"Archduke Charles' escort cavalry?" Topic
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| rustymusket | 18 Dec 2024 10:09 a.m. PST |
Was wondering what cavalry escorted Archduke Charles around the battlefield, etc. Napoleon had the Chasseurs a cheval of the Imperial Guard. What did Archduke Charles have? |
| Velite | 18 Dec 2024 11:02 a.m. PST |
Probably a Stabs-dragoner squadron? |
Frederick  | 18 Dec 2024 11:31 a.m. PST |
Staff dragoons (Stabsdragoner) – 10 squadron regiment formed by drafts of the most reliable troopers from the existing dragoon regiments at the start of a campaign to guard baggage trains and escort the big brass – as I recall dragoon helmet, green coat – solid troops who probably should be classed as elite |
ScottWashburn  | 18 Dec 2024 12:21 p.m. PST |
During the early stages of the 1809 campaign Napoleon's headquarters guard was a detachment of Wurttemberg cavalry. |
| Erzherzog Johann | 18 Dec 2024 11:25 p.m. PST |
In 1809 and after, (boringly) the Stabsdragoner wore white coats. |
| von Winterfeldt | 19 Dec 2024 5:23 a.m. PST |
In the revolution they did wear the hat, the original blue coat was changed to green to avoid confusion with the French, also then they did wear a hat. |
| rustymusket | 19 Dec 2024 2:44 p.m. PST |
OK. That gives me something to work with. I was aware that the Austrian dragoons and cheveau legers swapped coats on an irregular basis during the period. I should have known it depended on the year, month and day. (Joking.)
(von Winterfeldt: Who is they? What hat? Not a big thing if you don't get this message.) |
| Prince of Essling | 19 Dec 2024 4:04 p.m. PST |
@rustymusket
VW was referring to the Stabs-Dragoner – links to their earlier uniforms below:
1792 link
1796 link |
| rustymusket | 21 Dec 2024 2:49 p.m. PST |
Thank you, all! I appreciate the information and will proceed with some knowledge now. |
| von Winterfeldt | 24 Dec 2024 2:51 a.m. PST |
Indeed I was speaking about the Stabs Dragoner |
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