5th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment
| 5th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment | |
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| Active | 1733-1795 |
| Country | Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1733-1738) Electorate of Saxony (1739-1763) Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1764-1795) |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Garrison/HQ | Suchowola (1772-1789), Krynki (1789-1792 September), Veliuona (from 1792 October) |
| Engagements | Kościuszko Uprising: |
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The 5th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment (Template:Lang-pl) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 5th Lithuanian Advance Guard Regiment of Stanisław Byszewski.[1]
History
Origins
Formed in 1733 by gathering all cavalry units of Józef Potocki, the Voivode of Kiev Potocki family, mostly composed of Tatars.[2][1]
This regiment was leased to the Saxon army during the reign of Wettin dynasty[2] and continuously fought in the War of Polish Succession (1734-1738), War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years' War (1756-1763).[3]
In 1764, it was summoned by the Sejm of 1764 to return to Lithuania.
The regiment fought against the Wettin dynasty's supporters.
1772-1792
The regiment was stationed in Suchowola (1772-1789), Krynki (1789-1792 September) and Veliuona (1792 October and onwards).[1][3]
War in Defence of the Constitution
The regiment fought in the war.[1]
The regiment took part in the battle of Praga.[1][3]
Uniforms
In 1764–89, all officers and men had white cockades, with the officers and towarzycz also having white feathers on top of the cockades. The towarzycz had green belts and sashes, while the officers had gold-laces green waistcoats.[1]
Commanders
These were the polkovniks from 1764 to 1794:
- Hallaszewicz
- Aleksander Mustafa Korycki (-1764)
These were the polkovniks from 1764 to 1794:[3]
- Aleksander Mustafa Korycki (1764-1774)
- Ignacy Poniatowski (1774-1780)
- Jan Gorycz (1780-1787)
- gen. mjr Stanisław Byszewski (1787-)
- Ludwik Lissowski (according to Gembarzewski, he was polkovnik, according to Machynia et al. he was podpolkovnik[4])
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rospond, Vincent W. (2013). Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978 1 84908855 8.
5th Lithuanian Advance Guard Regiment of Stanislaw Byszewski
(F) as above; entered state service 1764. After Bar civil war,
(S) Suchowola (1772), Krynki (1789), Wielona (Oct 1792).
(B) 1792 War; Praga (1794).
In 1764-89 officers wore green waistcoats with gold lace; officers and towarzycz white feathers, and all a white cockade; towarzyczy had a green belt/sash. - ^ a b Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 14.
Utworzony r. 1733 z chorągwi tatarskich nadwornych Potockiego wojew. kijowskiego, wchodzi w skład wojska saskiego (...)
- ^ a b c d Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831. Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 15.
Stanowiska: Suchowola (1772), Krynki (1789), Wielona (X.1792). Pułkownicy: Hallaszewicz, Korycki A. M., Gorycz (1785), Byszewski Stan. (1787—1792) gen. mjr., Lissowski Ludw. Bitwy i potyczki: wojna 7-mioletnia, Praga 2.XI.1794.
- ^ Machynia, Mariusz; Rakutis, Valdas; Srzednicki, Czesław (1999). Oficerowie wojska Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Sztab, kawaleria, artyleria, wojska inżynieryjne i piechota. Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka. p. 200. ISBN 83-7188-239-4.
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