Grenadier-Regiment König Wilhelm I (2. Westpreußisches Nr 7)
1867-1871
The regiment was raised in 1797 as Infantry Regiment No. 58 'Von Courbiere' as part of the East Prussian Inspectorate, garrisoned at Goldapp, Angerburg and Gumbinnen. It was not present at Jena in 1806, but was besieged in Danzig the following year and when the city surrendered on 24th May 1807, the regiment was broken up. On September 7th 1808 it was reformed as 2nd West Prussian Infantry Regt. (Von Courbiere) No. 7 from various disbanded battalions. In 1812 its 1st and Fusilier battalions were combined with the 1st West Prussian IR to serve under Yorke as part of the Prussian contribution to Napoleon's invasion of Russia. They were designated 'Combined Field Regiment No. 5. During the War of Liberation (1813-15) various elements of the regiment fought in all of the major (and many minor) actions including Gross-Görschen, Bautzen, Dresden and Hellendorf. The whole regiment was present at Leipzig on Oct 16-18 1813. In 1814 The Fusilier Battalion took part in the invasion of France at the actions of Étoges, Gué-á-Tremes and Lâon. In the 1815 Waterloo Campaign, the regiment fought at Ligny on June 16th... (Read the rest of the story on the website)
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