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Le contingent du Rheinbund 1807-1813
The infantry battalion
The contingents from the three duchies were amalgamated in a single battalion of five musketeers companies. Following the Prussian system, each company is composed of :
1 Feldwebel
2 Sergeant
1 Fourier
7 Korporal
2 Tambours
140 Gemeine
In 1809 the Anhalt battalion was posted as 1st battalion in the 5th Rheinbund-Regiment and adopted the French organisation of one grenadiers, one voltigeurs and four fusiliers companies. Each company was composed of :
1 Kapitain
1 Premier-Lieutenant
1 Sekonde-Lieutenant
1 Feldwebel
2 Sergeant
1 Fourier
10 Korporal
2 Tambours
1 Zimmermann
120 Gemeine
The battalion took part to the Tyrolean campaign in 1809, the Peninsular campaign between 1809 and 1811 and to the Russian campaign in 1812. Its remnants were posted to the garrison of Danzig during the German campaign in 1813.
Fusiliers
Dark green single breasted coat closed by a row of eight buttons. Pink collar. Green shoulder straps. Pink piping on front of coat. Green Swedish cuffs piped pink bearing two buttons. Green turnbacks. White metal buttons.
From 1809, same coat with green shoulder straps piped pink, pink cuffs with green flaps (rectangular 3 buttons) and green turnbacks piped pink bearing pink eight-pointed star patch, vertical pockets simulated by a pink piping.
White vest with white collar and no cuffs. Grey jersey breeches. Black short gaiters.
In field dress, grey cloth trousers laced pink on seam.
Black felt shako with black leather top and base band, bearing a brass crowned shield plate stamped with Anhalt arms. Tufted wool pompon in company colour (red, green, blue, yellow and white from 1st to 5th) over green cockade. In full dress, white cords and flounders. Brass chinscales and black leather peak.
From 1809 white metal rhomboid plate stamped with the same crowned shield with Anhalt arms. Pink oval pompon. Other details as before.
Black leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing the brass crowned shield plate. Infantry sabre with single bar brass hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings.
Grenadiers
Red fringed epaulets. In full dress, red plume, cords and flounders. Red sabre strap and pink grenade patch on turnbacks.
Voltigeurs
Green fringed epaulets. In full dress, Green plume, cords and flounders. Green sabre strap and pink horn patch on turnbacks.
NCOs
Troopers dress with pink or silver on pink backing rank laces :
Korporal 2 pink stripes on both arms
Sergeant 1 silver on pink lace on arms
1 silver lace to shako top
Feldwebel 2 silver on pink lace on arms
2 silver lace to shako top
Officers
Troopers dress with silver thread rank epaulets. In full dress, white breeches and black leather Russian boots. Black felt cocked hat with black lace, green plume over green cockade with silver strap. Gilded gorget bearing the arms of Anhalt in silver. Black leather shoulder belt and sabre or sword with gilded hilt and black leather scabbard with gilded fittings, silver sabre strap.
From 1812, shako as troopers with black lace with silver oak leaves embroideries around top. Silver peak strengthening.
Drummers
Troopers dress with pink swallow nests trimmed with white lace. Drum with brass shell and pink counterhoops.
Sappers
Grenadiers dress with sappers insignia (red grenade over white crossed axes) on both arms. Black fur bearskin without plate or top patch with scarlet plume, cords and flounders. Black leather apron.
Duchés d’Anhalt
Le contingent du Rheinbund 1807-1813
Mounted jaegers regiment
In July 1813, as their infantry battalion had been nearly destroyed in Russia, Napoleon asked the Anhalt duchies to raise a cavalry regiment.
A mounted jaegers regiment - of two squadrons of four companies each - painfully reached operational strength in August and was organised with the French 9th light horses regiment into the 24th light cavalry brigade, part of the French 1st corps under command of general Vandamme.
The regiment was destroyed during the battle of Kulm on 31 August 1813 and disbanded thereafter, his remnants being transferred to the 9th light horses regiment.
Jaegers
Dark green single breasted coat closed by a row of nine buttons. Pink collar. White metal shoulder scales on pink straps. Pink piping on front of coat. Pink pointed cuffs. Pink turnbacks, vertical pockets simulated by a pink piping. White metal buttons.
Grey breeches and black Hungarian boots. Jaegers are always wearing grey overalls with ping seam lace and brown leather inserts over black light boots.
Black felt shako with black leather top and base band, bearing a white metal crowned shield plate stamped with Anhalt arms. In full dress, white cords going under right scales and ending in flounders fastened to left scales. Ball pompon in company colour (red, green, blue, yellow from 1st to 4th) over green cockade.. White metal chinscales and black leather peak.
Black leatherwork with white metal buckles. Pouch belt bearing a white metal chain. Black leather light cavalry cartridge pouch and sabre belt, curved sabre with iron three bars hilt and scabbard. White leather sabre strap.
Black leather light cavalry harness. White sheepskin trimmed with green or company colour wolf teeth. Green cloth round portmanteau laced pink.
NCOs
Troopers dress with pink or silver on pink backing rank chevrons above cuffs :
Korporal (brigadier) 2 pink chevrons
Wachtmeister (Mal des logis) 1 silver on pink chevrons
Ober-Wachtmeister (Mal des logis chef) 2 silver on pink chevrons
Sabre strap tassel with green knot and white fringes, silver for sergeants.
Officers
Troopers dress with long tails, all white ornaments becoming silver or silvered. Silver thread rank epaulets with silvered scales on strap. Hungarian boots with silver tassel. Green plume over company coloured pompon for companies officers (Kapitän and Lieutenants), white plume for field officers (Eskadron-Chef and Adjudant).
Green cloth schabraque laced pink.
Trumpeters
Troopers dress in yellow cloth with pink swallow nests trimmed with white lace. Black felt cocked hat with white tassels and scarlet plume over company coloured pompon over green cockade with white strap.
Brass trumpet with mixed white an d pink cord.
Le contingent du Rheinbund 1807-1813
Mounted jaegers regiment
In July 1813, as their infantry battalion had been nearly destroyed in Russia, Napoleon asked the Anhalt duchies to raise a cavalry regiment.
A mounted jaegers regiment - of two squadrons of four companies each - painfully reached operational strength in August and was organised with the French 9th light horses regiment into the 24th light cavalry brigade, part of the French 1st corps under command of general Vandamme.
The regiment was destroyed during the battle of Kulm on 31 August 1813 and disbanded thereafter, his remnants being transferred to the 9th light horses regiment.
Jaegers
Dark green single breasted coat closed by a row of nine buttons. Pink collar. White metal shoulder scales on pink straps. Pink piping on front of coat. Pink pointed cuffs. Pink turnbacks, vertical pockets simulated by a pink piping. White metal buttons.
Grey breeches and black Hungarian boots. Jaegers are always wearing grey overalls with ping seam lace and brown leather inserts over black light boots.
Black felt shako with black leather top and base band, bearing a white metal crowned shield plate stamped with Anhalt arms. In full dress, white cords going under right scales and ending in flounders fastened to left scales. Ball pompon in company colour (red, green, blue, yellow from 1st to 4th) over green cockade.. White metal chinscales and black leather peak.
Black leatherwork with white metal buckles. Pouch belt bearing a white metal chain. Black leather light cavalry cartridge pouch and sabre belt, curved sabre with iron three bars hilt and scabbard. White leather sabre strap.
Black leather light cavalry harness. White sheepskin trimmed with green or company colour wolf teeth. Green cloth round portmanteau laced pink.
NCOs
Troopers dress with pink or silver on pink backing rank chevrons above cuffs :
Korporal (brigadier) 2 pink chevrons
Wachtmeister (Mal des logis) 1 silver on pink chevrons
Ober-Wachtmeister (Mal des logis chef) 2 silver on pink chevrons
Sabre strap tassel with green knot and white fringes, silver for sergeants.
Officers
Troopers dress with long tails, all white ornaments becoming silver or silvered. Silver thread rank epaulets with silvered scales on strap. Hungarian boots with silver tassel. Green plume over company coloured pompon for companies officers (Kapitän and Lieutenants), white plume for field officers (Eskadron-Chef and Adjudant).
Green cloth schabraque laced pink.
Trumpeters
Troopers dress in yellow cloth with pink swallow nests trimmed with white lace. Black felt cocked hat with white tassels and scarlet plume over company coloured pompon over green cockade with white strap.
Brass trumpet with mixed white an d pink cord.
Infanterie
1806-1812 period
In 1803, the contingent of the two principalities were reorganized in four infantry battalions :
from Garrison Proprietary
I. (Leib-) Bat. Usingen Wiesbaden v.Todenwarth
II. (Jäger-) Bat. Weilburg Weilburg v.Kruse
III. (leichte Jäger-) Bat. Weilburg Castel v.Schaeffer
IV. (Musketier-) Bat. Usingen Deutz/Linz v.Holbach
Following the Austrian system, each battalion was composed of a company of grenadiers and three companies of musketeers , each of :| 1 | Hauptmann | | 1 | Oberleutnant | | 2 | Leutnants | | 1 | Felwebel | | 4 | Sergeants | | 8 | Korporals | | 8 | Gefreiten | | 2 | Trommler | | 120 | Soldaten |
These battalions were organized in the Nassau infantry brigade that took part in 1806 to the Prussian campaign.
In June 1808, battalions were reorganized along the French system of one grenadier, one voltigeur and four fusilier companies and regrouped in two infantry regiments, the 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment receiving the two Usingen battalions and the 2nd one the Weilburg battalions.
The 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment was posted at the end of 1808 in Leval German Division and fought in Spain until 1813 when he went over to the British in July. The 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment took part in the Austrian campaign and was sent to Catalonia at the beginning of 1810. He was disarmed and interned after 2nd regiment defected.
Infantry brigade 1806-1807
Fusiliers
I. (Leib-) Bataillon
Single breasted long tailed coat in dark green cloth closed by a row of 7 buttons. Scarlet collar laced light orange bearing two light orange buttonhole laces. Scarlet shoulder straps trimmed light orange. Front of coat piped in light orange. Scarlet rounded cuffs laced light orange bearing two light orange buttonhole laces, one on cuff and one above. Scarlet turnbacks piped light orange, vertical pockets bearing four light orange buttonhole laces. Brass buttons.
White vest. Light grey breeches bearing black Hungarian knots and dark grey knee length gaiters. In summer dress, white overalls and gaiters.
Black leather Bavarian style helmet with black wool crest bearing a brass grenade badge. Brass front band and side struts. Black plume. Black leather peak with brass strengthening.
Yellow leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing a brass oval plate stamped with Nassau lion. Infantry sabre with brass hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings.
II. Bataillon
Same coat as 1st battalion with brick red facings. No buttonhole laces on collar or cuffs.
Grey vest. Grey breeches bearing red Hungarian knots and grey knee length gaiters. In summer dress, white overalls and gaiters.
Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands. Black plume over yellow pompon over black cockade. Yellow cords and flounders. Black leather peak.
Same equipment as 1st battalion.
III. (Jäger-) Bataillon
Same coat as 2nd battalion with bright red facings. White metal buttons.
Green vest. Grey breeches bearing red Hungarian knots and grey knee length gaiters. In summer dress, white overalls and gaiters.
Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands. Black plume over black cockade. white cords and flounders. Black leather peak.
Black leatherwork. Same equipment as 1st battalion.
IV. Bataillon
Same coat as 2nd battalion with crimson facings.
White vest. Grey breeches bearing black Hungarian knots and grey knee length gaiters. In summer dress, white overalls and gaiters.
Shako as 2nd battalion covered with grass green, green plume and pompon.
Same equipment as 1st battalion.
Grenadiers
I. (Leib-) Bataillon : Fusiliers’ dress with scarlet plume and red laced gaiters.
III. (Jäger-) Bataillon : Black felt cocked hat. Yellow wool pompon over black cockade laced white. White wool tassels. Black leather cartridge box worn on stomach. Hunter sabre with brass hilt and black leather sheath with brass fittings.
IV. Bataillon : Fusiliers’ dress. On shako, brass grenade badge and large bushy red plume, scarlet cords and flounders. Heart shaped gaiters with red lace and tassel.
NCOs
Troopers’ dress with gold (brass buttons) or silver (white metal buttons) lace on front and bottom sides of collar and on cuffs.
Drummers
Troopers’ dress with facings coloured swallow nests laced yellow and six yellow chevrons on both arms. Seven yellow buttonholes laces on front of coat. Copper drums stamped with Nassau lion and hoops painted with alternate yellow and blue triangles.
Infantry regiments, transition dress 1808-1809
Fusiliers
Single breasted coat in dark green cloth closed by a row of 7 buttons. Black collar laced light orange. Black shoulder straps trimmed light orange. Front of coat piped in light orange. Black rounded cuffs laced light orange. Black turnbacks piped light orange. Brass buttons.
White vest. Grey breeches bearing black Hungarian knots and black knee length gaiters.
Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands, bearing a brass trophy of arm plate with dice cut regimental number. Company coloured (1st yellow, 2nd white, 3rd sky blue, 4th black) tufted pompon over black cockade. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and brass chinscales.
Yellow leatherwork and black leather cartridge pouch.
Grenadiers
1st battalion of both regiments : Fusiliers’ dress with same buttonhole laces and helmet as former Leib-Bataillon. Scarlet fringed epaulets. Brass grenade badge on pouch and infantry sabre with scarlet sabre strap.
2nd battalion of both regiments : Fusiliers’ dress with brass grenade badge on shako. Scarlet plume, cords, flounders and fringed epaulets Brass grenade badge on pouch and infantry sabre with scarlet sabre strap.
Voltigeurs
Fusiliers’ dress with brass horn badge on shako. Green plume, cords, flounders and fringed epaulets Brass horn badge on pouch and infantry sabre with green sabre strap.
NCOs
Troopers’ dress with yellow or gold rank laces on both arms.
Officers
Other ranks’ dress with gold laces and epaulets. Gilded gorget bearing a silver lion. Green cloth breeches, black leather Hungarian boots with gold trim and tassel. Black felt cocked hat with gold tassels.
Drummers
Troopers’ dress with black swallow nests laced yellow and six yellow lace chevrons on each sleeve. Five yellow buttonhole laces on front of coat. Copper drum stamped with rampant lion and hoops painted with alternate blue and yellow stripes or triangles.
Sappers
Grenadiers’ dress with whitened leather apron.
Infantry regiments 1809-1813
Fusiliers
Single breasted short tailed coat in dark green cloth closed by a row of 9 buttons. Black collar piped yellow. Black shoulder straps piped yellow. Front of coat piped in yellow. Black rounded cuffs piped yellow. Black turnbacks piped yellow and vertical pockets simulated by a yellow piping. Brass buttons.
Green vest piped yellow. Green cloth overalls with yellow Hungarian knots side bands over black or white gaiters.
Shako as before.
Equipment as before.
Grenadiers
Fusiliers’ dress with scarlet fringed epaulets and turnbacks bearing scarlet grenade patch. Black fur colback with scarlet cloth bag. Scarlet plume, cords and flounders. Pouch bearing a brass grenade badge and infantry sabre with scarlet strap.
Voltigeurs
Fusiliers’ dress with epaulets with yellow crescent and green fringes, turnbacks bearing yellow horn patch. Shako bearing a brass horn badge. Green plume with yellow top, yellow cords and flounders. Pouch bearing a brass horn badge and infantry sabre with green strap.
NCOs
As before.
Officers
Troopers dress with long tails and all yellow or brass ornaments becoming gold or gilded. Gold rank epaulets on shoulder and gilded gorget bearing a silver rampant lion. Sword or sabre with yellow belt worn over right shoulder and bearing a gold plate stamped with Nassau lion.
Drummers
As before.
Sappers
Grenadiers’ dress with whitened leather apron. Scarlet armband on left arm bearing a white crossed axes cloth patch. Yellow sleeved gloves
Duché de Nassau
Infanterie
1813-1815 period
As the Nassau duchy joined the allies in 1813, the duke had to raise a new infantry regiment to fulfil his military obligations. As the 1st Infantry Regiment was imprisoned in French camps, the vacant number 1 was taken over by the new third regiment.
Moreover the duke - as others Germans rulers - called upon volunteers to raise a Landwehr infantry regiment and a voluntary Jaegers and Landsturm corps.
As for him, the prince of Orange raised in his German territory an infantry regiment and two voluntary Jaegers companies. As king of Netherlands, he transferred these units in the Dutch army and signed with the duke of Nassau a convention to take the 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment just coming back from Spain in Dutch service.
The Nassau Infantry regiments were reorganized before the Belgium campaign and established at two line and one Landwehr battalions. Considered as light infantry battalions, each is composed of one grenadier, one flankers and four jaegers companies.
Nassau infantry regiment
Fusiliers
As before. In Dutch service the black cockade is replaced by the orange one.
Grenadiers
As before. Grenadiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment wear scarlet wings instead of epaulets.
Flankers
As before. Flankers of the 1st Infantry Regiment wear yellow wings instead of epaulets.
Officers
As before. In Dutch service the gorget is replaced by an orange silk scarf..
Drummers
As before. The six chevrons on sleeves are replaced by three chevrons on forearms trimmed with yellow embroideries.
Landwehr
As line soldiers but red piping instead of yellow ones and white metal buttons instead of brass ones. Black leatherwork.
Regiment Oranje-Nassau Nr.28
Fusiliers
Single breasted short tailed coat in dark blue cloth closed by a row of 9 buttons. Dark red collar. Blue shoulder straps trimmed red. Front of coat piped in red. Red cuffs with blue piped red flaps. Red turnbacks. White metal buttons.
Grey overalls over dark grey gaiters.
Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands, bearing a white metal hexagonal plate stamped with the royal W cipher. White pompon over orange cockade. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and white metal chinscales.
White leatherwork.
Officers
Other ranks’ dress with long tails, all white or white metal ornaments become silver or silvered. Silver rank epaulets on shoulder. Orange silk scarf. Grey breeches and black light boots.
Duché de Nassau
Cavalerie
Chasseurs à cheval
Le prince de Nassau-Weilburg réunit en 1804 les quelques élément montés existant en une compagnie de chasseurs à cheval. En 1807, cette compagnie est dédoublée pour former deux escadrons de chasseurs.
Le 2e escadron est envoyé en Espagne en novembre 1808 où il est lutte contre la guérilla espagnole. Il n’y est rejoint qu‘en novembre 1813 par le 1er escadron.
Les chasseurs de Nassau sont internés avec le reste des troupes allemandes en décembre et ne seront pas reformés.
Chasseurs
Dolman de drap vert foncé à tresses et ganses blanches. Collet vert galonné de blanc. Parements en pointe verts galonnés de blanc. Boutons blancs.
Culotte à la hongroise de drap vert à nœuds et bandes latérales blanches. Bottes à la hongroise noire à galon et gland blancs.
En Espagne, la culotte est souvent remplacée par un charivari de toile verte, grise ou brune.
Casque à la bavaroise de cuir bouilli orné d’une plaque de métal blanc estampée du monogramme ducal. Chenille de crin noir incluant, au dessus de la plaque frontale, un plumet vert. Bandeau et renforts de métal blanc. Visière de cuir noir cerclée de métal blanc et jugulaire de cuir noir.
A partir de 1810, colback de fourrure noire à flamme écarlate soutachée de blanc. Jugulaires à écailles de métal blanc.
Buffleterie de cuir noir. Ceinturon à la hussarde en cuir noir et sabretache de cuir noir ornée du monogramme ducal en métal blanc. Sabre de cavalerie légère à garde d’acier à trois branches et fourreau de fer. Dragonne de cuir noir.
Harnachement de cavalerie légère en cuir noir. Selle à l’allemande à housse et chaperons de fourrure noire et valise cylindrique de toile verte galonnée de blanc.
A partir de 1810, selle hongroise avec les mêmes agréments.
Officiers
Tenue de la troupe, les agréments blancs ou de métal blanc deviennent argent ou argentés. Galons de grade argent au dessus des parements et sur la culotte.
Casque comme la troupe, avec une bombe plus haute puis colback à flamme verte.
Buffleterie et sabretache bordées d’un galon argent passepoilé de rouge. Chaperons de la selle ornés du monogramme ducal puis selle hongroise à shabraque de toile vert galonné d’argent.
Trompettes
Tenue de la troupe avec des nids d’hirondelle vert galonné de blanc et six chevrons blancs sur les bras. Trompette de cuivre à cordon vert.
Schwarzburg troops
The Rheinbund contingent
The contingents from each principality are composed of two companies that are amalgamated in a single battalion. This battalion takes parts in the 1807 campaign.
In 1808 each principality raises a single ad-hoc company that is sent to Metz in France to be reequipped and reorganized on French system
1 Kapitain
1 Oberleutnant
1 Leutnant
1 Feldwebel
4 Sergeant
1 Fourier
8 Korporal
2 Tambours
1 Zimmermann
120 Gemeine
...and amalgamated with the contingents of Lippe, Reuß and Waldeck to form the famous “battalion of Confederated Princes”. This battalion is posted to Peninsular theatre of operation from April 1809.
In parallel, on April 2nd 1809 the Emperor decides the creation of six infantry regiments gathering the troops of the small German states. The contingent of Schwarzburg, three companies of Rudolstadt and three of Sonderhausen, forms the 1st battalion of the 6th Rheinbund Regiment that takes part to the Austrian campaign.
He is posted in Spain from March 1810. In June the battalion of Confederated Princes is disbanded and remaining strength absorbed by their national units. At the end of the year, the Schwarzburger battalion is reorganized in four companies, two from Rudolstadt and two from Sonderhausen.
At the beginning of 1811 the regiment returns in Germany to takes part to the invasion of Russia. Its remnants are then posted to the garrison of Danzig during the campaign of Germany in 1813. The same year, each principality raises two new companies that are posted to the garrison of Magdeburg.
Fusiliers
Dark green single breasted coat closed by a row of nine buttons. Scarlet collar. Green shoulder straps piped red (Rudolstadt) or plain green (Sonderhausen). Red piping on front of coat (Rudolstadt) or no piping (Sonderhausen). Red rounded cuffs. Green turnbacks trimmed with red lace and plain horizontal pockets. Brass buttons.
From 1809, double breasted coat with same ornaments.
Suhr depicts a dress that was maybe the dress of 1813 levies, dark green French cut coat with green lapels piped red closed to the waist, green fringed epaulets with red crescent, red cuffs with green flaps piped red.
Grey or green jersey breeches. Black short gaiters and black shoes.
In field dress, grey or green cloth trousers.
Grey overcoat. Black felt shako (of French or Austrian type) with black leather top and base band, bearing a brass octagonal plate stamped with letters FSR (Rudolstadt) or brass rhomboid plate stamped with letters FSS (Sonderhausen). White cords and flounders. Red plume over national cockade. Brass chinscales and black leather peak. Black leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch without plate. Infantry sabre (of French or Prussian type) with single bar brass hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings.
Grenadiers and voltigeurs
Elite companies, if any, distinction are unknown.
NCOs
Troopers dress with rank laces :
Korporal 2 yellow stripes on both arms
Fourrier 1 gold on red lace on upper-arms
Sergeant 1 gold on red lace on arms
1 yellow lace to shako top
Feldwebel 2 gold on red lace on arms
1 yellow lace to shako top
Officers
Troopers dress with tails. Gold thread rank epaulets.
Leutnant 2 fringeless epaulettes bearing a red zigzag
Oberleutnant 2 fringeless epaulettes bearing a line
Hauptmann 2 fringeless epaulettes
Stabsoffizier fringeless epaulettes on right shoulder, fringed epaulette on left one
Black felt cocked hat or shako with gold ornaments and lace.
Drummers and hornists
Troopers dress with yellow lace on collar. Red swallow nests trimmed with yellow lace. Drum with brass shell and red counterhoops or copper horn with yellow cord.
The deutsches Bund contingent
At the beginning of 1814 the principalities use their veterans released from the garrison of Danzig or from Allied prisoners camps to raise new units. Each raises two line infantry companies and a single Landwehr company. Rudolstadt also raises a voluntary jaegers company.
The line companies are organised into an infantry battalion posted to the 3rd German federal corps
3te Deutsche Bundes-Corps,Herzog von Weimar und Eisenach
janvier 1814
Kavallerie, 14 Esq.
1ste Infanterie-Brigade, General-Leutnant von Lecoq
2te Infanterie-Brigade, General-Major von Russel
Thüringsche-Anhaltsche Brigade, Prinz von Württemberg
Weimarsche Jäger-Bat, Obrist von Linker
Gotasche Linien-Inf.-Bat., Obrist von Münnich
Schwarzburgsche Linien-Inf.-Bat., Obrist von Blumenröder
Anhalt-Dessauche Linien-Inf.-Bat., Obrist von Hoppe
Anhalt-Bernburgsche Linien-Inf.-Bat., Major von Sonnenberg
Sächsische Landwehr, General-Leutnant von Thielemann
Artillerie, Obrist von Raabe
...that takes part to the fights in the North of France.
Line units
Same dress as before.
Land forces
Rudolstadt Landwehr
Dress unknown.
Sonderhausen Landwehr
Line troops dress with yellow facings.
Black felt hat with left brim upturned bearing a brass Landwehr cross.
Flags
Schwarzburg troops were never issued with a flag.
Les petits Princes
En dehors des Etats grands ou moyens, la Confédération du Rhin comprenait une poussière de petits princes qui devaient cependant tous une contribution militaire en hommes.
Par exemple en 1808 un régiment était organisé pour l’Espagne
- le 1° bataillon était de Francfort ( 6 compagnies de 120 hommes ).
- le 2° bataillon comprenait également 6 compagnies de 120 hommes, soit :
— 2 de Schwarzburg
— 2 de Lippe
— 1 de Reuss
— 1 de Waldeck
En 1809 la division Rouyer, dite « Division des Princes de la Confédération du Rhin », comprend le 1° régiment de Nassau et :
- le 4° régiment de la Confédération ( Duchés de Saxe ) :
— 1° bataillon avec 1 compagnie de grenadiers et 4 compagnies de mousquetaires de Saxe-Gotha ( 120 hommes par compagnie ) et 1 compagnie de voltigeurs de Saxe-Coburg ( 200 hommes ) ;
— 2° bataillon avec 1 compagnie de grenadiers et 2 compagnies de mousquetaires de Saxe-Gotha, 2 compagnies de mousquetaires de Saxe-Meiningen ( 160 hommes ) et 1 compagnie de voltigeurs de Saxe-Coburg ( 200 hommes ) ;
— 3° bataillon avec 5 compagnies de chasseurs de Saxe-Weimar 120 hommes et 1 compagnie de chasseurs de Saxe-Hildburghausen 200 hommes
- le 5° régiment de la Confédération Anhalt-Lippe ) :
— 1° bataillon avec 6 compagnies de Lippe ( 120 hommes)
— 2° bataillon avec 6 compagnies d’Anhalt ( 2 à 160 hommes, 2 à 120 hommes ),
— 3° bataillon avec 3 compagnies de Lippe ( 120 Hommes )
- le 6° régiment de la Confédération ( Schwarzburg, Reuss, Waldeck)
— 1° bataillon avec 6 compagnies de Schwarzburg ( 120 hommes ),
— 2° bataillon avec 3 compagnies de Reuss et 3 de Waldeck ( toutes à 120 hommes )
Les 1° et 2° régiment de la Confédération sont ceux de Nassau, le 3° est celui de Francfort.
Le 7° régiment est celui de Wurzburg, à 2 bataillons de 4 compagnies de 120 hommes ; un 3° bataillon sera ajouté en 1810. Wurzburg possède en outre un régiment de dragons à 2 escadrons, qui deviendra chevau-légers en 1812. Lors de l’absorption de Wurzburg par la Bavière, en 1814, ces cavaliers formeront les 3° et 4° escadron du régiment de Uhlans bavarois. Enfin, Wurzburg aligne une batterie d’artillerie à pied.
En 1812 les régiments de la Confédération sont répartis dans les IX° et XI° Corps, sur les lignes de communication de la Grande Armée. Le 8° régiment, recruté dans le Mecklemburg-Schwerin et le Mecklemburg-Strelitz, est devenu le 127° de ligne français lors de l’annexion de ces territoires.
Pendant là retraite et en 1813 ces troupes disparaissent, y compris 2 escadrons de chasseurs à cheval d’Anhalt, anéantis à Kulm quelques semaines seulement après leur recrutement.
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