1743 Jung-Möllendorff, 1754 Graf v. Finckenstein, 1785 Rosenbruch
Unit History
The unit was formed in 1743 from a squadron split off from the Dragoon Regiment No. 9. It served in the
Western theatre from 1758 to 1759 being present at Krefeld, Bergen and Minden. In the Eastern Prussia theatre, the unit was present at Gross-Jagersdorf.At Minden, August 1759, four squadrons fought on the left flank in the second line brigaded with Hessian Dragoons, Pruschenk and Militz. The brigade was under the command of Lieutenant-General von Urff under the direction of the Duke von Holstein.
At Gross-Jagersdorf, August 30, 1757, five squadrons, along with ten squadrons of the Yellow Hussars (No. 7), 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. Then they 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.
The unit was reformed in 1806 into the 2nd provisional Dragoon brigade that was later split into a variety of regiments.
Comments
This is one of my ‘Bergen’ units. What makes this unit so nice to use is that it historically fought in both the Western and Eastern theatres of the Seven Years War. The orange facings really stand out against the deep Prussian blue and make it a very colourful unit.
Sources
Text: Prussian troop website at http://www.preussenweb.de/preussstart.htm
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