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Life Guards of Horse
Livgardet till häst
Active1770–1927
CountryLife Guards of Horse Sweden
AllegianceSwedish Armed Forces
BranchSwedish Army
TypeCavalry
SizeRegiment
Part of
  • 4th Military District (1833–1893)
  • 4th Army Division (1893–1901)
  • VI Army Division (1902–1927)
Garrison/HQStockholm
ColorsWhite and blue
March"Kavallerisignalmarsch" (A. Ericson)[1]
Anniversaries28 January

Life Guards of Horse (Swedish: Livgardet till häst, K 1) was a Swedish Army cavalry regiment, first raised in 1770. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated with the Life Regiment Dragoons (K 2) to form the Life Regiment of Horse (K 1) in 1928.

  1. ^ Sandberg 2007, p. 29

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