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вторник, 24 марта 2015 г.

Brandenburg Auxiliary Corps in Hungary 1686

In 1686 Brandenburg agreed to provide an Auxiliary Corps of 10 infantry battalions, 2 reitar & one dragoon regiments on Imperial service. Troops under command of Generallieutenant Hans Adam von Schoning:
The total in source above is incorrect. It doesn't include artillery, train (1.027 men) & some others. The right total is 12.135 men.
Cavalry regiments under converged. The first under Oberst Hans Christoph v. Straus was created from detached companies of Leib, Kurprinz, Markgraf Ludwig, Anhalt, Spaen & Derfflinger regiments. The second under Oberst Prinzen Heinrich von Sachsen-Barby was from Briquemault, Brock & Hulsen regiments.

суббота, 10 мая 2014 г.

Saxon Auxiliary Corps in Hungary, 1686

Sachsen-Weissenfels Infantry, 1685
(Bibliotheque nationale de France)
Loben Infantry, 1685
(Bibliotheque nationale de France)
Saxon Auxiliary Corps in Hungary in 1686 was about 4,700 men. It left Saxony in April & joined Austrian army at Gran on 3 of June. Then it participated in the siege of Ofen (8 June -23 Aug.). Troops returned home in November of 1686. See Corps campaign journal here (link)
Corps commander was General-Wachtmeister Herzog Christian Heinrich Sachsen-Weissenfels. The Corps composed of:
Infanterie:
- Herzog Christian Heinrich Sachsen-Weissenfels, oberst-leutnant Georg Heinrich Karlowitz
- oberst v. Kuffer (Kieffer), oberst-leutnant v. Schmerzing
- oberst v. Loben, oberst-leutnant v. Rochow
Each regiment was of 8 coys in 2 battalions, totaled 1.182 men
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