Hussars No. 7 - Yellow Hussars

Inhaber
1744 Dieuri, 1746 Billerbeck, 1753 Malachow v. Malachowski, 1775 Usedom

Unit History
The unit was formed in 1743. Two of eight squadrons served in the Western theatre at Bergen and Minden. In Eastern Prussia,it was engaged at Zorndorf, Kay and Gross-Jagersdorf. Always in the shadow of the Black Hussars (No. 5), this regular unit distinguished itself at Landeshut (1760). It was destroyed in 1806.
At Gross-Jagersdorf, August 30, 1757, ten squadrons, along with five squadrons of the Finckenstein Dragoons (No. 10), were brigaded under Schorlemer on the left flank. The brigade defeated the Russian cavalry on the left wing, broke through the edge of the woods, and caught the infantry from behind at Weynothen. They then ran into a fresh Russian brigade commanded by Manteuffel and two artillery brigades, commanded by Major Tyuttchev. These Russians from Browne's third division, with their heavy fire, forced the Prussians into the ditches and dams. Schorlemer re-assembled his troops at the Kutkehmer woods remaining there for the remainder of the battle.
At Zorndorf, August 25, 1758, eight squadrons were in the second rank of the left wing under the command of von Seydlitz.
At Kay, July 1759, seven squadrons were stationed in the near village, Nicker, which was fired by the local Russian commander, Totleben, late in the battle. The unit covered the retreat of the final third assault by Wobersnow, who fell leading the final attack.
At Villinghausen, July 16, 1761, two squadrons were part of the main cavalry corps which included both the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons and the Grenadiers zu Pferd.
It was reformed in 1806 along with regiments No. 1 and No. 2 into the Life Hussars Brigade.

Comments
This is another of my ‘Bergen’ units and like its sister regiment in real life, these boys do not seem to have the luck that the 5th Hussars have. In the same tabletop battle where the 5th covered itself with glory, these did not. They thought they had a chance to catch the Austrian guns all limbered up with no place to go but then a poor run of initiative left them in front of Austrian guns who casually unlimbered, rammed canister, and blasted these Hussars at point blank range – not much was left, sniff.
These troops can also be easily used as Hesse-Kassel Hussars as the yellow dolman, blue pelisse and white lace are the same. The only difference are the breeches which are yellow for the Hesse-Kassel Hussars.

Sources
Text: Prussian troop website at http://www.preussenweb.de/preussstart.htm