1740 Alt-Dohna,1742 Hautcharmoy, 1758 Münchow, 1758 Kreytzen, 1759 Ramin, 1760 Thile, 1770 Zaremba
Unit History
The regiment was raised in 1723. It was not very reliable because of the heavy use of unwilling Silesian recruits.
Heavily engaged at Prague where it advanced with the left wing on Unterpoczernitz. As part of Hautcharmoy’s brigade it led the breakthrough south of Kej. Advancing into the Maleschitz ravine, the regiment encountered bitter resistance. The regiment took heavy losses.
In 1757, during the first siege of Schweidnitz, the regiment was captured by the Austrians. The regiment was exchanged in 1758 as part of a massive prisoner exchange involving more than twelve thousand Prussians and only then reinstated.
In 1760, the regiment fought as part of Prinz Heinrich’s corps between Glogau and Liegnitz.
The Colonel's flag
Comments
The regiment is a gift from the Marquis de Sangfroid (a good gaming buddy – Robert Swan) who found these figures in a shoebox back in Vancouver, Canada. Given their historical background I doubt these are fearsome fellows but the beautiful flags flown from GMB Designs mean that they decorate the gaming table nicely before beating a quick retreat. Unit pain
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.htmted in January of 2006.
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