Charles XII's Karoliners
Volume 2: The Swedish Cavalry of the Great Northern War, 1700-21
- 200 pages
- English
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Charles XII's Karoliners
Volume 2: The Swedish Cavalry of the Great Northern War, 1700-21
About this book
This book is a continuation of the special series devoted to the Swedish Army from the time of Charles XII. It examines in detail the uniforms and equipment of the Swedish cavalry during the Great North War. Based on iconographic and written sources, the development, changes, and differences in the uniforms and equipment of officers, non-commissioned officers, troopers and musicians, of both the Horse and the Dragoon regiments, as well as their horse furniture are covered. A separate chapter examines changes in the uniform of the Royal Drabant Corps. The book uses material from published studies and articles, as well as previously unpublished documents and other little-known illustrated material. The text is complemented by paintings, details of paintings, and engravings of Swedish cavalrymen created during the period of the Great Northern War. Many of the details from the paintings are shown here for the first time. The author has used numerous artifacts and portraits, as well as archive sources, on the theme of the Swedish army during the Great North War from the collections of Swedish museums as well as those of museums in both Russia and the Ukraine. As in the first volume dedicated to the Swedish infantry and artillerymen, the book presents photographs of various finds of items of Swedish equipment found on the battlefields of the Great North War. Additionally, the book presents many of the author's reconstructions of uniform items of the Swedish cavalry, in both color and black and white, especially created for this book. The presented information will prove invaluable to professional historians, museum staff, artists, participants in the various military-historical re-enactment societies, as well as to those enthusiasts who reconstruct the armies and battles of the Great North War on their wargaming tables.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1. Organisation, Recruitment, and Tactical Handling of the Swedish Cavalry
- 2. Arms and Equipment of Troopers and NCOs of Cavalry and Dragoons
- 3. The Headwear of Troopers, Hat and Karpus
- 4. The Uniform of the Cavalry and Dragoons
- 5. The Uniform of Cavalry and Dragoon NCOs
- 6. Officersā Uniform of the Cavalry and Dragoons
- 7. Officersā Gorgets of Rank
- 8. The Uniform and Equipment of the Drabant Corps (DrabantkĆ¢ren)
- 9. The Uniform of the Musicians of the Cavalry and Dragoons
- 10. Musical Instruments: Their Decoration and Banners
- 11. Horse Furniture for Troopers and Distinctions for Officers
- Colour Plate Commentaries
- Bibliography
- Plates