet (1822–1927)
- K 7 Kronprinsens husarregementeKronprinsens husarregementeKronprinsens husarregemente , also K 7, was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment located in the province of Skåne that traced its origins back to the 18th century. It was disbanded in 1927.- History :...
(1882–1927) - K 8 Norrlands dragonregementeNorrlands dragonregementeNorrlands 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 :...
(1893–1927)