1744 Zimmerow, 1753 Kalsow, 1757 Kalckreuth, 1758 Bredow, 1760 Zieten, 1767 Krockow
Unit History
The unit was formed in 1741 from the Breslau city militia. It was present at Prague, Breslau and Kunersdorf.
At the siege of Prague, the regiment participated in an improvised attack from the left wing that was thrown back. During the withdrawal from Prague, the 1st Battalion was captured at Gabel. Later in the fall, at Breslau, the remaining Battalion held but suffered heavily. Only one hundred men remained after the engagement.
They surprised Frederick at Kunersdorf, 1759, where they fought well. In the battle, the unit supported the advance guard attack through the Mühl-Berge towards the Kuh Grund. Once the attack stalled, the unit remained steadfast until withdrawn taking heavy losses. The unit skirmished at Adelsbach in 1762.
Should be considered at best a regular unit but more often performed like the garrison troops from which they originated. Later, in 1902, formed companies seven and eight of the Imperial Army 8th Infantry regiment.
Both the Regimental and Colonel’s colour
Comments
The unit has been a solid but unspectacular performer on the gaming table. The flags have been slightly modified from those for Schenckendorff (No. 9) who happens to have a very similar pattern. The only difference is that while Schenckendorff has a white centre, Bredow has a green centre and the red flames have been removed.
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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