4th Royal Bavarian Jäger Battalion

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The 4th Jäger Battalion was an association of the Bavarian Army .

history

The battalion was formed on December 1, 1825 by King Ludwig I in Ingolstadt from the II battalion of the 16th Line Infantry Regiment. The hunters were subordinate to the 2nd Infantry Brigade . On January 1, 1851, the 1st, 5th and parts of the 7th Company gave up to form the 6th Jäger Battalion . These companies were then reorganized. The battalion was last stationed in Landshut .

German war

In the war against Prussia in 1866, the hunters fought on June 27, 1866 near Roßbrunn .

Franco-German War

During the war against France in 1870/71, the battalion took part in the 1st Division under Lieutenant General Baptist von Stephan in the battles at Wörth , Sedan , Coulmiers , Loigny and Poupry , Orléans and Beaugency, and the battle at Beaumont . In the heavy fighting in November and December 1870, the battalion melted down to a third of the combat strength at the beginning of the war. From December 27, 1870, the battalion took part in the enclosure and siege of Paris .

Whereabouts

The association was founded on October 1, 1890 as III. Battalion integrated into the 19th Infantry Regiment .

Commanders

Rank Surname date
Lieutenant colonel Franz Xaver von Haren 0December 9, 1825 to January 24, 1833
major Leonhard von Hohenhausen January 24, 1833 to July 1, 1839
Lieutenant colonel Franz Seraph Bedall 0July 1, 1839 to April 27, 1841
Lieutenant colonel Jonas Pfretzschner April 27, 1841 to October 18, 1844
Lieutenant colonel Adam of Harold October 18, 1844 to March 31, 1848
Lieutenant colonel Karl Goessmann March 31, 1848 to October 9, 1849
Lieutenant colonel Maximilian von Feder 0October 9, 1849 to July 23, 1851
major Karl Bohe July 23, 1851 to March 31, 1855
Lieutenant colonel Josef von Großschedel March 31, 1855 to May 9, 1859
major Maximilian von Berchem 0May 9, 1859 to August 17, 1866
Lieutenant colonel Maximilian Hebberling August 17, 1866 to July 3, 1868
major Maximilian Reschreiter 0July 3, 1868 to November 3, 1872
Lieutenant colonel Anton Edler von Sauer 0November 3, 1872 to December 15, 1875
major Franz Berg December 15, 1875 to March 24, 1885
major Friedrich Lehmann March 24, 1885 to October 31, 1888
major Carl von Horn October 31, 1888 to March 12, 1890
major Jakob Fortenbach March 12 to October 1, 1890

literature

  • Military manual of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Munich 1889. p. 112.
  • Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Volume 10: Bavaria. Biblio Publishing House. Osnabrück 1984.