5th Royal Bavarian Jäger Battalion
The 5th Jäger Battalion was an association of the Bavarian Army . The last peace location of the battalion before the renaming was Zweibrücken .
history
The battalion was set up on January 1, 1851 from units and sub-units from the 1st Jäger Battalion and 3rd Jäger Battalion at the Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg .
In the war against Prussia in 1866 it was subordinate to the 5th Brigade (Major General von Ribaupierre) and fought on June 25, 1866 near Helmstadt.
During the Franco-Prussian War , the battalion took part in the battle of Sedan under the command of the 8th Infantry Brigade (Major General von Maillinger) / 4th Division (Lieutenant General Graf von Bothmer) . From September 19, 1870 to January 28, 1871, it was incorporated into the siege ring around Paris .
The battalion was renamed the 2nd Jäger Battalion on October 1, 1878 .
Commanders
January 1, 1851 to October 1, 1878:
First name Name | Commander, from 1872 in command from to |
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Major Matthias Jörgens (born February 13, 1797 - † January 27, 1863) | January 1, 1851 to March 31, 1855 |
Major Johann Baptist Veith (March 20, 1799 - August 16, 1884) | March 31, 1855 to May 9, 1859 |
Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich Deßloch (* October 21, 1823 - † October 5, 1888) | May 9, 1859 to January 8, 1869 |
Lieutenant Colonel Rudolf Freiherr von Gumppenberg | January 8, 1869 to August 22, 1870 |
Major Heinrich Hess | August 22, 1870 to 1873 |
Major Carl von Gropper | 1873 to March 13, 1878 |
Colonel Karl Popp | March 13, 1878 to October 1, 1878 |
literature
- Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen , Friedrichfranz Feeser: The Bavaria book of the world wars 1914-1918. Chr.Belser AG, publishing house, Stuttgart 1930.
- Günter Wegner: Germany's armies until 1918. Volume 10 Bavaria, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1984.
- Rudolf v. Kramer, Otto Freiherr von Waldenfels: The Royal Bavarian Military Max Joseph Order. Self-published by the kb Militär-Max-Joseph-Order, Munich 1966.