Old Prussian Cuirassier Regiment K 5
Leib-Regiment on horseback / name according to owner |
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active | 1672 to 1806 split at Auerstedt, surrender at Anklam and Ratkau in 1806 |
Country | Prussia |
Armed forces | Cuirassiers |
owner | 1683 Heinrich de Briquemault de St. Loup , 1692 Johann Siegmund von Heyden , 1692 Philipp Wilhelm von Brandenburg , 1712 Friedrich Wilhelm von Brandenburg-Schwedt , 1771 Friedrich Wilhelm Lölhöffel von Löwensprung , 1780 Maximilian von Mauschwitz , 1782 Ludwig Friedrich Alexander von Württemberg , 1800 Abraham by Bailliodz |
Tribe list | Old Prussian cavalry regiments |
Trunk number | K 5 Bleckwenn |
The old Prussian Cuirassier K 5 was from 1686 to 1806, a cavalry joined the Prussian army .
Lineup
The regiment was in 1686 under Elector Friedrich Wilhelm I formed. The tribe formed the free regiment " von Eller " under Captain August Friedrich von Isselstein , which had been in the Brandenburg service since 1683 , as well as five newly acquired companies . In 1687 it was enlarged to ten companies, but in 1688 he had to give up four companies to form the cuirassier regiment No. 5 and in 1691 another company to form the cuirassier regiment No. 9 . In 1698 two more companies were released. In 1718, the regiment took over two companies from the disbanded “Wartensleben” regiment , and two companies were recruited so that it then consisted of five companies.
In 1806 the regiment fought in the battle of Auerstedt . The remnants of the regiment evaded capitulation at Prenzlau. On October 29, 1806 they reached Stettin , from where they came to Prussia . There she was integrated into the "Stülpnagel" cuirassier brigade. A detachment took part in the retreat with Blücher and had to capitulate with him at Ratkau . Another detachment was in Hanover . There were 150 men under Rittmeister Hiller von Gaertringen . They withdrew to Anklam , where they were involved in its surrender on November 1st. The depot escaped to Kolberg , where it initially participated in the defense. After the capitulation of Kolberg, the remains came to Grodno .
When the regiment accordance Most High Cabinets Ordre of 16 October 1807. Education Dragoons - Brigade was "Prince William" in use, it still consisted of 15 officers , 37 NCOs , seven trumpeters, three surgeons , 261 men and 223 horses.
Garrisons
- 1683 Lippstadt
- 1714 Kalkar, Kranenburg, Goch, Mülheim / Ruhr, Sonsbeck, Schembeck
- 1716–1724 Kalkar, Emmerich, GochRees, Xanten, Lennep
- 1723–1738 Schwedt, Wriezen, Railway, Angermünde, Freienwalde, Neustadt-Eberswalde
- 1739 Schwedt, Wriezen, Railway, Angermünde
- 1743 Belgard, Dramburg, Neustettin, Zanow, Schivelbein, Polzin, Lahes, Körlin
- 1743 Rummelsburg, Arnswalde, Lippehne, Schönfließ
- 1746–1752 Belgard, Dramburg, Neustettin, Zanow, Polzin, Labes, Körlin, Rummelsburg
- 1753–1755 Belgard, Dramburg, Reetz, Schievelbein, Arnswalde,
- 1764–1787 Belgard, Dramburg, Labes, Reetz (until 1785), Schievelbein (until 1777)
- 1788–1793 Treptow / Rega, Wollin, Dramburg
- 1796–1806 Treptow / Rega, Greifenberg, Körlin, Wollin, Dramburg
Campaigns
- Franco-Dutch War
- 1689 Bühler Schanze, Siege of Bonn , 1690 Battle of Fleurus , 1692 Battle of Steenkerke , 1693 Battle of Neer winds , 1695 Siege of Namur
- War of the Spanish Succession
- 1702 Siege of Kaiserswerth , Siege of Venloo, Battle of Roermonde, Battle of Reinsberg, 1704 Battle of Höchstädt (1st standard captured, many prisoners), 1706 Battle of Ramillies , 1708 Battle of Oudenaarde , Siege of Lille , 1709 Siege of Ghent, Battle of Malplaquet , Siege of Mons, 1710 Siege of Douay, Siege of Aire, 1711 Siege of Bouchain
- Northern War
- 1715 Siege of Stralsund
- First Silesian War
- 1741 Battle of Mollwitz (loss: six officers, 107 men), Skirmish near Otmachau, Battle of Breslau , Skirmish near Brieg, Siege of Neisse, 1742 Fought in Upper Silesia, Battle of Chotusitz (threw an Austrian battalion , but suffered heavily in the pursuit Losses), battle near Kranowitz (loss of approx. 100 men)
- Second Silesian War
- 1744 Siege of Prague , 1745 Battle of Hohenfriedberg (loss: three officers, 39 men), Battle of Kesselsdorf
- Seven Years War
- 1756 Battle of Lobositz (loss: 10th officers including General Lüderitz, 128 men, 135 horses), 1757 Siege of Prague , Battle of Breslau , Battle of Leuthen , 1758 Siege of Schwiednitz, Fought in Saxony, advance to Bamberg, Battle of Zorndorf (It puts two Russian dragoon regiments to flight; it also blows up a square ; loss: two officers including Major General von Zieten , 56 men, 67 horses), battle near Meissen, 1759 advance to Thuringia, destruction of Austrian magazines in Bohemia, advance to Bayreuth and Bamberg, battle near Kay , battle near Kunersdorf (attack on the Spitzberg, relief of infantry regiment No. 41 ; loss: six officers, 164 men, 284 horses), battle near Meißen, 1760 siege of Dresden, battle near Liegnitz (1760) (The regiment throws the Austrian cavalry, blows up the infantry lines, captures nine guns and 10 flags), Battle of Torgau (throws the cuirassier regiment No. 2 regiments No. 26 “Puebla” and No. 28 “Wied” , captured three flags and five guns), 1761 campaign to Saxony, 1762 battle near Döbeln, battle near Arensdorf, battle with fire, battle with Freiberg
- The Major von Kalkreuth received the Pour le Mérite for Liegnitz
- The majors von Schütz and von Reden received the Pour le Mérite for Torgau
- In 1792 Colonel von Heising received the medal at the Revue
- Campaign in Poland
- 1794 Occupation of Poznan
- In 1794, the lieutenant colonel von Bünting and the staff cavalry officer von Wurmb received the Pour le Mérite
- Fourth coalition war
- 1806 Battle of Auerstedt (heavy losses), Battle of Spandau, Battle of Lübeck
- In 1807 the Rittmeister von Hertzberg and Second Lieutenant von Flemming received the Pour le Mérite for Kolberg
- the sergeant Mewes received the military honor 1st class for a mission at the Wolfsschanze in Kolberg
- in addition, six 2nd class military decorations were awarded
Standards
In terms of appearance, the standards in 1806 were as follows: The Leibstandarte was white, had a light blue central shield and carried the motto Pro Gloria et Patria . The regimental standards were white with a blunt blue cross and a silver central shield, the poles fluted blue and gold.
With the beginning of the war of 1806, the standards were deposited in Erfurt on October 15th . The lieutenant von Schirnding was charged with guarding them. When the fortress surrendered, however, he broke the spikes and hid the flags.
Timpani
The regiment originally had silver timpani that had been donated to the Duke of Württemberg by its boss . They were deposited in Kolberg on September 20, 1805 and came to Koenigsberg on November 11, 1806, then to Memel . On November 20, 1810, these were melted down to raise the war contributions demanded by the French.
Furthermore, the regiment had the peculiarity that the timpanists and trumpeters of the regiment were under the margrave Friedrich Mohren (?).
Chiefs and commanders
Bosses
- 1683 Heinrich de Briquemault de St. Loup
- 1692 Johann Siegmund von Heyden
- 1692 Philipp Wilhelm of Brandenburg
- 1712 Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Schwedt
- 1771 Friedrich Wilhelm Lölhöffel von Löwensprung
- 1780 Maximilian von Mauschwitz
- 1782 Ludwig Friedrich Alexander of Württemberg
- 1800 Abraham of Bailliodz
Commander and chief
Rank | Surname | date |
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Colonel | Kuno Ernst von Bredow | 1711 to 1723 |
Unknown | 1723 to 1732 | |
Colonel | Friedrich Wilhelm von Rochow | 1732 |
Major general | Adam Joachim von Podewils | 1743 |
Major general | David Hans Christoph von Lüderitz | 1753 |
Colonel | Christian Siegfried von Krosigk | 1756 |
Colonel | Hans Sigismund von Zieten | 1757 |
Major general | Ehrentreich Friedrich von Aschersleben | 1758 |
Colonel | Friedrich Wilhelm Lölhöffel von Löwensprung | 1763 |
Commanders
Rank | Surname | date |
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major | Johann Christoph von Mahlen | 1771 |
Colonel | Ludwig of Württemberg | 1776 |
Colonel | Karl Ludwig von Knobelsdorff | 1778 |
major | Georg Friedrich Christoph von Bardeleben | 1782 |
Lieutenant colonel | Ludwig Ferdinand Friedrich von Heising | 1790 |
Colonel | Friedrich Wilhelm von Hertzberg | 1797 |
Colonel | Abraham of Bailliodz | 1798 |
Colonel | Karl Wilhelm von Bünting | 1800 |
major | Karl Leopold von Stülpnagel | 1803 |
Major Stülpnagel collects the remains of regiments No. 5 and No. 8 in the "Stülpnagel" cuirassier brigade. On October 16, 1807, the "Märkische Kürassier-Brigade" emerged from this.
literature
- Eduard Lange , The Soldiers of Frederick the Great. Hermann Mendelssohn, Leipzig [1853], p. 436f
- Ranking list of the Royal Prussian Army for 1804 , p. 119
- Georg Alt: The Royal Prussian Standing Army , Volume 2, Berlin 1870, p. 225
- Friedrich Paul von Probst: History of the Royal Prussian Second Dragoon Regiment , Schwedt 1829, ( digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ↑ After: Günther Gieraths : The Combat Operations of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army 1626–1807. A source manual . Walter de Gruyter , Berlin 1964, p. 211.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Gustaf Lehmann: The knights of the order pour le mérite. Volume 1, Mittler , Berlin 1913, p. 87, No. I / 531 , p. 93, No. I / 459 u. I / 550 , p. 212, no. II / 164 , p. 246, no. II / 333 , p. 558, no. III / 443 and III / 444.
- ↑ According to: Journal for Art, Science, and History of War , Volume 85, Issue 4, ES Mittler & Sohn , Berlin Posen and Bromberg 1852, p. 126 he received the silver medal.