1730 Prinz v. Anhalt-Dessau, 1750 Knoblach, 1757 Pannwitz, 1759 Mosel, 1768 Petersdorff, 1781 Stwolinsky
Unit History
The unit was formed in 1683 in the Eastern Prussian lands. It moved in 1716 to Westphalia. It distinguished itself at the siege of Breslau, Kesseldorf, Leuthen and Bunkersdorf. First battalion captured at Landeshut.
At Prague, the unit was part of Keith's corps that covered the west side of the city during the battle. The unit skirmished at Moys. At Leuthen, December 1757, it distinguished itself but took heavy losses along with the Prussian Garde (No. 15) in assaulting Leuthen forcing the Austrian/Reichsarmee regiments Deutschmeister (No. 4), Rote-Würzburg, and Baden-Durlach (No. 27) to abandon the village. The regiment took heavy losses: twelve officers and 741 men.
After the first battalion was captured at Landeshut, the regiment redeemed itself at Burkersdorf by storming the works and winning three Pour-le-merit. A good Westphalian regiment notable for the enthusiasm of the cantonists.
The regiment was seen as a regular unit by Frederick after the Seven Years War. It disbanded in 1806.
Both the Regimental and Colonel’s colour
Comments
The unit has been a solid but unspectacular performer on the gaming table. The colour combination of the greenish flag and the bright yellow makes this one of the nicest looking units when it is out on the table and one of my personal favourites. The flags flown by the unit are from GMB Designs.
Sources
Flag: Nec Pluribus Impar site at http://vial.jean.free.fr/new_npi/index.htm
Text: Prussian troop website at http://www.preussenweb.de/preussstart.htm
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