Scanian Hussar Regiment

Scanian Hussar Regiment
Scanian Hussar Regiment
Skånska husarregementet
Active	1658–1709, 1709–1927
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Part of	1st Military District (1833–1893); 1st Army Division (1893–1901); I Army Division (1902–1927)
Garrison/HQ	Helsingborg
Colors	Light blue
March	"Skånska husarregementets marsch" (unknown)
Battle honours	Landskrona (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 between 1658–1709 and 1709–1927.

Commanding officers

Regimental commanders from 1658 to 1927.

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

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

Footnotes

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

References

Notes

↑ Sandberg 2007, p. 12
↑ Kjellander 2003, p. 303

Print

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.

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

[1] Sandberg 2007, p. 12

[3] Kjellander 2003, p. 303

Scanian Hussar Regiment
Skånska husarregementet
Active	1658–1709, 1709–1927
Country	Sweden
Allegiance	Swedish Armed Forces
Branch	Swedish Army
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Part of	1st Military District (1833–1893) 1st Army Division (1893–1901) I Army Division (1902–1927)
Garrison/HQ	Helsingborg
Colors	Light blue
March	"Skånska husarregementets marsch" (unknown)
Battle honours	Landskrona (1677), Pultusk (1703), Posen (1704), Fraustadt (1706)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Georg Henrik Lybecker
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia m/1906