Hussar Regiment "Török"

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The "Török" hussar regiment was a cavalry unit that was established in 1756 as a palatinal hussar for the imperial Habsburg army . In 1769 the regiment was given the name Cavalry Regiment No. 36 in the cavalry ranking. The regiment was disbanded in 1775. The following numbering was subsequently introduced for the system: 1756/2 (to Ticino ), Hussar Regiment H 10 (to Bleckwenn ).

In the 17th and 18th centuries regiments only carried the name of the regiment holder .

Establishment and changes

  • 1756 was headed by the Palatine Count Batthyányi from the Jazygiern and Kumaniern districts and the outlaws towns are home at his own expense a hussar - regiment set up with a staff strength of 1,000 men (600 Jazygier and Kumanier and 400 outlaws) and adopted duration of the war in imperial meals .
  • 1765 The regiment was initially only called "Jazygier und Kumanier" or "Palatinal Hussar Regiment", in 1763 when it was finally taken over in imperial service, it was placed on the foot of the other hussar regiments (equalized). It was not until 1765, after the death of the palatine Count Batthyányi, that it was given an owner, after whom it was named from then on.

Garrisons

Regimental owner

  • 1756–1765 without owner
  • 1765 Major General Johann Andreas Freiherr von Török

Regimental Commanders

  • 1756 Colonel Lorenz Freiherr von Orczy
  • 1758 Colonel Johann Andreas Freiherr von Török
  • 1763 Lieutenant Colonel-Colonel Johann Pletrich
  • 1772 Colonel Franz Georg Freiherr von Wimpffen
  • 1773 Colonel Joseph Count Guadagni

Battle calendar

→ Seven Years War

  • 1757 Relocated to the theater of war in Bohemia , the regiment took part in the expedition to Berlin .
  • 1758 In the Association of the Imperial Army. Participation in the battle near Sankt Sebastiansberg . The regiment was later detached to cover the siege of the Sonnenstein fortress on the Bohemian border.
  • 1759 Fighting in the battles near Kaaden , Buchau and Meißen .
  • 1760 Security and patrol services in the Lacy Corps
  • 1761 The regiment suffered heavy losses in the battle near Augustenburg on November 5th and was then involved in some smaller operations, such as near Matzdorf.
  • 1762 In the association of the Reichsarmee the regiment fought in the skirmishes near Gross-Bohra and Döbeln , the attack on Pretschendorf and the battle near Freiberg

After that, the regiment had no more combat activity.

Adjustment

  • Dark blue Kalpak , dark blue fur and dolman , dark blue trousers (in pictures from 1760 the trousers are red) and white lapels

The planned uniform changes for the years 1765 and 1767 were not carried out.

literature

  • Hans Bleckwenn : The regiments of the Empress: Thoughts on the Albertina manuscript 1762 of the Army History Museum Vienna . In: Writings of the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna, Volume 3: Maria Theresa - Contributions to the history of the army of her time; Graz, Vienna, Cologne 1967. pp. 25-53.
  • Hans Bleckwenn : Horsemen, Hussars and Grenadiers. d. Uniforms d. emperor. Army on the Rhine 1734 . S. 17ff, Harenberg, Dortmund 1979, ISBN 3883791253
  • Hermann Meynert: History of the KK Austrian Army, its formation and organization, as well as its fate, actions and campaigns, from the earliest to the present time . C. Gerold and Son, Vienna 1854. online at google books
  • György Ságvári: The Book of the Hussars . Magyar Könyvklub Verlag, Budapest 1999
  • Georg Tessin : The regiments of the European states in the Ancien Régime des XVI. to XVIII. Century . P. 152ff. 3 volumes; Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1986–1995. ISBN 3-7648-1763-1
  • Alphons von Wrede: The history of the kuk Wehrmacht . The regiments, corps, branches and establishments from 1618 to the end of the XIX. Century. Vienna 1898–1905. Part III, Part 1 Cavalry, Part 2 Disbanded troops on horseback. Directory of regiment chiefs at the Wrede plant (PDF; 325 kB)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ticino 1986 vol. 1:40
  2. ↑ Bleckwenn