8th Royal Bavarian Jäger Battalion
The 8th Jäger Battalion was an association of the Bavarian Army . The battalion's last peacetime location before the regrouping was Straubing .
history
The battalion was set up on December 21, 1863 from units and sub-units of several existing Bavarian hunter battalions and infantry regiments in Sulzbach .
In the war against Prussia in 1866 it was the 7th Brigade (Major General Faust) / 4. Division (Lieutenant General Ritter von Hartmann) and fought on June 4, 1866 near Roßdorf and on July 26, 1866 near Üttingen.
During the Franco-Prussian War , the battalion took part in the battles at Weißenburg and Sedan . From September 19 to November 24, 1870, the battalion was integrated in the siege ring around Paris . The battalion remained in Paris until March 3, 1871.
The battalion was assigned to the 17th Infantry Regiment on October 1, 1878 .
Commanders
| First name Name | Commander, from 1872 in command from to |
|---|---|
| Adolf Rudolf | 1863 to 1866 |
| Anton Ritter von Täuffenbach | 1866 to 1867 |
| Ferdinand Kohlermann | 1867 to 1870 |
| Ludwig Gebhard | 1870 to 1875 |
| Wilhelm von Staudt | 1875 to 1877 |
| Eugene Abel | 1877 to 1878 |
literature
- Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Volume 10: Bavaria. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1984.
Individual evidence
Regular battalions: 1. | 2. (ex 3. JgBtl) | 2. (ex 5. JgBtl) | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10.
Reserve battalions : 1. | 2.