2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
| 2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1813 March 1 - July 1 (as a separate Battalion) |
| Country | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Engagements | Napoleonic Wars |
The 2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion (Lithuanian: 2-asis lietuvių fuzilierių rezervinis batalionas; German: 2. Litauisches Füsilier Reserve Bataillon) was a fusilier battalion of the Royal Prussian Army formed by Lithuanians.
1813
[edit]Formation
[edit]Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg marched into Königsberg (Lithuanian: Karaliaučius) on 8 January 1813 and immediately declared the mobilisation of all remaining able-bodied men.[1] First, he called all the Krümper and recruits, which von Bülow had left to the east of the Vistula.[1] So, Yorck created a large training camp to train the new soldiers.[1] On March 1, seven reserve battalions were formed, which were the:[1][2]
- 1st East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 2nd East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 3rd East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 4th East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 1st Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
- 2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
- 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
The 2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was formed in Heilsberg.[3][4] It was formed under the command of Captain von Douglas from the 4th East Prussian Infantry Regiment.[3]
Assigning to various regiments
[edit]After a few months, on 1 July 1813, these and other reserve battalions were concentrated into reserve regiments.[5] Its commander von Douglas was promoted to the rank of Major on June 25.[6] The unit retained its name until July 1.[7]
The 2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was made the 3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment's 3rd, i.e. Fusilier, Battalion.[8][9]
1815
[edit]After Napoleon was defeated, the Prussian Army was reorganized, and so the 3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment became the 15th Infantry Regiment on 1 March 1815.[9]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hofschröer 1987, p. 7.
- ^ Cramer 1897, p. V.
- ^ a b Mittler 1914, p. 108.
- ^ Alt 1869, p. 155.
- ^ Hofschröer 1987, p. 8.
- ^ von Conrady 1929, p. 202.
- ^ Fremont-Barnes 2011.
- ^ von Plotho 1817, p. 70.
- ^ a b Hofschröer 1987, p. 9.
Sources
[edit]- von Plotho, Carl (1817). Der Krieg in Deutschland und Frankreich in den Jahren 1813 und 1814 (in German). Vol. 1. Berlin.
- Alt, Georg (1869). Das Königlich Preußische stehende Heer: Kurzgefasste Geschichte seiner sämmtlichen Truppenkörper (in German).
- Cramer, Felix (1897). Offizier-Geschichte des Infanterie-Regiments Prinz Friedrich der Niederlands (2. Westfälisches) Nr.15. Auf Befehl des Infanterie-Regiments Prinz Friedrich der Niederlande (in German).
- Mittler, E.S. (1914). Das preussische Heer der Befreiungskriege: Das preussische Heer im Jahre 1813 (in German).
- von Conrady, Emil Karl Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Albert (1929). Geschichte des königlich preussischen Sechsten Infanterie-Regiments: von seiner Stiftung im Jahre 1773 bis zu Ende des Jahres 1856 (in German). Vol. 6. E & W. Trapp.
- Hofschröer, Peter (1987). Prussian Reserve, Militia & Irregular Troops 1806-15. ISBN 9780850457995.
- Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (2011). Armies of the Napoleonic Wars. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781783032082.