Infanterie-Regiment von Spitznatz

Duchy of Wuerttemberg 1756–1763

The owner of the regiment, Generalfeldmarschall-Leutnant von Spitznatz, commanded the two Wuerttemberg infantry brigades von Romann and von Roeder at the Battle of Leuthen, 5 Diciembre 1757. To avoid confusion with similarly uniformed Prussian troops, the Wuerttemberg grenadiers wore white cloth covers over their mitras de granaderos de tipo prusiano. The three converged grenadier battalions von Pleß, von Georgi, and von Klettenburg covered the withdrawal of the left flank of the imperial army at Leuthen.

In 1758, General-Major von Romann became the new owner of the regiment which was now named Infanterie-Regiment von Romann. Johann Kaspar Schiller, father of German poet Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller, was promoted lieutenant of Infanterie-Regiment von Romann in 1759. It is likely that his mentor and newly appointed commander of the regiment, colonel Christoph Friedrich von Gabelenz, had seen to it that Johann Kaspar Schiller was offered the vacant post. Colonel von Gabelenz later became the godfather of Christoph Friedrich Schiller, who was born on 11 Noviembre 1759 at Marbach.

In 1761, ownership of the regiment changed once again. The regiment was now called Infanterie-Regiment Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm von Württemberg.

Dueño

• G.F.M.Lt. von Spitznatz, 1756–1758
• G.M. von Romann, 1758–1761
• Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm von Württemberg, 1761–1763
• Generalleutnant von Werneck, 1763

Comandante

• G.F.M.Lt. von Spitznatz, 1752–1758
• G.M. von Romann, 1758–1761
• Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm von Württemberg, 1761–1762
• Generalmajor von Gabelenz, 1762–1784

Garrisons

• Breisach im Breisgau, 1752–1758
• Festung Hohenasperg, 1758–1761
• Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, 1761–1784

Organización

• Regimentsstab (regimental staff)
  • 1. Grenadier-Kompanie
  • 2. Grenadier-Kompanie
  • 1. Kompanie (Leibkompanie)
  • 2. Kompanie
  • 3. Kompanie
  • 4. Kompanie
  • 5. Kompanie
  • 6. Kompanie
  • 7. Kompanie
  • 8. Kompanie
  • 9. Kompanie
  • 10. Kompanie
  • two 3-pfünder Bataillonsgeschütze (battalion guns)

Ilustración

• Infanterie-Regiment Alt-Württemberg

Uniforme

• dark blue coat of Prussian cut, with yellow buttons
• red collar
• red lapels with 3 x 2 yellow buttons,
  2 buttons below right lapel and two buttonholes below left lapel
• red cuffs with 2 buttons
• red turnbacks
• red shoulderstrap on left

• black stock
• white Kamisol with yellow buttons
• white trousers
• black gaiters with yellow buttons
• black tricornio hat with yellow border and black/yellow? pompom
• mitras de granaderos prusianas with brass plate

Historia de Campañas

• Silesian Campaign, 1757
• Asedio de Schweidnitz, 1757
• Batalla de Breslau, 1757
• Batalla de Leuthen, 1757
• Hessian Campaigns, 1758–1759
• Combate de Lutterberg, 1758
• Combate de Lauterbach, 1758
• Silesian Campaign, 1760
• Asedio de Wittenberg, 1760

Tradición

• 3. Württembergisches Infanterie-Regiment Alt-Württemberg Nr. 121, 1902
• 13. (1. Württembergisches) Infanterie-Regiment, 6. und 8. Kompanie, 1921

The colour of pompoms y mitras de granaderos cannot be determined at this time, for lack of suitable illustrations of Infanterie-Regiments von Spitznatz.

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