Norrland Dragoon Regiment, or Norrlands dragonregemente, also K 4 or K 8, is a Swedish Army cavalry regiment that traces its origins back to the 17th Century. It is still in active service.
History
The regiment has its origin in the Angermannia, Medelpadia and Jemtia Regiment raised in 1646. From 1689 on, this regiment was named Jemtia Dragoon Regiment, but had only one company of cavalry troops. This company was semi-separate, with the name Jemtia Cavalry Company and had been split off from the Bahusia-Jemtia Cavalry Battalion in 1670. The company was renamed Jemtia Horse Ranger Squadron in 1802 and after receiving another squadron it was organized into a battalion and renamed Jemtia Horse Ranger Corps in 1834.
The corps gained full status as an separate unit in 1853 and was given the designation K 8 (8th Cavalry Regiment). It was renamed Norrland Dragoon Regiment in 1892 and when merged with parts of Crown Prince's Hussar Regiment in 1927 it was redesignated K 4 but kept its name before being reorganized to a battalion and renamed Norrland Dragoons in 1958. Finally the regiment was renamed back to its old name in 1980.
See also the history for the Jemtia Field Ranger Regiment.
Campaigns
See also the campaigns for the Jemtia Field Ranger Regiment.
Organization
1833
- Livskvadronen
- Alsens skvadron
See also the organization for the Jemtia Field Ranger Regiment.
Various
The regimental names:
| Bahusia-Jemtia Cavalry Battalion | Bohus-Jämtlands kavalleribataljon | 1661-09-05 | - | 1670
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| Jemtia Cavalry Company | Jämtlands kavallerikompani | 1670 | - | 1802
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| Jemtia Horse Ranger Squadron | Jämtlands hästjägarskvadron | 1802 | - | 1834-07-18
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| Jemtia Horse Ranger Corps | Jämtlands hästjägarkår | 1834-07-19 | - | 1892-12-31
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| Norrland Dragoon Regiment | Norrlands dragonregemente | 1893-01-01 | - | 1958-06-30
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| Norrland Dragoons | Norrlands dragoner | 1958-07-01 | - | 1980-03-31
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| Norrland Dragoon Regiment | Norrlands dragonregemente | 1980-04-01 | - |
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The regimental designations:
| K 8 | 1853-05-25 | - | 1927-12-31
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| K 4 | 1928-01-01 | - |
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The regimental training grounds and garrison towns:
The regimental colours are blue and orange-yellow.
There is no regimental motto.
The regimental victory names:
See also
References
See the Swedish regiments article for general references.
Last updated: 05-28-2005 13:48:56
