East Prussian National Cavalry Regiment

The East Prussian National Cavalry Regiment (German: Ostpreußische National-Kavallerie-Regiment) was a regiment established in 1813.[1]

History

On the orders of Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, Count Lehndorff-Steinort began establishing the regiment in February 1813.[1] He was assigned 38 recruits; all others had to be recruited from the ranks of those exempt from military service.[1] The volunteers had to bring their own horses and equipment. All 833 cavalry members came from East and West Prussia.[1]

The regiment was assigned to Blücher's Silesian Army and fought gloriously in the Battles of the Katzbach and Leipzig.[1] Until the Battle of Paris on March 30, 1814, it belonged to the cavalry vanguard of Blücher's army under Major General von Katzler.[1]

Three squadrons of the regiment were used to establish the Life Guard Hussar Regiment in 1815.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Albinus 1985, p. 235.

Literature

  • Albinus, Robert (1985). Königsberg Lexikon. Stadt und Umgebung (in German). Leer: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg. ISBN 3-7921-0320-6.
  • von Selle, Götz (1956). Geschichte der Albertus-Universität zu Königsberg in Preußen (in German) (2nd ed.). Würzburg. p. 262.
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