Carabinier Corps
The Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg Karabinier and Jäger Corps (short: Karabinierkorps) was set up in 1753 by Count Wilhelm von Schaumburg-Lippe ( Bückeburg ) as a light troop corps on horseback and on foot. In the construction phase it consisted of 75 riders and 50 foot hunters.
A native of Poland, Herr von Monkewitz , took over command of the carbine corps in April 1757 with the rank of Rittmeister, which he led until the end of the Seven Years' War . In early 1760 he was promoted to major.
Initially, the corps was equipped with Spanish black stallions. Later larger losses were replaced by geldings .
The carbine corps knew from its first appearance in the army to show respect straight away. These iron men - as the cavalry was called by friends and foe - instilled a more than ordinary fear in the enemy on some occasions. The black uniform and the bravery that is said of the troops earned them the nickname, coined by the French, “the black devils of Bückeburg” ( diables noires de Buckebourg ).
uniform
The uniform of the riders consisted of a Koller of black colored Elenshaut (deer skin) with a scarlet cloth collar and envelopes, front zugehäkelt down so that not a single button was located on their uniforms; furthermore from yellow trousers made of good suede, reaching above the knees, and from boots of half-burnt leather, with a pair of short buckled spurs, the necks of which were only just long enough to serve their purpose, and the rider if he could had to sit down for battle, not prevent them from walking. His chest and back were covered by a blackened cuirass free of rifleshots at 80 paces, with scaly bracers that went down to the elbows, but which, since they were more of a hindrance than useful to the man, were abolished after the first two campaigns. The head was protected by a kind of sheet metal hood or helmet made of strong sheet iron, adorned with bearskin , with iron armored chains to be fastened under the neck, and provided with an iron shield both in front and behind. The motto was on a green background in front of the helmet: "Pulchrum mori succurrit in extremis" (German for soldiers: "A beautiful death beckons in danger.").
equipment
The cartridge pouch, adorned with a W and a crown, hung on the narrow black strap that ran over the wide, yellow leather carbine mount, and held about 40 bullets strangled and paved with cartridge cases.
The carbine carried the following weapons: a rifle; a double-gun on the saddle, and the yellow leather, with a black sabretache , whereupon a W with a crown, provided weir slopes, a gently curved efficient Pallasch without basket and ironing, that is a so-called Mameluckengefäß and semi iron sheath.
The horse's armor consisted of some kind of German saddle, only with not so strong, high bulges on the back, and with the usual front and rear armor; over it lay a black sheepskin bordered with a red cloth . The coat sack was small and round; At the front over the holsters the man's wide, green jacket was rolled up and strapped under the sheepskin; the left holster contained cleaning supplies and an iron holster chain. The main frame was made of strong leather, with a chopping chain on the headpiece; the holster was underneath, but had no strap, as the chain in the holster was used for this; the curb was a so-called Dessau gallows pole .
Foot troop
The foot troops of the corps, armed with rifles and deer-catchers, were similar in suit to the riders in that they wore the same headgear and uniform, only the cuirass, hard boots and leather trousers were removed. They wore slacks and shoes with gray gaiters. All items of clothing in the corps were made to fit the crew comfortably, to allow free use of the limbs, to protect them from the elements, and yet to be elegantly pleasing to the eye.
Campaigns
Campaign of 1757
- Battle at Harsewinkel and Marienfeld
- Battle of Tecklenburg on May 31, 1757
- Battle at Grohnde
- Battle of Hastenbeck
- Battle of Ahausen and Zeven Monastery
Campaign of 1758
- Battle near Ritterhude and in the suburbs of Bremen
- Raid of Nordhorn in the county of Bentheim
- Battle at Plettenberg
- Battle near Wesel
- Battle of Meer (Hamminkeln-Mehrhoog) on August 5, 1758
- Battle near Hovestadt an der Lippe
- Battle at Rühden and Meschede
- Battle near Ahlen
Campaign of 1759
- Raid of Buer on May 4, 1759
- Battles near Lippstadt on June 30, 1759
- Battle of Lipperode on July 14, 1759
- Battle near Lünen on the Lippe
- Battle near Lütgendortmund on September 20, 1759
- Attack by Dorsten
- Battle near Nottuln on November 19, 1759
- Battle near Dülmen
Campaign of 1760
- Battle at Helsen
- Battle at Arolsen
- Battle at Wolfhagen
- Battle at Zierenberg
- Assault of Marburg and Butzbach
- Battle near Sachsenberg
- Battle near Winterberg
- Battle at Rheinberg and Orsoy
- Battle at Gahlen
- Battle of Warburg (detached)
Campaign of 1761
- Battle at Seelheim
- Battle near Hundsdorf
- Battle of Darfeld
- Battle near Lünen on the Lippe
- Battle at Hiltrup
- Battle near Schapdetten and Bösensell on August 30, 1761
- Battle between Nottuln and Havixbeck
- Battle near Lüdinghausen
Campaign from 1762 to 1763
- Equestrian battle near Westerholt
- Battle at Olfen
- Battle at Amelsbüren
literature
- GW von Düring: History of the Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg Carabinier and Jäger Corps . Mittler, 1828 (187 p., Limited preview in Google book search).
Web links
- Non-professional actors revive that time
- Richard Knötel: Uniform science: loose sheets on the development of the military costume; Rathenow: 1890 - Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg. Carbines. 1753-1759
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Friedrich Seyfart : Plan of the action which occurred on Aug. 30, 1761 between a Royal French and an Allied Hanöverische Corps near Schaapdetten and Bossensel, not far from Münster . Part col. Copper card, 19 × 27.8 cm. With legend . In: JFS History of the war that has been waged in Germany and its neighboring countries since 1756 [...], Frankfurt and Leipzig, 1758-1765 .