Zieten Hussars
TheZieten Hussars,[nb 2](German:Husaren-Regiment "von Zieten"), last designation: "Hussars Regiment 'von Zieten' (Brandenburg) No. 3" (Husaren-Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3), was ahussarregimentof thePrussian Army.[nb 3]founded in 1730 and named after its first Colonel,Hans Joachim von Zieten.
Frederick the Greatcreated it as the 2nd Hussar Regiment (H2), and in 1743 it adopted the distinctive tiger-skinpelissefor their parade uniforms, with company officers wearing fur caps withheronfeathers and field officers using aneagles's wing.[1]During the 1806 campaign of theWar of the Fourth Coalition,the regiment was known as von Rudorff Hussar regiment, soon renamed Life Hussar Regiment von Rudorff (No.2) (German:No.2 Leib-Husaren von Rudorff).[2]
The regiment capitulated atRatekaufollowing the defeat of 1806 and was disbanded. In 1807 it formed a squadron in its former depot asFreikorps Marwitzand amalgamated withBlücher'sCorps to create the 1st Brandenburg Hussar Regiment on 7 September 1808 (Husaren Regiment Nr.3).[3]The regiment's 2nd squadron served during theRussian Campaignof 1812 on the French side, and the regiment served throughout the 1813-1814 campaigns on theCoalitionside, also participating in the1815 campaign.
In 1860, before the unification of Germany, the regiment became a part of theFederal Army.[3]But it took until 1861 to officially recognize the regimental tradition of the old Prussian 2nd Hussar Regiment.[4]Shortly before the outbreak ofWorld War Iit formed part of the 6th Cavalry-Brigade in the6th Division(Brandenburg Division) known asHusaren-Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3( "Hussars Regiment" von Zieten "(Brandenburgian) No. 3" ) and wasstationedinRathenow;on mobilisation, the cavalry brigades were re-organised into independent divisions; the regiment remained as divisional cavalry, split between the5th Divisionand the6th Division.
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Notes[edit]
- Footnotes
- ^On this drawing of Zieten Hussars, Knötel states that "established in 1730, the regiment still exists today (1730 errichtet, besteht das Regiment noch heute fort) "(Knötel, 1890, table 13).
- ^Also known as theZiethen Hussars(both spellings are used in sources on military history)
- ^"This is a colorful set of Imperial German Kettle Drummers just before the beginning of World War One by Schirmer." ("Imperial German Kettle Drummers, Kettle Drummer Hussar Regiment von Zieten Nr. 3".uniformology.com.)
- Citations
- ^Knötel (1980), pp.145-146.
- ^Knötel (1980), p.147
- ^abNelke, Reinhard."Regimenter der preußischen Armee, Die neuen preußischen Regimenter 1808-1918 (Regiments of the Prussian Army, The new Prussian Regiments 1808-1918)"(in German). preussenweb.de.
- ^Bleckwenn, Hans (1984).Die friderizianischen Uniformen 1753-1786 (The frederician Uniforms 1753-1786)(in German). Vol. III. Berittene Truppen (Mounted Forces). Dortmund.ISBN3-88379-444-9.
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References[edit]
- Knötel, Richard, Knötel, Herbert, & Sieg, Herbert (1980).Uniforms of the World: A compendium of Army, Navy, Air Force uniforms 1700-1937,Charles Scribner's Sons
- Knötel, Richard (1890). "1/13".Uniformenkunde (Uniformology)(in German). Vol. 1. Rathenow: Max Babenzien.
- Schulz, Hugo (1992).Die preussischen Kavallerie-Regimenter 1913/1914 nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913.Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 97–98.ISBN3893503439.
Further reading[edit]
- Hofschröer, Peter, Prussian Cavalry of the Napoleonic Wars, 1807–1815, Osprey Publishing, London, 1986
- "Die Zietenhusaren, Husarenregiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3"(in German). Thomas Zehe.