Regimiento de Dragones Zweibrücken

Austria, 1757–1763

By convention dated 9 Septiembre 1701, Markgraf Christian Ernst von Brandenburg-Bayreuth raised a dragoon regiment of four companies for imperial service. The regiment was later increased by eight companies recruited in Bohemia. Between 1757 and 1781 the current Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld acted as Inhaber of the regiment.

In 1760, Dragoner-Regiment Zweibrücken was converted to a Chevauleger-Regiment. During the Seven Years’ War the regiment fought at the Battles of Prag, Kolin, Breslau, Leuthen, and Hochkirch.

Dueño

• GFWM, later FML August Graf Porporati, 1753–1757
• G.d.C., later FM Carl Friedrich Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, 1757–1760
• Oberst Carl August Pfalzgraf von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, 1760–1781

Comandante

• Oberst Carl Graf Caramelli de Castiglione-Fallet, 1754–1758
• Oberst Wolfgang von Thümel, 1758–1759
• Oberst Friedrich August Prinz von Nassau-Usingen, 1759–1764

Uniforme

• dark blue coat with yellow buttons
• red lapels with seven buttons and buttonholes left and right
• red cuffs with three buttons
• red turnbacks
• red shoulder-strap left
• red aiguillette right

• black stock
• red vest with six yellow buttons
• light straw-coloured 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 Reichenberg, 1757
• Combate de Jungbunzlau, 1757
• Batalla de Prag, 1757
• Batalla de Kolin, 1757
• Batalla de Breslau, 1757
• Batalla de Leuthen, 1757
• Emboscada de Domstadtl, 1758
• Combate de Holitz, 1758
• Batalla de Hochkirch, 1758
• Subordinado al Reichsarmee, 1759
• Combate de Strehla, 1760
• Campaña de Saxonia, 1761
• Combate de Döbeln, 1762
• Combate de Wilsdruf, 1762
• Combate de Dippoldiswalde, 1762

Dragoner-Regiment Zweibrücken was distinguished from Dragoner-Regiment Batthyany by its red shoulder-strap.

Bibliografía

• Knötel-Sieg: Handbuch der Uniformkunde, p. 275
• Uniforms of the Seven Years’ War, 1757-63, John Mollo, Plate 49

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