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Prussian Colonels-in-Chief 1792-1806: Cuirassier Regiments
The 13 five-squadron cuirassier regiments available for the Jena-Auerstadt Campaign usually formed two-unit cavalry brigades within each Prussian division (along with two infantry brigades). Unfortunately, these �mixed� divisions were not the ideal solution for waging Napoleonic warfare. While these �heavy� brigades provided the divisional commander with a mobile reserve, the cuirassier regiments were scattered throughout the entire Prussian field army � making it very difficult to co-ordinate a large-scale cavalry charge on the battlefield. The majority of the cuirassier regiments in 1806 � nine in total � were assigned to Brunswick-Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel's main army. Cuirassier Regiment �Henckel von Donnersmarck� Nr. 1 and Cuirassier Regiment �Holtzendorff� Nr. 9 were brigaded together in Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen's army; Cuirassier Regiment �Wagenfeld� Nr. 4 and Cuirassier Regiment �Bailliodz� Nr. 5 went to L�Estocq's corps in East Prussia. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 1Cuirassier Regiment �Henckel von Donnersmarck� Nr. 1 was one of two Prussian cuirassier regiments forming part of its colonel-in-chief's brigade (Grawert's division) at Jena. It later surrendered at Pasewalk [29.10.1806]. 30.10.1788: Bockum-Dolffs, Oberst [later Generalleutnant] Dietrich-Goswin
von (1732-1805) [1] Notes: [1] Several sources incorrectly list this officer's surname as �Dolffs�. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 2Cuirassier Regiment �Beeren� Nr. 2 fought at Auerstadt as part of its colonel-in-chief's brigade (Kuhnheim's division). Elements of the unit surrendered at Erfurt [16.10.1806] and Ratekau [07.11.1806]. 04.08.1789: Marwitz, Generalmajor [later Generalleutnant] Gustav-Ludwig
von der (1730-1797) [1] Cuirassier Regiment �Lieb-Kurassiers� Nr. 3The �Lieb-Kurassiers� Regiment was part of Oberstleutnant Wilhelm, Prince of Prussia's brigade (Oranien's division) at Auerstadt. It later surrendered at Prenzlau [28.10.1806]. 21.09.1782: Kospoth, Generalmajor [later Generalleutnant] Ernst-Christian
von (1724-1813) Notes: [1] Drossel was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1792. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 4Cuirassier Regiment �Wagenfeld� Nr. 4 was attached to L�Estocq's [eastern] corps in 1806. It was the sole Prussian cuirassier regiment at Eylau [08.02.1807]. When the cavalry was reorganized after the 1806 Campaign, this unit's flags were given to the newly-formed Silesian Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 1. 23.09.1785: Mengden, Generalmajor [later Generalleutnant] Johann-Karl-Friedrich,
Freiherr von (1730-1796) Notes: [1] Wagenfeld was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1802. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 5Cuirassier Regiment �Bailliodz� Nr. 5 was attached to L�Estocq's [eastern] corps in 1806. The regiment was reformed after 1806 into the Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment Nr. 5. 16.03.1782: Wurttemberg-Stuttgart, Oberst [later Generalfeldmarschall]
Ludwig-Friedrich, Prince of (1756-1817) Notes: [1] Bailliodz was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1804. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 6Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 6 was part of Generalmajor von Quitzow's brigade (Wartensleben's division) at Auerstadt [see Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 7 below]. 16.12.1787: Saxe-Weimar, Oberst [later General der Kavallerie] Karl-August,
Duke of (1757-1828) [1] Notes: [1] In 1806, Saxe-Weimar commanded the Advanced Guard detachment of the Prussian main army. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 7At Auerstadt, Cuirassier Regiment �Reitzenstein� Nr. 7 was brigaded together with Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 6. It later surrendered at Magdeburg [11.11.1806]. 11.07.1788: Ilow, Oberst [later Generalmajor] Otto-Friedrich von (1727-1792) Notes: [1] Reitzenstein was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1794. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 8Cuirassier Regiment �Heising� Nr. 8 formed part of Generalmajor von Bunting's brigade (Schmettau's division) at Auerstadt. It later surrendered at Pasewalk. 02.09.1787: Schlitz [gen. Gortz] Generalmajor [later General der Kavallerie]
Karl-Friedrich-Adam, Graf von (1733-1797) Notes: [1] Heising was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1792. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 9This unit was the second Prussian cuirassier regiment of Generalmajor Henckel von Donnersmarck's brigade (Grawert's division) at Jena. Like the previous regiment, this unit later surrendered at Pasewalk. 14.10.1787: Manstein, Generalmajor [later Generalleutnant] Johann-Gottlieb-Wilhelm
von (1729-1800) Notes: [1] Holtzendorff commanded the Prussian-Saxon left wing at Jena. Cuirassier Regiment �Gens d�Armes� Nr. 10Cuirassier Regiment �Gens d�Armes� Nr. 10 fought at Auerstadt as part of Generalmajor von Beeren's brigade (Kuhnheim's division). Regiments Nrs. 3, 10, 11 and 13 had regimental titles and did not use the surname of their colonels-in-chief. This unit later surrendered at Anklam [01.11.1806]. 23.06.1775: Prittwitz und Gaffron, Generalmajor [later General der
Kavallerie] Joachim-Bernhard von (1726-1793) Notes: [1] Elsner was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1762. Cuirassier Regiment �Lieb-Karabiniers� Nr. 11The �Lieb-Karabiniers� formed part of Oberstleutnant Wilhelm, Prince of Prussia's brigade [Oranien's division] at Auerstadt. Elements of this regiment surrendered at Pasewalk and Anklam. 13.06.1784:� Reppert, Oberst [later Generalleutnant] Heinrich-Sebastian
von (1718-1800) Notes: [1] This officer has been mistakenly described as the father of Otto, Prince von Bismarck-Schonhausen [Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890]. His father was actually Ferdinand von Bismarck. Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 12Cuirassier Regiment �Heising� Nr. 12 was in Generalmajor von Bunting's brigade (Schmettau's division) at Auerstadt. This was another cavalry regiment which surrendered at Pasewalk. 09.02.1763:� Dalwig, Oberst [later General der Kavallerie] Georg-Ludwig,
Freiherr von (1723-1796) Notes: [1] Bunting was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1793. Cuirassier Regiment �Garde du Corps� Nr. 13Cuirassier Regiment �Garde du Corps� Nr. 13 formed part of Generalmajor von Beeren's brigade (Kuhnheim's division) at Auerstadt. It later served in East Prussia. This unit was not reformed after 1806. 25.09.1785:� Byern, Major [later Generalmajor] Karl-Wilhelm von (1737-1800) [1] Rabenau was awarded the �Pour le Merite� in 1800. Sources:http://www.napoleon-series.org/ Placed on the Napoleon Series: December 2005
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