Old Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 3 (1806)

Regiment on foot & name of owner
Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau in the uniform of his regiment. Engraving by Adolph Menzel , 19th century.
active	1665 to 1806 (surrender)
Country	Electorate of Brandenburg / Prussia
Branch of service	infantry
Former locations	Magdeburg , from 1717 Halle (Saale) , grenadiers in Quedlinburg
Origin of the soldiers	originally southern Germany, Duchy of Magdeburg
owner	1665 Johann von Fargel , 1679 Johann Georg von Anhalt-Dessau , 1693 Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau , 1747 Leopold Maximilian von Anhalt-Dessau , 1752 Leopold Friedrich Franz von Anhalt-Dessau , 1758 Henning Alexander von Kahlden , 1759 Franz Adolf von Anhalt-Bernburg -Schaumburg-Hoym , 1784 Heinrich Ernst von Leipziger , 1788 Johann Leopold von Thadden , 1800 Johann Jeremias von Renouard
Tribe list	Old Prussian infantry regiments
Trunk number	No. 3
Wars & major battles	War of Spanish Succession , War of Austrian Succession , Seven Years' War , Napoleonic Wars

The infantry regiment with the later number No. 3 was one of the oldest and most respected Brandenburg-Prussian regiments. It was set up in 1665 as a Fargel on foot in southern Germany . It was closely linked to the history of the Princely House of Anhalt-Dessau , which served the Brandenburg electors and Prussian kings. It was mostly located in Halle (Saale) and drawn its recruits from the Duchy of Magdeburg .

General story

On December 16, 1665, Colonel Johann von Fargel raised a regiment in the course of the Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) in the imperial cities of Regensburg , Nuremberg and Frankfurt (Main) . In 1679 Johann Georg von Anhalt-Dessau became head of the regiment . Until 1758 the regiment was called "Anhalt" , since other members of the house of Anhalt became regiment chiefs. From 1688 to 1695 it was in Dutch service. Except from 1699 to 1718, like the Guard, it consisted of three battalions, each with a grenadier company.

evaluation

Under Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau, the regiment became one of the most important training centers for the Brandenburg-Prussian army. Until 1740 it was considered the best in Prussia after the royal regiment. But especially during the Seven Years' War it did not live up to expectations.

Whereabouts and succession

The regiment was founded on November 8, 1806 as the Renouard Foot Regiment No. 3 dissolved in Magdeburg by surrender.

Uniform, equipment

In the 18th century, the regimental uniform consisted of a blue uniform jacket with red cuffs and cuffs and a few white braids. The cap of the winged grenadiers was white, silver brass fittings with a white tuft. The regimental flag was yellow.

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  The Anhalt-Dessau regiment on foot 1698 - Richard Knötel 1890

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  Uniform 1759, contemporary engraving after von Schmalen, Nuremberg

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  King Friedrich II with the IR3 after the battle of Liegnitz

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  Uniform scheme 1759, Kronoskaf

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  Life flag, Kronoskaf

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  Regimental flag, Kronoskaf

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  Officer of the regiment, after Adolph von Menzel

See also

• List of infantry regiments of the Old Prussian Army

literature

• Hans Bleckwenn : The Frederician uniforms: 1753–1786 . In: The bibliophile paperbacks . No. 444. Hardenberg, Dortmund 1984, ISBN 3-88379-444-9 (license from Biblio-Verl. Osnabrück as: The Old Prussian Army; Part 3, Vol. 3, 4 and 5). Volume I, p. 61ff.

Web links

• Private English-language project on the Seven Years War: Here No. 3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.geschichte-erlensee.de/neuzeit/vonfargel/stammtafel/Stammtafel-Fargel.pdf
2. ↑ Hans Bleckwenn : The Frederician uniforms: 1753 - 1786 . In: The bibliophile paperbacks . No. 444. Hardenberg, Dortmund 1984, ISBN 3-88379-444-9 (license from Biblio-Verl. Osnabrück as: The Old Prussian Army; Part 3, Vol. 3, 4 and 5). P. 64.