ecaminis | 13 Dec 2022 1:54 p.m. PST |
I have been unable to find either of theses units in an OB. Could anyone help me locate one with them in it? |
ecaminis | 13 Dec 2022 1:54 p.m. PST |
I have been unable to find either of theses units in an OB. Could anyone help me locate one with them in it? |
Oliver Schmidt | 13 Dec 2022 1:57 p.m. PST |
In autum 1813, they were in Wallmoden's corps. |
Eumelus | 13 Dec 2022 2:33 p.m. PST |
In the 1815 campaign, the two infantry regiments of the RGL form the Prussian 30th and 31st Infantry regiments (in the III Corps), still in their Russian uniforms. The hussar regiments were incorporated into the 8th Uhlans (two different uniforms in the new regiment; also in III Corps). The infantry of Lutzow's freikorps were likewise incorporated into the 25th infantry of the II Corps (keeping their all-black uniforms), and the cavalry into the 6th Uhlans (I Corps). |
14Bore | 13 Dec 2022 4:59 p.m. PST |
TMP link A couple good posts on Wallmoden force |
14Bore | 13 Dec 2022 5:07 p.m. PST |
From Nafzigger at Napoleon Series. Org look up Battle of Gohrde |
Brechtel198 | 14 Dec 2022 12:22 p.m. PST |
Lutzow's Freikorps was hunted down in 1813 after the summer armistice and largely destroyed by Wurttenberg cavalry. Lutzow foolishly charged a Guard square in 1815 and was wounded and captured. |
Major Bloodnok | 17 Dec 2022 6:56 a.m. PST |
I believe Lutzow's Freikorps were attacked during the Armistice. General Fournier, who ordered the attack is quoted "Armistice pour tout le monde, excepté pour vous!" The Wurttemberg commander was banned for life from entering Stuttgart. |
von Winterfeldt | 17 Dec 2022 7:34 a.m. PST |
Yes, Boney had a severe problem with men fighting for liberty, as with the Spanish – or the Tyroleans, or the diverse Frei Korps, because he couldn't handle them. |
Oliver Schmidt | 17 Dec 2022 9:35 a.m. PST |
Generalmajor Karl, count von Normann-Ehrenfels, who was commanding the Wurttemberg troops which attacked the cavalry of Lützow's freecorps at the village Kitzen on 17 June 1813, remained in command after that. On 18 October 1813, he defected with his cavalry brigade to the Allies, without an order of his king to do so. When he heard that he was to be arrested for that as soon as he re-enterd Wurttemberg, he thought it wiser not to return. After the king's death in 1817, he was pardoned and could return to Wurttemberg, but strangely indeed not allowed to enter Stuttgart. |
Brechtel198 | 17 Dec 2022 11:02 a.m. PST |
What 'liberty' were the Prussians fighting for in 1813? Perhaps they were more interested in 'liberating' as much of Germany (such as a good part of Saxony) to become part of Prussia? |
von Winterfeldt | 18 Dec 2022 12:02 a.m. PST |
in case one likes to read more about Normann in 1813 - Die Württembergische Kavalleriebrigade Normann im Feldzug 1813. Beihefte zum Militärwochenblatt 1907 |
Major Bloodnok | 18 Dec 2022 6:58 a.m. PST |
In the beginning of 1813 wasn't the western part of Prussia under French occupation? |
Brechtel198 | 18 Dec 2022 11:59 a.m. PST |
Napoleon bobtailed Prussia after Tilsit. Prussia took half of Saxony, the Rhineland, and other German territory at Vienna. She grabbed as much loot from Napoleon's empire as she could get her hands on. |