Croatian-Slavonian Border Hussar Regiment

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The "Croatian-Slavonian Border Hussar Regiment" was originally a cavalry unit intended for the Austro-Hungarian border security force against the Turks. However, the unit fought exclusively as part of the Imperial Army against revolutionary France and its allies.

The border regiments did not use the name of a regiment owner (if one existed), but a regional designation.

Establishment

  • In 1795 the regiment was formed from the hussar divisions ( battalions ) of the Wurmser Freikorps , established in 1793
  • In 1796 there was an increase in personnel to five divisions
  • 1798 Conversion into a regular hussar regiment with No. 12
  • In 1801 the regiment was disbanded
Rider of the regiment

garrison

Regimental owner

  • Vacant

Regimental (corps) commanders

  • 1795 Lieutenant Colonel Christian Uz
  • 1798 Lieutenant Colonel Freiherr von Wiedersperg
  • 1799 Colonel Johann Carl Graf Fresnel
  • 1799 Colonel Stanislaus Auer
  • 1800 Colonel Ludwig Daniel

Battle calendar

In 1795 the corps stood on the Upper Rhine and carried out security and patrol services there
1796 Detached to Corps Frelich, the hussars took part in the battle near Dachau and were then deployed to siege the Kehl fortress .
1797 With the siege troops in front of Kehl, then relocation to the Koblenz area . The regiment fought in battle near Neuwied .
In 1799 the hussars were deployed in the battle near Stockach and then moved to Switzerland , where they were deployed in the battle near Zurich, as well as in the battles near Albisrieden , Altstadt and Schänis .
In 1800 the regiment only took part in small-war operations (security and patrol services, violent reconnaissance, alarming the enemy), such as at Buchloe , Schongau , Haag and the raid on Schwabmünchen .

Adjustment

  • Black shako with light blue kalpak , light blue fur, light blue dolman , red lapels , light blue trousers, white buttons.

structure

A regiment in the Austro-Hungarian Cavalry usually consisted of three to four (in exceptional cases more) divisions. 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
  • the 5th division (if any) was referred to as the 3rd majors division

annotation

Due to this constant renaming, the regimental histories of the Austro-Hungarian cavalry are very difficult to follow. In addition, there is the frequent and apparently arbitrary, sometimes multiple reclassification of the associations. (For example: Bohemian Dragoon Regiment "Prince of Windisch-Graetz" No. 14 )

literature

  • Alphons von Wrede, "History of the KuK Wehrmacht from 1618 to the end of the XIX century Vienna, 1898-1905".
  • György Ságvári, “The Book of Hussars” Magyar Könyvklub Verlag, Budapest 1999.