Finnish light cavalry that served during the Thirty Years' War
For the tyre brand, see Nokian Tyres.
Hakkapeliitta featured on a 1940 semi-postal Finnish postage stampFinnish cavalry crossing the river Lech in the Battle of Rain, Thirty Years' War, 1632. Matthias Merian in Danckerts Historis, 1642.
Hakkapeliitta (Finnish pl. hakkapeliitat) is a historiographical term used for a Finnish light cavalryman in the service of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648). Hakkapeliitta is a 19th-century Finnish modification of a contemporary name given by foreigners in the Holy Roman Empire and variously spelled as Hackapelit, Hackapelite, Hackapell, Haccapelit, or Haccapelite. These terms were based on a Finnish battle cry hakkaa päälle (English: strike upon [them]; Swedish: hacka på), commonly translated as "Cut them down!"
The hakkapeliitta-style cavalry was first used during the Polish-Swedish Wars of the late 16th century. In the early 17th century the cavalry led by the Field Marshal Jacob De la Gardie participated in campaigns against Poland and Russia. The Hakkapeliitta cavalry men led by Field Marshal Gustaf Horn were vital to the Swedish victories in Germany during the Thirty Years' War.
The Finnish military march Hakkapeliittain Marssi is named after hakkapeliittas.
Hakkapeliitta (Finnish pl. hakkapeliitat) is a historiographical term used for a Finnish light cavalryman in the service of King Gustavus Adolphus of...
with its own permanent winter tyre testing facility. The company's Hakkapeliitta brand name is recognised in Finland as a trademark. Nokian Tyres concentrates...
Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) as a well-trained cavalrymen called "Hakkapeliitta". Finland suffered a severe famine in 1695–1697, during which about...
defense against weapons such as swords, spears, javelins, and arrows. Hakkapeliitta: Finnish light horsemen from the 16th to 18th century. They were armed...
given in Finnish. The Finnish cavalry in the Swedish army was called Hakkapeliitta after their battle cry "Hakkaa päälle!". Approximately 110,000 soldiers...
Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, ulkoperspektiivipiirustus, 1921. "26.11.1927 Hakkapeliitta no 48, s. 11". digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13...
bridge over to the island. On the morning of 15th, three hundred Finnish Hakkapeliitta troops crossed over to the Bavarian side of the river. Having done so...
Hakkapeliittain Marssi ("March of the Hakkapeliittas") (Swedish: Finska Rytteriets Marsch, "March of the Finnish Cavalry") is a Finnish and Swedish military...
In early 2007, a Bentley Continental GT Speed equipped with Nokian Hakkapeliitta Sport Utility 5 studded winter tyres and driven by four-time World Rally...
surujuhla: Sankarivainajien patsas noussut 15 v:n kuluttua verilöylystä". Hakkapeliitta (in Finnish) (5): 13. January 31, 1933. Kurkinen, Janne. "Suomi 1917-1918...
about 1540, or similar equipped, but usually more lightly armoured hakkapeliitta. Their main weapons were two or more pistols and a sword; initially...
bicycle for the wet mud of south-east England that used 650Bx54 Nokia Hakkapeliitta snow tyres from Finland. Apps set up Cleland Cycles Ltd to manufacture...
League established in May 1929. Vuorimaa, who worked as a controlled for Hakkapeliitta magazine, was the "Helsinki strike force" leader in the summer of 1930...
time. Among others, he explained the reputation of the Finns as being hakkapeliitta, brave soldiers, by deriving the term hakkaa päälle from a compound...
square, by Veikko Leppänen, erected in 1959. Equestrian statue The Hakkapeliittas' homecoming, by Pentti Papinaho, erected in 1975. Lappeenranta Equestrian...
Favorites among ice-racers include Bridgestone Blizzaks and Nokian Hakkapeliittas. Ice racing includes a motorcycle class which is the equivalent of Speedway...
captured Royal Navy boat on display in the world. "Halkokarin kahakka". Hakkapeliitta (in Finnish) (23). National library of Finland (published 1934-06-05):...
1938 Suomen jääkärien elämäkerrasto 1975 "Puolangan Komennuskunta". Hakkapeliitta. pp. 21–25. AS 8.10.1943, ”Tanskan juutalaisselkkaus”(pääkirjoitus)...
Latin) is dedicated to the Thirty Years' War and the Finnish cavalry Hakkapeliitta, the topics that have fascinated Mathias Nygård since childhood. The...
and skiing departments. The force got its name from the slogan of the Hakkapeliittas: ”Hakkaa päälle, pohjan poika!” ("strike upon [them], son of the north...
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