Second Infantry Regiment "Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen"
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Second Infantry Regiment Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen |
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| active | 1687/1684 (parent troops) 1789 to October 2, 1866 |
| Country | Electorate of Hesse |
| Armed forces | Hessian Army |
| Branch of service | infantry |
| Location | Hanau |
The second infantry regiment "Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen" was a military association of the Electorate of Hesse . The regiment existed until the annexation of Kurhesse by Prussia in 1866. The officers and men who were taken over formed the trunk of the 2nd Kurhessian Infantry Regiment No. 82 .
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I. Battalion
In 1687, a regiment under Lieutenant Colonel Dümont (George Dumont (1650–1705), died as Major General in Kassel) was established for Prince Carl von Hessen. Over time, the regiment was given new names.
- 1687 Prince Carl of Hesse
- 1701 Prince Wilhelm Regiment (exchange with 2nd battalion)
- 1705 Wilke's regiment
- 1709 Dönhof regiment
- 1723 Löwenstein Regiment
- 1733 Regiment of Donop
- 1748 Prince Isenburg
- 1759 Regiment von Bischhausen
- 1762 Wilke's regiment
- 1764 Donop Regiment
- 1785 Knyphausen regiment
- 1788 Hanstein Regiment
Bosses
- 1687 Prince Karl of Hesse
- 1701 Prince Wilhelm (Wilhelm VIII.)
- 1705 Major General Ernst Ludwig von Wilke (later Saxon services )
- 1709 Colonel Count Alexander von Dönhoff (later Prussian services )
- 1723 Colonel Alexander Franz von Löwenstein († 1732)
- 1733 Colonel August Moritz von Donop, adjutant general (later lieutenant general)
- 1748 Prince Johann Casimir von Isenburg-Birstein (fallen near Bergen )
- 1759 Colonel Johann Adam Ferdinand von Bischhausen (Major General)
- 1762 Major General Ernst Heinrich von Wilke
- 1764 Major General Wilhelm Heinrich August von Donop
- 1784 Lieutenant General Wilhelm zu Innhausen and Knyphausen
- 1788 Colonel Karl Erdmann von Hanstein
Commanders
- 1687 Lieutenant Colonel Dümont (later Major General)
- 1705 Major General von Wilke (later chief)
Battle calendar
In 1687 and 1688 ( War of the Palatinate Succession ) the battalion fought in the capture of Ath, the siege of Negroponte. From 1689 until the Peace of Ryswick it took part in the campaigns on the Rhine, the Moselle and in the Netherlands . In 1692 he took part in the defense of Rheinfels. From 1702 until the Peace of Utrecht it fought in the campaigns of the War of the Spanish Succession in the Netherlands, on the Rhine, in Bavaria and Italy.
It was in use from 1741 until the Peace of Aachen in the War of the Austrian Succession . It fought in Brabant, in Bavaria, on the Rhine and in Scotland . In the Seven Years' War he came to England in 1756 and then to the Allied Army in Germany , where it also took part in the expedition to Saxony .
From 1776 to 1783 it fought in English pay in the American War of Independence .
II Battalion
The battalion was established in 1684 as the Hanstein Regiment, and over time it was given new names:
- 1684 Hanstein Regiment
- 1690 Prince Wilhelm's regiment on foot
- 1698 Prince Wilhelm battalion
- 1701 Prince Carl's Battalion (later Prince Carl's Regiment)
- 1703 Prince Leopold
- 1705 Prince Ludwig
- 1706 Prince Maximilian
- 1753 Fürstenberg
- 1759 Gilsa
- 1760 Gilsa Fusilier Regiment
- 1765 Knyphausen Fusilier Regiment
- 1784 Donop Fusilier Regiment
Bosses
- 1684 Colonel Dietrich von Hanstein,
- 1690 Prince Wilhelm (Landgrave Wilhelm VIII)
- 1701 Prince Karl of Hesse (son of Landgrave Carl)
- 1703 Prince Leopold
- 1706 Prince Maximilian ( Reich Field Marshal )
- 1753 BW von Fürstenberg (major general, later in service with the Electorate of Saxony)
- 1759 Lieutenant General Eitel Philipp Ludwig von Gilsa (later governor of Ziegenhain)
- 1765 Major General Wilhelm von Knyphausen
- 1784 Lieutenant General Wilhelm Heinrich August von Donop (later Governor von Ziegenhain)
Commanders
- 1690 Lieutenant Colonel Alexandre (Rolaz) du Rosey (1651–1706), governor of the Ziegenhain Fortress
- 1690 Colonel Swildens
- 1697 Colonel von Blixencron, adjutant general
- 1703 Colonel Wilhelm von der Malsburg (Major General)
- 1712 Lieutenant Colonel Lebrecht Ferdinand von Oeppen (later Lieutenant General)
- 1717 Colonel Gottfried Ernst von Wuttgenau
- 1721 Colonel von Seyverbitz
- 1735 Colonel Wolff von Gudenberg
- 1738 Colonel of Merlan († 1748)
- 1744 Colonel Heinrich Wilhelm von Wutginau (later major general)
- 1749 Colonel von Stein
- 1784 Colonel Heinrich von Borck
Battle calendar
From 1685 to 1688 two companies of the battalion were assigned to the contingent of the Upper Rhine district troops for the campaign in Hungary . From 1869 until the Peace of Ryswick it fought on the Rhine, the Moselle and in the Netherlands. In 1692 it fought in the defense of the Rheinfels fortress . From 1702 until the Peace of Utrecht it was in the Netherlands and on the Rhine. In the battle of Ramillies it captured the body flag of the French Swiss regiment Villiers.
In 1717 it fought against the Turks in Hungary . It stood out in the siege of Belgrade . In 1718 it marched to Sicily. There it fought in 1719 near Francavilla, Castiglione, Palermo and Messina. It was in 1734/1735 during the campaigns on the Rhine and Moselle. From 1741 until the Peace of Aachen it fought in Brabant, Bavaria, on the Rhine and in Scotland. During the Seven Years' War it was in England in 1756 and then with the Allied Army in Germany. It was shipped to America from 1776 to 1783. It fought in Flatbush, Whiteplain, and Fort Washington.
Second Infantry Regiment Landgrave Wilhelm von Hessen
In 1789 the Donop and Hanstein regiments were merged. In 1795, a third battalion was established from two grenadier companies and two musketeer companies from the two battalions. It was organized in one grenadier and two musketeer battalions. At first it always had new names:
- 1789 Hanstein
- 1789 by Kospoth
- 1801 Biesenrodt
- 1805 Elector Prince Regiment
The regiment existed until November 1, 1806.
In 1809 a new battalion was established in Bohemia and after the end of the Fifth Coalition War , the battalion was disbanded.
In 1813 the Kurprinz regiment was rebuilt with two grenadier companies and two musketeer and one fusilier battalion (four companies each). The grenadier companies were given to the regiment Kurfürst and formed the grenadier battalion von Haller. In 1816 two companies with two fusilier companies of the Elector Regiment formed a fusilier battalion. In 1817 it became the 1st Fusilier Landwehr Regiment.
On May 1, 1821, the Kurprinz regiment was named the Second Line Infantry Regiment. It was organized into three battalions, two musketeer and one fusilier battalion; each battalion was made up of four companies. In addition, two fusilier companies were integrated into the 1st Fusilier Landwehr Battalion. The former 1st battalion of the Prinz von Solms regiment , the third company of the von Schmidt grenadier battalion and the third company of the 2nd Fusilier Landwehr Regiment were integrated as the regiment's fusilier battalion.
In 1832 the regiment was named Prince von Solms . On December 7th, 1832 it was reformed again. The regiment was transformed into two battalions. The Fusilier Battalion was combined with the 2nd Jäger Company to form the 2nd Rifle Battalion. After the prince's death, the regiment was renamed in vacant Prince of Solms in 1833. It then had the following names:
- 1833 vacant Prince of Solms
- 1835 2nd Infantry Regiment
- 1845 2nd Infantry Regiment (Landgrave Wilhelm)
In 1849 a Landwehr battalion was added to the regiment , and in 1854 the battalion was integrated into the 1st and 2nd battalions.
Battle calendar
From 1793 until the Treaty of Basel , both battalions were in Flanders and Westphalia. It excelled especially in the defense of Newport. After the defeat in the Fourth Coalition War , it was given leave of absence in 1806 like all Kurhessian troops.
During the Fifth Coalition War , the Kurprinz battalion was re-established in Bohemia in 1809 and used in the campaigns in Sachsen and Bayreuth.
After the collapse of the Kingdom of Westphalia in 1813, the regiment was re-established. In 1814 it took part in the siege of Luxembourg, Thionville and Metz. During the campaign of 1815 he fought at Sedan and the sieges of Mezienes and Givet.
During the March Revolution , the 1st Battalion took part in the fight against the uprising in Frankfurt am Main . During the First Schleswig War , the 2nd Battalion was part of the Kurhessian Brigade . It fought near Düppel and in Jutland.
Bosses
- 1789 Major General von Hanstein, commander of both battalions
- 1789 Lieutenant General Julius von Kospoth, (later Governor of Kassel)
- 1801 Major General von Biesenroth (later Lieutenant General)
- 1805 to 1821 Prince Elector Wilhelm of Hesse
- 1832 Prince Ludwig Wilhelm von Solms-Braunfels († 1833)
- 1845 Landgrave Wilhelm
Commanders
- 1805 Lieutenant Colonel von Melzheimer, commander of both battalions
- 1806 Colonel von Melzheimer
- French occupation
- 1813 Lieutenant Colonel von Bassewitz
- 1813 Lieutenant Colonel von Fliess (1815 Pour le Mérite , 1816 Colonel)
- 1816 Colonel Johann Heinrich von Borck (from 1827 in command of Ziegenhain)
- 1827 Lieutenant Colonel von Hesberg
- 1827 Lieutenant Colonel Johann Albrecht von Bardeleben (1829 Colonel, 1831 Major General)
- 1831 Lieutenant Colonel Karl Friedrich von Lengerke (1832 Colonel, 1833 Commandant of Hanau)
- 1833 Colonel Rieß von Scheurnschloß (Adjutant General)
- 1834 Lieutenant Colonel August Schirmer (1789–1870), entrusted with the management
- 1835 Lieutenant Colonel August Schirmer, Commander (1836 Colonel, 1842 Major General and Commandant of Hanau)
- 1843 Colonel von Bardeleben
- 1843 Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm Zwirnemann, entrusted with the management
- 1845 Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm Anton von Wurmb, entrusted with the management
- 1847 Lieutenant Colonel Achilles Arnold d'Orville (1794–1870), entrusted with the management
- 1848 Colonel Johann Georg Friedrich Ernst Spangenberg
- 1848 Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Karl August von Bardeleben, entrusted with the management
- 1849 Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Karl August von Bardeleben, Commander (later Colonel, Commander of Marburg)
- 1851 Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich von Specht , entrusted with the management
- 1852 Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich von Specht, commander
- 1852 Lieutenant Colonel Spiegel from and to Peckelsheim
- 1854 Lieutenant Colonel Karl Rudolf Wegner (1803–1866) (1855 Colonel, later Governor of Hanau)
- 1858 Lieutenant Colonel Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Schenk zu Schweinsberg, entrusted with the management
- 1858 Lieutenant Colonel Carl Wilhelm Ludwig Schenk Schenk zu Schweinsberg, Commander (Colonel)
- 1863 Colonel Johann Karl Rainier von Ende (1808–1871) (1859–1862, Minister of War, later Major General and Adjutant General)
- 1864 Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Gottfried Carl Emil Wilhelm von Osterhausen (1865 Colonel)
literature
- Tribe and rank list of the Electoral Hessian Army Corps from the 16th century to 1866. P. 137 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ferdinand von Pfister, Der Krieg von Morea in the years 1687 and 1688 , p. 207.
- ↑ Johann Andreas Hofmann, Abhandelung of the former and current military state, volume 2, S. 527th
- ^ The Huguenots in Hessen-Kassel, Volume 1, p. 214.
- ^ Hochfürstl.-Hessen-Casselischer Staats- und Adreß-Calendar. 1784, p. 51.
- ↑ Georg Alt: The Royal Prussian Standing Army. Volume 1, p. 306.
- ^ Kurhessisches Staats- und Adress-Handbuch. 1825, p. 47.
- ^ Kurhessisches Staats- und Adress-Handbuch. 1828, p. 47.
- ^ Kurhessisches Staats- und Adress-Handbuch. 1831, p. 49.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1838, p. 82.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1844, p. 76.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1846, p. 77.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1850, p. 41.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1852, p. 75.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1856, p. 73.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1860, p. 87.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1863, p. 87.
- ^ Electoral Hessian Court and State Handbook. 1865, p. 87.