Kk Dragoon Regiment "General of the Cavalry Leopold II, Grand Duke of Toscana" No. 4

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The association was set up in 1733 as d'Ollone-Dragoons in the Austro-Habsburg army and was dissolved in 1860.

Until 1798, the regiments were named after their respective owners (who did not also have to be the commanders).

In retrospect, other names for the regiment were:

  • 1769 Cavalry Regiment No. 19 ,
  • 1798 Dragoon Regiment No. 14 ,
  • 1802 Dragoon Regiment No. 4 (previously from 1798 to 1802 the later Uhlan Regiment No. 7 ranked as No. 4).

The following numbering was subsequently introduced for the system: 1733/1 (to Ticino ), Dragoon Regiment D VII (to Bleckwenn ).

The namesake of the regiment - Grand Duke Leopold II.

Formation history

  • 1733 On November 4, it was capitulation by the colonels Count D'Ollone with a strain of officers and men older regiments at their own expense as Dragoon - Regiment set up.
  • 1768 had Grenadier - Company (later to the newly formed 2nd Carabinier Regiment dragoon regiment no. 1 ) may be discharged. In return, the regiment was assigned a squadron of the disbanded Althann Dragoon Regiment .
  • 1769 Allocation of the cavalry master list number 19
  • 1773 Conversion into a Chevauxlegers regiment
  • In 1785 the unit was assigned a division of the Uhlan Freikorps.
  • 1786 Transfer of the 2nd Squadron of the Uhlan Division to the Chevauxlegers Regiment Kaiser (later Uhlan Regiment No. 6). Then this squadron was reorganized in the regimental association.
  • 1791 Surrender of the entire Uhlan Division to the newly established Uhlan Regiment No. 1
  • 1798 Conversion into a Dragoon Regiment (light) with the No. 14
  • 1802 Renamed to Dragoon Regiment No. 4. Takeover of the Colonel Division of the disbanded Dragoon Regiment Modena No. 5 .
  • 1860 resolution of the regiment, the team became the Beschäl- and Remontierungs added -Departement
1798

additions

  • In 1781, Upper and Lower Austria was assigned to the regiment as a permanent supplementary district.
  • 1802-30 the addition was made from Moravia
  • 1830–53 additions from Styria , Carinthia and Carniola
  • 1853 From Styria, District of Infantry Regiment No. 47 ( Marburg )
  • 1857–60 From the supplementary districts of infantry regiments No. 7, 17, 22, 27 and 47.

Peace garrisons

I. II. III.
  • 1736–37 Croatia
  • 1739–41 Arad County
  • 1748 Lugos
  • 1751 Moravia
  • 1753–56 Pápa-Veszprim,
  • 1763 Eisenburger County
  • 1774–78 Bohemia
  • 1779–87 Eastern Galicia
  • 1790–99 in Friuli
  • 1802 Bursztyn
DR Hessen-Darmstadt 1762

Regimental owner

  • 1733 Colonel Alexius Graf D'Ollone (Dragoon Regiment Graf D'Ollone)
  • 1746 Field Marshal Ludwig Landgrave of Hessen-Darmstadt (Dragoons Regiment Hessen-Darmstadt)
  • 1768 Cavalry General Georg Wilhelm Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt (Chevauxlegers Regiment Hessen-Darmstadt)
  • 1783 Major General Franz Freiherr von Levenehr (Chevauxlegers Regiment Levenehr)
  • 1813 Colonel Archduke Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Würzburg
  • 1814 Major General Archduke Leopold Hereditary Grand Duke of Toscana
  • In 1824 the same as Major General Leopold II, Grand Duke of Toscana
  • 1848 Lieutenant Field Marshal Moriz Freiherr von Boyenburg-Lengsfeld
  • 1849–60 General of the Cavalry Leopold II. Grand Duke of Toscana

Regimental Commanders

  • 1733 the owner Colonel Count D'Ollone
  • 1737 Lieutenant Colonel Johann Graf Serbelloni
  • 1739 Colonel Johann Mandelli
  • 1742 Colonel Leopold Freiherr v. Rantzau,
  • 1752 Colonel Johann Freiherr Hochberg von Hennersdorf
  • 1757 Colonel Joseph Carl Graf D'Ayasasa
  • 1758 Colonel Friedrich Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach
  • 1758 Colonel Rudolph Freiherr von Pugnetti
  • 1771 Colonel Franz Freiherr von Levenehr
  • 1779 Colonel Heinrich Freiherr von Ried
  • 1779 Colonel Carl Freiherr von Larisch
  • 1786 Colonel Carl Freiherr von Aufsess
  • 1789 Colonel Michael Kienmayer
  • 1793 Colonel Johann Freiherr von Hildebrand
  • 1796 Colonel Joseph Zinn
  • 1800 Colonel Franz Graf Tige
  • 1806 Colonel Anton Graf Hardegg
  • 1809 Colonel Georg von Hirsch
  • 1814 Colonel Franz von Zarczynski
  • 1826 Colonel Joseph Freiherr Menninger von Menningen
  • 1832 Colonel Alois Graf Gaisruck
  • 1839 Colonel Joseph Ottinger
  • 1841 Colonel Victor Graf Zichy-Ferraris
  • 1847 Colonel Michael Müllner von Marnau
  • 1849 Colonel Anton Graf Hoyos
  • 1852 Colonel Joseph Castle de Mollineux
  • 1854 Colonel Leopold Freiherr von Mallowetz
  • 1859 Colonel Ludwig Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Battle calendar

  • In 1735 the regiment, which was only fully established in the course of 1734, was used to guard the coast of Trieste and the Littorale.

→ Russian-Austrian Turkish War (1736–1739)

  • 1737 Seconded to the Hildburghausen Corps in Croatia . Participation in the battle at Jurkovic and the skirmish at Banjaluka
  • 1738 Security and patrol service in Slavonia without combat activity
  • 1739 Detached to the main army. Little contact with the enemy in the battle of Grocka

→ War of the Austrian Succession

  • 1742 relocation to Bohemia . Fight at Caslau , then commanded to the siege army in front of Prague .
  • 1743 fighting in Bavaria (battle near Simbach , the grenadier company was involved in the capture of Dingolfing ). Then march to the Rhine with subsequent skirmishes in the operations there
  • 1744 patrol services on the Rhine. Relocation to Bohemia
  • 1745 Detachment to the army of Field Marshal Traun am Main
  • 1746 Relocation to the theater of war in Italy
  • 1747 campaign in Provence

→ Seven Years War

  • 1757 Battle of Kolin , Breslau and Leuthen , the Grenadier Company fought near Görlitz . Colonel D'Ayasasa was at Kolin with the Military Order of Maria Theresa decorated
  • In 1758 the regiment under Colonel Baron von Pugnetti distinguished itself in the battle of Hochkirch . Colonel Pugnetti also received the Military Maria Theresa Order
  • 1759 Skirmishes near Greifenberg and battle near Günsberg
  • 1760 Battle near Cosdorf. Great losses in the Battle of Torgau , this is where the Grenadier Company stood out
  • 1761 Security and patrol services in Saxony , without combat activity
  • 1762 Battle near Leuthmansdorf

→ War of the Bavarian Succession

  • 1778 In the army in Bohemia, divisions took part in outpost battles at Bohanitz and Jessenitz
  • In 1779 the regiment excelled in the defense of Zuckmantel. Regimental commander Colonel Levenehr was awarded the Military Maria Theresa Order

→ Russian-Austrian Turkish War (1787–1792)

  • 1788 Seconded to the Coburg Army in Galicia, detachments took part in the battles at Chotin, Dohnary and Adjud
  • 1789 Fights at Vale-Saka, Foksani and Martinestie
  • 1790 Siege of Giurgeve
  • 1794–95 As an occupying force in Western Galicia

→ coalition wars

  • 1796 fighting in Germany, the majors division was in action near Eglingen, the colonel 2nd squadron at the Altmühl and near Gerolshofen. The regiment then fought near Amberg - Neumarkt and, with distinction, near Würzburg . Then deployed to the siege of Kehl .
  • 1799 Relocated to Italy. Fights near Verona , Magnano , Trebbia and Novi. Three squadrons were still used at Bainnette and fought in the Battle of Genola
  • 1800 First during the siege of Genoa , then commanded to the main army
  • 1805 Garrison in Italy, not used
  • 1809 In the V Army Corps in Germany, the regiment fought at Abensberg and Kloster-Rohr. In the further course of the campaign no longer in action. Outpost services on the left bank of the Danube from Grafenwörth upwards.

Campaign to Russia

  • In 1812 he was part of the Schwarzenberg Auxiliary Corps in the campaign to Russia. Participation in the Battle of Poddubie and the Battle of Lecheta (?) And other minor skirmishes.

→ Wars of Liberation

  • In 1813 in Germany, a division under Major Menninger stood out at Dippoldiswalde, a squadron fought at Altenburg , the regiment with distinction but great losses at Pretsch and in the Battle of Nations near Leipzig , where Rittmeister Ast distinguished himself by capturing an enemy battalion
  • 1814 Seconded to the Bubna Light Division in southern France, divisions took part in the battles at Givry, Charnay and others. The regiment later fought at St. Georges and the capture of Lyon , where especially the squadron under Rittmeister Harrucker stood out

→ Rule of the Hundred Days

  • In 1815 assigned to the Bianchi corps, the regiment took part in the operations against the King of Naples . One squadron distinguished itself in the attack on Cesenatico , the regiment then fought at Tolentino and Macerata
  • 1831 The regiment had been deployed to suppress the riots in Romagna , but was not on duty.

→ Revolution of 1848/1849 in the Austrian Empire

  • 1848 campaign against Bologna . Later four squadrons stood at the siege of Venice, one division on outposts on the lower Po .
  • 1849 The regiment was deployed for the blockade of Venice, a division under Major Vetter was detached to maintain the connection with the main army against the Adriatic .

Adjustment of the regiment

  • 1738: blue skirt, yellow (?) Cuffs
  • 1757: dark blue skirt and trousers, ponceau red lapels
  • 1765: red skirt, dark green equalization , white trousers, yellow buttons
  • 1767: white skirt, dark green equalization, white trousers, yellow buttons
  • 1773: white skirt, dark green equalization, white trousers, yellow buttons
  • 1798: dark green skirt, imperial yellow equalization, white trousers, yellow buttons
  • 1802: white skirt, light red equalization, white trousers, white buttons
  • 1850: white tunic , scarlet equalization, light blue pantaloons, white buttons

Regimental divisions in the 19th century

A regiment in the Austro-Hungarian cavalry usually consisted of three to four (exceptionally more) divisions. (A division was used here to refer to a battalion-strength unit. The correct division was called an infantry or cavalry division.) Each division had three squadrons , each of which consisted of two companies . The number of riders in the individual sub-units fluctuated, but was usually around 80 riders per company. The individual divisions were named after their formal leaders:

  • the 1st division was the colonel division
  • the 2nd division was the lieutenant colonel (lieutenant colonel) division
  • the 3rd division was the majors division
  • the 4th division was the 2nd majors division

See also

Commons : Uniforms of the Austrian Cavalry 1762  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Johann Christoph Allmayer-Beck & Erich Lessing: The KuK Army 1848-1914 . Bertelsmann, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-570-07287-8 .
  • 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 Theresia - 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 . Harenberg, Dortmund 1979. ISBN 3-88379-125-3 ; P. 17ff.
  • 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. GoogleBooks
  • Osprey Military , No. 271, Reprint 1999.
  • Austrian military history , special volume 1997. Stöhr, Vienna.
  • Georg Tessin : The regiments of the European states in the Ancien Régime des XVI. to XVIII. Century . 3 volumes. Biblio, Osnabrück 1986–1995, ISBN 3-7648-1763-1 , p. 152ff.
  • 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. ↑ There was no binding regulation of the spelling. (e.g. Count Serbelloni regiment - or Serbelloni regiment.) With each change of ownership, the regiment concerned changed its name. After 1798, the numbered designation prevailed, which could possibly be linked to the name of the owner. Due to this constant renaming, the regimental histories of the Austro-Hungarian cavalry are very difficult to follow. In addition, there is the constant and apparently arbitrary, sometimes multiple reclassification of the associations. (For example: Kuk Bohemian Dragoon Regiment "Prince of Windisch-Graetz" No. 14 )
  2. ^ Ticino 1986 vol. 1:40
  3. ↑ Bleckwenn