16th Uhlan Regiment (Duchy of Warsaw)

16 Uhlan Regiment
16 Pułk Ułanów
7 Pułk Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej
Lance pennant
Active1809 - 1813
AllegianceDuchy of Warsaw
BranchArmy
TypeUhlan
Size661 soldiers - 1809
Garrison/HQLublin
EngagementsPolish-Austrian War
French invasion of Russia
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Col. Marcin Tarnowski [1]

The 16 Uhla Regiment (Polish: 16 Pułk Ułanów) – was an uhlan regiment in the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.

The regiment was formed on the 28th December 1809 in Podolia[1] Originally named the 7th Galician-French Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 7 Pułku Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej),[1] and then renamed the 16th Uhlan Regiment. Lublin was designated as the garrison town for the 16th Uhlan Regiment.[2] At the end of 1809 the regiment numbered at 661 soldiers.[3]

Uniform

From 1810 onwards the uniform of the regiment was as follows:[4]

Crimson collar; navy blue trimmings with crimson piping

Crimson Lampasse

Regimental commanders

The regiment commanders were as follows:[1]

Col. Marcin Tarnowski (1st October 1809)

Battles and skirmishes

The regiment took part in the Austro-Polish War, the French invasion of Russia and War of the Sixth Coalition.

Battles and skirmishes:[1]

Battles and skirmishes Date
Ternopil 3 July 1809
Chorostkowem 13 July 1809
Mir 9-10 July 1812
Rochaczew 10 August 1812
Smolensk 17 August 1812
Borodino 7 September 1812
Borisov 21 November 1812
Bereznia 27 November 1812
Hellensdorfem 14 September 1813
Petersvald 16 September 1813
Pirna 17 September 1813
Sere 18 September 1813
Liepzig 16-19 October 1813

Footnotes

See also

References

  • Askenazy, Szymon; Gembarzewski, Bronisław (2003). Wojsko Polskie: Księstwo Warszawskie 1807-1814. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz. ISBN 83-88841-47-5.
  • Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831. Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej.
  • Linder, Karol (1960). Dawne Wojsko Polskie. Ubiór i uzbrojenie. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
  • Zych, Gabriel (1961). Armia Księstwa Warszawskiego 1807 - 1812. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.