Regimiento de Dragones Batthyány
Austria, 1756–1763
Dragoner-Regiment Batthyány was raised as a dragoon regiment of five companies in 1631, and increased to an establishment of ten companies by additional recruitment in 1634. During the Seven Years’ War the regiment fought at the Battles of Lobositz, Prag, Breslau, Leuthen, Hochkirch, Torgau, and Freiberg.
Dueño
- Oberst, later FM Carl Joseph Fürst Batthyány, 1731–1773
Comandante
- Oberst Andreas Graf Vitzthum, 1755–1759
- Oberst Heinrich von Hartenberg, 1759–1767
Uniforme
- dark blue coat with yellow buttons
- red lapels with seven buttons and buttonholes left and right
- red cuffs with three buttons
- red turnbacks
- dark blue shoulder-strap left
- red aiguillette right
- black stock
- dark blue vest with 2 x 7 yellow buttons
- dark blue or straw breeches
- black gaiters with yellow buttons for dismounted service
- white boot cuffs and tall black riding boots for mounted service
- black tricornio with yellow border, and black cockade with yellow button
- red saddlecloth with yellow border, and black and white rhombical design
- black pistol holsters, with red holster covers and border design as above
- round red mantlesack with border design as above
- black leather brida
Historia de Campañas
- Combate de Jasena, 1756
- Combate de Reichenau, 1756
- Batalla de Lobositz (Grenadier-Kompanie, Hptm. Graf Erdödy), 1756
- Combate de Reichenberg (4 Kompanien), 1757
- Batalla de Prag, 1757
- Batalla de Breslau, 1757
- Batalla de Leuthen, 1757
- Batalla de Hochkirch, 1758
- Asedio de Breslau, 1758
- Attached to the main army, 1759
- Defensa de Dresden, 1760
- Combate de Kunzendorf, 1760
- Batalla de Torgau, 1760
- Picket duty in the Erzgebirge mountains, 1761
- Combate de Teplitz, 1762
- Batalla de Freiberg, 1762
Llight straw-coloured leather breeches were worn on campaign. Dragoner-Regiment Batthyany was distinguished from Dragoner-Regiment Liechtenstein by its dark blue vest.
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