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Scanian Hussar Regiment

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Scanian Hussar Regiment
Skånska husarregementet
Active1658–1709, 1709–1927
Country Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Army
TypeCavalry
SizeRegiment
Part of1st Military District (1833–1893)
1st Army Division (1893–1901)
I Army Division (1902–1927)
Garrison/HQHelsingborg
ColorsLight blue
March"Skånska husarregementets marsch" (unknown)[note 1]
Battle honoursLandskrona (1677), Pultusk (1703), Posen (1704), Fraustadt (1706)
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Georg Henrik Lybecker
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia m/1906

The Scanian Hussar Regiment (Swedish: Skånska husarregementet, K 5) was a Swedish Army cavalry unit which operated in various forms the years 1658–1709 and 1709–1927.

Commanding officers

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Regimental commanders from 1658 to 1927.[2]

  • 1658–1659: Erik Leijonhufvud
  • 1659–1679: G H Lybecker
  • 1679–1686: Gyllenstierna
  • 168?–1694: Nils Gyllenstierna
  • 1694?–1694 Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld
  • 1698–1704: H I Ridderhielm
  • 1704–1709: Gustaf Horn af Marienborg
  • 1709–1719: H Gyllenbielke
  • 1719–1727: G D Hasenkampff
  • 1727–1753: J C von Düring
  • 1753–1762: R Barnekow
  • 1762–1762: F U Sparre
  • 1762–1765: G A Horn
  • 1765–1772: B G Frölich
  • 1772–1796: P J B von Platen
  • 1796–1809: B Cederström
  • 1809–1813: H H von Essen
  • 1813–1824: C Thott
  • 1824–1829: H R Horn
  • 1829–1841: D H Stierncrona
  • 1841–1848: P O Liedberg
  • 1848–1853: G A F W von Essen
  • 1853–1856: P Sjöcrona
  • 1856–1869: F W R Fock
  • 1869–1884: Gustaf Oscar Peyron
  • 1884–1898: C G Bergenstråhle
  • 1898–1907: E T Grönwall
  • 1907–1912: Axel Ribbing
  • 1912–1916: Philip von Platen
  • 1916–1924: Claes Cederström
  • 1924–1927: Otto Ramel

Names, designations and locations

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Name Translation From To
Kungl. Skånska kavalleriregementet Royal Scanian Cavalry Regiment 1658-05-21 1676
Kungl. Norra skånska kavalleriregementet Royal Northern Scanian Cavalry Regiment 1676-??-?? 1801-06-04
Kungl. Skånska linjedragonregementet Royal Scanian Line Dragoon Regiment 1801-06-05 1807-05-31
Kungl. Skånska husarregementet Royal Scanian Hussar Regiment 1807-06-01 1927-12-31
Designation From To
No. 5 1816-10-01 1914
K 5 1914-10-14 1927-12-31
Location From To
Tomarps Kungsgård Castle 1804-??-?? 1858-??-??
Herrevad Abbey 1858-??-?? 1897-10-31
Helsingborg Garrison 1897-11-01 1927-12-31

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The march was adopted circa 1850, and was taken over by the Scanian Cavalry Regiment (Skånska kavalleriregementet, K 2) in 1927.[1]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 12
  2. ^ Kjellander 2003, p. 303

Print

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  • Kjellander, Rune (2003). Sveriges regementschefer 1700-2000: chefsbiografier och förbandsöversikter (in Swedish). Stockholm: Probus. ISBN 91-87184-74-5. SELIBR 8981272.
  • Sandberg, Bo (2007). Försvarets marscher och signaler förr och nu: marscher antagna av svenska militära förband, skolor och staber samt igenkännings-, tjänstgörings- och exercissignaler (in Swedish) (New ed.). Stockholm: Militärmusiksamfundet med Svenskt marscharkiv. ISBN 978-91-631-8699-8. SELIBR 10413065.