Old Prussian Königsberger Land Regiment KL
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Koenigsberger Land Regiment |
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| active | 1729 to 1788 (dissolved) |
| Country | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Branch of service | infantry |
| Former locations | Koenigsberg |
| owner | 1730–1731: Karl Friedrich von Fehr ; 1731–1743: Kasper von Fresin ; 1745–1756: Hans Albrecht von Polenz ; 1756–1765: Bernhard Friedrich von Hülsen ; 1765–1765: Christoph Friedrich von Rentzell ; 1766–1775: Lieutenant Colonel Albrecht Friedrich von Borck ; 1775–1777: Franz Wilhelm von Iselstein ; 1777–1788: Friedrich Sigmund von Sommerfeld |
| Tribe list | Old Prussian infantry regiments |
| Trunk number | without |
| Wars & major battles | Seven Years War - Memel (1757) |
The Königsberger Land Regiment was an infantry regiment of the Old Prussian Army .
history
The Königsberger Land Regiment was set up in 1729 by King Friedrich Wilhelm I. In 1730 the regiment had grown to four companies . After suffering considerable losses in the Seven Years' War in 1757 when the Russians marched into East Prussia near Memel , the regiment was partially dissolved and reorganized. In 1788 the Königsberger Land Regiment was dissolved.
Organization, strength and use
Without exception, the team ranks were regarded as unpaid and permanently on leave. Most of the year they stayed in their hometowns, only once a year they were drawn together for 14 days to drill in Königsberg. During this time they received pay, and also when they were used on other occasions. The officers , NCOs and Tambours were on duty all year round, but were permanently on half pay. The determination of the troops was a second contingent, which was mainly due to the fact that it consisted largely of soldiers and officers who were no longer able to be used in the field, disabled , retired or transferred to prison. The Land Regiment was the last listed among the Prussian troops and was only to appear locally defensive in exceptional cases in times of war.
Fighting
From June 28 to July 5, 1757 the land regiment was involved in the fighting off Memel.
Uniformity
The uniform was marked by yellow open lapels and collars as well as blue undergarments.
Heads of regiments
- 1730–1731: Colonel Karl Friedrich von Fehr
- 1731–1743: Colonel Kasper von Fresin
- 1745–1756: Colonel Hans Albrecht von Polenz
- 1756–1765: Colonel Bernhard Friedrich von Hülsen
- 1765–1765: Colonel Christoph Friedrich von Rentzell
- 1766–1775: Lieutenant Colonel Albrecht Friedrich von Borck
- 1775–1777: Lieutenant Colonel Franz Wilhelm von Iselstein
- 1777–1788: Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Sigmund von Sommerfeld
literature
- Günther Gieraths : The fighting of the Brandenburg-Prussian army , Berlin 1964, p. 324
- Eduard Lange : The soldiers of Frederick the Great , Leipzig 1853, pp. 309-310
- Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army , Berlin 1787, p. 115
Individual evidence
- ↑ R. Braeuner: History of the Prussian Landwehr: Historical and illumination of its history, construction and subsequent organization , Volume 1. Mittler , Berlin, 1863, pp 28-29 .
- ^ Johann Heilmann : The Art of War of the Prussians under King Frederick the Great , Volume 1, Leipzig and Meißen 1853, pp. 396–397 .
- ^ René de L'Homme de Courbière: History of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army Constitution Berlin 1852, p. 94 .
- ^ Henry Lloyd : History of the Seven Years' War in Germany between the King of Prussia and the Empress Queen with her allies; translated and edited by Georg Friedrich von Tempelhoff , Volume 1, Berlin 1794, p. 294 .