The Nyland 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
The regiment has its origin in the Nyland cavalry () raised in 1618. In 1632, this unit was organized into a cavalry regiment. The regiment's soldiers were conscripted mainly from the county of Nyland and Tavastehus. It was one of the original eight Swedish cavalry regiments mentioned in the Swedish constitution of 1634. The regiment's first commander was Torsten Stålhandske. Finnish horsemen were also known as "Hakkapeliitat".
In the spring of 1700, the regiment was transferred to General Wellingk's army corps in Swedish Livonia. From 1702 on, the regiment, with six of its eight companies, had joined the main army. In 1705–1706 it was part of Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld's corps. After the Battle of Poltava in 1709, the regiment was present at the capitulation in Perevolochna. The regiment had to be completely reraised. It was then stationed with the army in Finland. The regiment was part of General Armfeldt's army of 7,500 men which invaded Norway through Jämtland in August 1718.
The cavalry regiment was reorganized into Nyland and Tavastehus dragoon regiment in 1721. In 1791, the regiment was converted to infantry. The northern battalion was incorporated into Tavastehus county infantry regiment as its third battalion, while the southern battalion was incorporated into Nyland Infantry Regiment.
Campaigns
The Thirty Years' War 1630–1648
The Great Northern War 1700–1721
Organization
1690(?)
Södra bataljonen
Livskvadronen
Majorens (Borgå) skvadron
Helsing skvadron
Raseborgs skvadron
Norra bataljonen
Överstelöjtnantens skvadron
Nedre Hållola Skvadron
Övre Hållola Skvadron
Säxmäki Skvadron
Commanding officers
1625–1632 Åke Tott
1632–1644 Torsten Stålhandske
1644–1656 Henrik Horn
1656–1669 Johan Galle
1669–16?? Claes Uggla
Baranoff. 1678–1687 Otto Vellingk 1687–1700 Johan Ribbing 1700–1701 Adrian Magnus Klingsporre 1701–1706 Didrik Fredrik Patkull 1707–1709 Anders Torstenson (1676-1709) 1709–1713 Anders Erich Ramsay 1713–1724 Reinhold Johan De la Barre 1725–1728 Axel Erik Roos 1728–1739 Carl Henrik Wrangel 1739–1742 Johan Carl Ramsay 1743–1746 Gustaf Gynterfelt 1746–1759 Lars Åkerhielm 1759–1762 Herman Fleming 1762–1767 Gustav Crispin Jernfeltz 1768–1769 Casimir Lewenhaupt 1769–1772 Jakob Magnus Sprengtporten 1772–1776 Johan von Schwartzer 1776–1777 Erik Johan Stjernvall 1777–1779 Georg Gustaf Wrangel af Adinal 1779–1791 Robert Montgomery
Various
See also
List of Swedish regiments
List of Swedish wars
History of Sweden
Provinces of Sweden
References
See the Swedish regiments article for general references.