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Uniforms of the Bavarian cavalry regiments, 1682–1726. The Reichskriegsverfassung of 1681 obliged Bavaria to provide troops for the Imperial army.Moreover, the establishment of a standing army was increasingly seen as a sign of nation-statehood and an important tool of absolutist power-politics.
The regiment was created by Royal Decree on 16 July 1814 as the Grenadier Guards Regiment from the grenadier companies of Bavarian line infantry regiments. The tallest men were transferred to the Grenadier Guards Regiment, the rest to the "King's Own" (König) Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment No. 1. The regiment consisted of 3 battalions of 6 ...
The 4th Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "King" (Königlich Bayerisches Chevaulegers-Regiment „König“ Nr. 4) was a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Bavarian Army. The regiment was formed in 1744 and fought in the Napoleonic Wars, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919.
The next day, Napoleon ordered Mouton to march his corps west to a position where it could attack Wellington's British army and attached General Subervie's light cavalry division. At the same time, General Teste's division was detached from the corps to operate with Marshal Emmanuel de Grouchy 's right wing.
The Bavarian infantry and cavalry regiments retained their historic light blue and green uniforms, distinctive from the Prussian model adopted throughout most of the army. The individual Bavarian soldier swore an oath of loyalty to King Ludwig, though in wartime this pledge of obedience was extended to Kaiser Wilhelm as supreme commander.
This is a list of Imperial German infantry regiments [1] before and during World War I. In peacetime, the Imperial German Army included 217 regiments of infantry (plus the instruction unit, Lehr Infantry Battalion). Some of these regiments had a history stretching back to the 17th Century, while others were only formed as late as October 1912. [2]
The 1st Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "Emperor Nicholas of Russia" (Königlich Bayerisches Chevaulegers-Regiment „Kaiser Nikolaus von Rußland“ Nr. 1) was a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Bavarian Army. The regiment was formed in 1682 and fought in the Battle of Vienna, the Great Turkish War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War ...
7th Löwenstein Regiment (2 battalions) Cavalry Brigade: General-Major Preysing König Chevau-léger Regiment (4 squadrons) Leiningen Chevau-léger Regiment (4 squadrons) Artillery: Two 6-pdr foot batteries, 6-pdr horse battery (18 guns) Bernhard von Deroy. 3rd Bavarian Division: Lieutenant-General Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy. Brigade: General ...