Royal Bavarian 2nd Chevaulegers Regiment "Taxis"

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The regiment in Regensburg 1909

The 2nd Chevaulegers Regiment "Taxis" was a cavalry association of the Bavarian Army . The regiment's peace location was Regensburg .

Troop membership on August 1, 1914

III. Army Corps in Nuremberg
Commanding general: General of the cavalry Ludwig von Gebsattel
6th Division in Regensburg
Commander: Lieutenant General Maximilian von Höhn
6th Cavalry Brigade in Regensburg
Commander: Major General Eduard Weigel
Regimental owner
Albert, Prince of Thurn and Taxis , Duke of Wörth and Donaustauf, Hereditary Postmaster General, Crown Chief Postmaster

history

In order to strengthen the military at the beginning of the reign of Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel , a cavalry regiment was set up by decree on June 29, 1682. This was the first to be called "Regiment on horseback Louis Marquis de Beauveau de Croan". This was the main regiment of the 2nd Chevaulegers. With the regiment owners, the regiment then changed its name and was reclassified several times. In 1691 it became a cuirassier regiment , in 1785 a cavalry regiment, in 1786 a cuirassier regiment again, in 1790 a dragoon regiment , and on April 29, 1811 for the "2nd Chevaulegers Regiment Fürst von Thurn und Taxis "and then on April 26, 1848 to the" kgl. bay. 2nd Chevaulegers Regiment Taxis ”.

The regiment has changed locations frequently in its history and was thus in:

Since 1747 the regiment owner was the ruling prince or a prince from the house of Thurn und Taxis .

Calls

The regiment fought in a total of 45 campaigns between 1683 and 1871 and took part in the First World War.

Campaigns against the Turks

In the period from 1683 to 1688 the regiment was used six times against the Turks.

Campaigns against France

Between 1689 and 1696 the regiment fought against the troops of Louis XIV. It stood on the Rhine , in Piedmont and the Netherlands .

War of the Spanish Succession

Between 1702 and 1714 the regiment fought on the French side in southern Germany and the Netherlands.

War of the Austrian Succession

Participation in five campaigns against the troops of Archduchess Maria Theresa between 1741 and 1748.

Napoleonic Wars

Bavaria was obliged to France and had to make its troops available to it.

1805: fighting against Austria
1806/07: Fights against Prussia and Russia
1809: against Austria in Tyrol
1812: against Russia - after the fighting at Smolensk, Borodino and the Berezina the personnel of the regiment had decreased from 1346 to 150 men.

Wars of Liberation

The Bavarians fought three campaigns against France in the Wars of Independence from 1813 to 1815.

October 28-30, 1813: Battle of Hanau
5th July 1815: capture of Châlons-sur-Marne

In November 1815 the regiment moved into Ansbach .

German war

The regiment fought against Prussian troops on the Tauber without major effects. In September 1866 it returned to its Ansbach garrison.

Franco-German War

The regiment was used as division cavalry in the II Army Corps . It took part in the advance on Weissenburg and deployed patrols against Wörth . In the Battle of Sedan the regiment was used to cover the artillery . Then it was commanded to the siege ring around Paris . After only minor losses, the association moved into its Bamberg garrison on July 5, 1871 .

First World War

After the mobilization, the regiment moved to the border guard in Lorraine . It then took part in the battle of Lorraine and was then moved to the area between the Meuse and Moselle , where it was used both infantry and cavalry until mid-1916 . On July 17, 1916, the regimental association was dissolved and the squadrons moved to the various royal bay. Divided into divisions. With these they took part in all major battles in the west, such as the Battle of Verdun , the Battle of the Somme , the Battle of Arras , the Third Battle of Flanders , the Great Battle of France and the subsequent heavy defensive battles until the end of the war.

The 1st Squadron was assigned to the 11th Royal Bavarian Division from April 1915 to June 1916 and was deployed in Galicia , Russian Poland and Serbia during this time .

Whereabouts

After the Armistice of Compiègne, the regiment moved into its home garrison in November 1918, was demobilized and disbanded on April 1, 1919. The tradition in the Reichswehr was taken over by the 3rd Squadron of the 17th (Bavarian) Cavalry Regiment in Ansbach. In the Wehrmacht , the 25th Panzer Regiment in Bamberg continued the tradition.

Commanders

First name Name Colonel in command, from 1872 in command from to
Johann Wilhelm Freiherr von Lüzelburg June 29, 1682 to March 1, 1685
Karl Johann Lothar Weickel von Wackerstein March 1, 1685 to November 1, 1691
Franz Count of Gabaleone November 1, 1691 to June 15, 1694
Anton Kajetan Count of Arco June 15, 1694 to November 15, 1697
Bartholomew Count of Costa November 15, 1697 to January 1, 1703
Johann Christoph von Poth January 1, 1703 to January 1, 1707
Johann Vincent de Bonaccorsi January 1, 1707 to February 7, 1722
Jakob Kaspar Schön February 7, 1722 to February 1, 1724
Bernard de Torri February 1, 1724 to August 1739
Ernst Freiherr von Rechberg October 1, 1739 to 1742
Johann Anton von Weinberger 1742 to August 1, 1743
Ludwig von Nyß August 1, 1743 to July 6, 1747
Franz Xaver Freiherr von Rechberg July 6, 1747 to July 1, 1754
Franz August Freiherr von Ingenheim July 1, 1754 to February 1, 1764
Joseph Anton of Cabilliau February 1, 1764 to July 1, 1774
Johann Maurus Count of Nyß July 1, 1774 to July 1, 1776
Christian Quirin Hölzl July 1, 1776 to February 12, 1787
Franz Xaver Freiherr von Ingenheim February 12, 1787 to April 1, 1793
Peter Hermann April 1, 1793 to May 1, 1793
Vincent Nutius Count of Minucci May 1, 1793 to March 28, 1800
Peter Anton Count Zedtwitz March 28, 1800 to November 4, 1804
Karl Friedrich August Graf von Seydewitz November 4, 1804 to December 28, 1808
Ludwig Freiherr von Bourscheidt December 28, 1808 to May 1, 1814
Maximilian Freiherr von Zandt May 1, 1814 to February 21, 1816
Karl Theodor von Thurn and Taxis February 21, 1816 to June 15, 1830
Franz von Hetzendorf June 15, 1830 to December 30, 1836
Karl Ludwig Kasimir Count of Gravenreuth December 30, 1836 to December 23, 1841
Ludwig of Madroux December 23, 1841 to March 31, 1848
Johann von Fels March 31, 1848 to November 9, 1849
Alois Margreither November 9, 1849 to June 30, 1851
Otto Freiherr Vogt von Hunoltstein June 30, 1851 to March 31, 1855
Emil Freiherr von Stockum-Sternfels March 31, 1855 to June 22, 1857
Max Freiherr von Nesselrode-Hugenpoet June 22, 1857 to January 11, 1863
Friedrich Horadam January 11, 1865 to April 7, 1871
Karl Graf von Froberg-Montjoye April 7, 1871 to February 25, 1874
Karl Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg February 25, 1874 to October 19, 1877
Gustav Freiherr von Horn October 19, 1877 to November 17, 1886
Alfred Freiherr von Schönprunn November 17, 1886 to November 23, 1887
Otto Freiherr von Fleury auf Hilling November 23, 1887 to November 25, 1890
Heinrich Sandner November 25, 1890 to September 26, 1892
Egon Freiherr von Berchem September 26, 1892 to March 30, 1896
Emil from Le Bret-Nucourt March 30, 1896 to March 21, 1900
Franz Martin March 21, 1900 to August 20, 1905
Wilhelm Walther von Walderstötten August 20, 1905 to October 16, 1908
Friedrich Freiherr von Pfetten-Arnbach October 16, 1908 to March 26, 1911
Karl Zoeller March 26, 1911 to February 22, 1914
Eduard Freiherr Poschinger von Frauenau February 22, 1914 to January 27, 1915
Kurt Freiherr von Lepel January 27, 1915 until the end of the war

Peace uniform 1914

  • Ulanka-style tunic made of steel-green cloth with a crimson-red stand-up collar and Swedish lapels . The armpit panels and epaulette panels were also crimson. The buttons were white metal. A crimson red parade discount (a kind of bib) could be unbuttoned for the parade.
  • Helmet in the style of heavy riders with white metal fittings . For the parade, the tip was replaced by a white horsehair bush.
  • white harness
  • Steel green breeches
  • Steel green long trousers with wide stripes in the color of the badge
  • white-blue country cockade on helmet and cap

Regimental music

See also

literature

  • Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen , Friedrichfranz Feeser : The Bavaria book of the world wars 1914-1918. Chr. Belser AG publishing bookstore. Stuttgart 1930.
  • Rudolf von Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: Virtuti pro patria. The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order. Acts of War and Book of Honor. 1914-1918. Self-published by the Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order. Munich 1966.
  • Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Origin and development of the individual formations. Volume 11: Bavaria. Cavalry, artillery, technical troops. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1984, ISBN 3-7648-1199-4 .
  • Bavarian War Archives : memorial sheets of German regiments. Bavarian Army. Issue 26: The kb 2 Chevauleger Regiment Taxis. edited by Josef Obpacher. Munich 1926. Bayer publishing house. War Archives. for the book trade: Ludwig Rath. Bookstore Regensburg. Digitized version of the Württemberg State Library .