"Bercheny Hussards" Topic
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| Tango01 | 22 Nov 2018 4:26 p.m. PST |
"In 1719, Ladislaus Count Bercsenyi of Transylvania (Ignace-Stanislas Comte de Bercheny in the French spelling), a Hungarian magnate, raised a regiment of hussars in Turkish occupied territories and assembled it at Constantinople. Count Bercsenyi was the son of the famous General Bercsenyi who fought against the Habsburg for the independence of Hungary along General Prince Rákoczi. In 1720, Ladislaus Count Bercsenyi arrived in France with his newly raised regiment and presented it to King Louis XV. On June 12 of the same year, the regiment was admitted into French pay. Until then in France, hussar formations had remained at the level of squadrons. "Bercheny Hussards" was the first regiment of hussars of the French Army. During the War of the Polish Succession, the regiment gained a solid reputation….."
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| von Schwartz | 01 Dec 2018 6:06 p.m. PST |
OK then, that decides it, the Bercheny Hussars it is, my first, and probably only, French SYW hussars. |
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