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- Hakkapeliitta (Finnish pl. hakkapeliitat) is a historiographical term used for a Finnish light cavalryman in the service of King Gustavus Adolphus of...
- given in Finnish. The Finnish cavalry in the Swedish army was called Hakkapeliitat after their battle cry "Hakkaa päälle!". Approximately 110,000 soldiers...
- as the Thirty Years' War. The Finnish light cavalry was known as the Hakkapeliitat. Gustavus Adolphus also created the office of governor-general for Finland...
- Tavastehus Cavalry regiment, leading Finnish hor****, also known as Hakkapeliitat, for the first time into the Thirty Years' War. At the Battle of Breitenfeld...
- commander was Torsten Stålhandske. Finnish hor**** were also known as "Hakkapeliitat". In the spring of 1700, the regiment was transferred to General Wellingk's...