| Despite this, Jamtland belonged to Sweden and had its own regiment - although the Jamtish redoubt of Kårböle was maintained by the Swedes up to the eighteenth century, to defend the main land of Sweden from invasion particularly from Jamtland. There were also two Norwegian infantry regiments located in Trondheim, as well as an artillery regiment, for the Sweds to consider. The border between the ocupied Jamtland and Norway was not finally settled until 1751. In the lifetime of Olof Hagblom, Jämtland´s dragoon regiment was stationed at the West-coast of the Baltic sea in 1788-1790, for the defense of Sweden against Russia. During the Swedish war against Denmark and Russia in 1788-1790, the regiment also patroled the Swedish (Jamtish) border to Norway. In the war against Russia 1808-1809, where Sweden lost Finland, Jämtland´s dragoon regiment belonged to the Northern division of the Swedish army. The regiment mainly patroled the East border of todays Sweden - partly by foot, some of them also in combat in Österbotten in todays Finland. They also participated in the battle of Hörnefors - just South from Umeå - in july 1809. In October 1809 the regiment demobilized, but was at service again in 1812 and 1814, to patrol the border to Norway under the Swedish-Russia war against Napoleon. |