 From 1689 on, this regiment was named Jämtland Dragoon Regiment, but had only one company of cavalry troops.This company was semi-separate, with the name Jämtland Cavalry Company ("Jämtlands kavallerikompani") and had been split off from Bohus-Jämtland Cavalry Squadron in 1670.The company was renamed "Jämtlands hästjägarskvadron" in 1802 and after receiving another squadron it was organized into a battalion and renamed "Jämtlands hästjägarkår" in 1834.