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Dragoner-Regiment Nr.5
Dragoner-Regiment Nr.5 Bayreuth Dragoner
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The Dragoner-Regiment Nr.5 Bayreuth Dragoner was a Prussian dragoon regiment. Formed in 1717, the regiment was a part of the Prussian order of battle until 1918. The Bayreuth Dragoons achieved fame for their role in winning the Battle of Hohenfriedberg in 1745. Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1894-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Old Prussian: Prūsa; Polish: ) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ...
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An order of battle (often abbreviated as ORBAT, OOB, or OB) is an organizational tool used by military intelligence to list and analyze enemy military units. ...
Combatants Austria Saxony Prussia Commanders Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Frederick the Great Strength unknown unknown Casualties 4,000 dead or wounded 7,000 captured 2,000 dead, 2000 wounded Map of the Battle The Battle of Hohenfriedberg (or Hohenfriedeberg) was a decisive battle fought during the War of the...
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The Prussian Dragoner-Regiment Nr.5 was formed by a royal order on 2 April 1717. The new formation was to be sponsored by Oberst Achaz von der Schulenburg and raised from recruits in the Duchies of Ansbach and Bayreuth. by 1 June the regiment was formed, with 44 officers and NCOs and 295 cavalry troopers, all aged between 20 and 40 years old. By 1718, the regiment had expanded to four squadrons comprising 689 men. Ansbach, or Anspach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ...
Bayreuth is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. ...
A Squadron is a small unit or formation of cavalry, aircraft (including balloons), or naval vessels. ...
It was not until 1730 that the regiment reached its full size, ten squadrons, a total of 62 officers, 120 NCOS, standard bearers, 30 drummers and 1,320 cavalry troopers. On 7 August 1731 the regiment was granted the honor title Bayreuth Dragoner (Bayreuth Dragoons) and was redesignated Dragoner-Regiment Nr.5 Bayreuth Dragoner.
The regiment wore the standard powder blue coat of the Prussian dragoons with crimson turnbacks and facings.
 A Knötel drawing of the Bayreuth Dragoons at the Battle of Lobositz, 1756. The regiment first saw action during the War of Austrian Succession. At the Battle of Mollwitz, six squadrons of the regiment were engaged on an attack on the Austrian's left wing. This attack caused the enemy to retreat and brought victory for the Prussian king, Frederick the Great. Image File history File links A Knötel drawing of the Bayreuth Dragoons at the Battle of Lobositz, 1756. ...
Image File history File links A Knötel drawing of the Bayreuth Dragoons at the Battle of Lobositz, 1756. ...
The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ...
The Battle of Mollwitz was a Prussian victory over Austria on April 10, 1741. ...
Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740–86. ...
At the Battle of Chostusitz, the regiment did not fare as well. During two cavalry attacks, the Bayreuth Dragoons failed to break through the enemy lines and suffered heavy losses including 14 officers, even losing three standards.
The regiment won it's reputation at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg. The Austrian commander, Prinz Karl von Lothringen, was holding against repeated Prussian infantry attacks. The commander of the Bayreuth Dragoons, Generalleutnant Gessler, saw an opportunity to attack a large force of Austrian infantry attacking the exhausted Prussian infantry. The ten squadrons of the regiment formed into two columns and charged into the Austrians. In the fighting that followed, the Bayreuth Dragoons destroyed 20 Austrian and Saxon battalions, took 2,500 prisoners, and captured 67 regimental standards, losing only 6 officers and 28 men killed. Prinz Karl was forced to retreat in disarray, and the battle was won. Combatants Austria Saxony Prussia Commanders Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Frederick the Great Strength unknown unknown Casualties 4,000 dead or wounded 7,000 captured 2,000 dead, 2000 wounded Map of the Battle The Battle of Hohenfriedberg (or Hohenfriedeberg) was a decisive battle fought during the War of the...
The name Charles of Lorraine may refer to: Charles I, Duke of Lorraine Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Prince Charles of Lorraine Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that...
The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is at a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ...
 An engraving depicting the charge of the Bayreuth Dragoons at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg, 1745. After the charge at Hohenfriedberg, the regiment was permitted to wear a golden 67 on their cartridge cases. They also received a diploma from Frederick the Great, naming all officers who took part in the charge and praising the regiment, as well as granting them their own regimental march, the Hohenfriedberger Marsch, composed by Frederick himself. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1445x829, 303 KB)An engraving depicting the charge of the Bayreuth Dragoons at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg, 1745. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1445x829, 303 KB)An engraving depicting the charge of the Bayreuth Dragoons at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg, 1745. ...
Although the regiment was present at the Battle of Soor, it did not see any action, arriving just before the Austrian defeat. The Battle of Soor was fought on September 30, 1745 between Prussian and Austro-Saxon forces. ...
With the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in 1756, the regiment was in the vanguard of the Prussian advance into Saxony. At the Battle of Lobositz, the regiment was involved in the two failed cavalry charges against the Austrians on the Homolka-berg. The regiment performed as well as could be expected,with two squadrons rescuing the Garde du Corps from annihilation. Combatants Prussia, Great Britain, Hanover Austria, France, Russia, Sweden, Saxony The Seven Years War (1756–1763), some of whose theatres are called the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War, was hailed by Winston Churchill as the first world war[1], as it was the first conflict in human...
The Battle of Lobositz was a battle fought on October 1, 1756 during the Seven Years War. ...
The Garde du Corps was the personal bodyguard of the Prussian king and later the German emperor. ...
The dragoons participated in the siege of Pirna, and on 6 May 1757 took part in the bitterly fought Battle of Prague. It may have been generated by a computer or by a translator with limited proficiency in English or the original language. ...
Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders Frederick the Great Charles of Lorraine Reichsgraf von Browne Strength 65,000 62,000 Casualties 14,300 8,800 The Battle of Prague (in the Czech Republic known as the Battle of Štěrboholy) was a battle fought on May 6, 1757 during the Seven Years...
Regimental Sponsors - Generalleutnant Achaz von der Schulenburg - (2 Apr 1717 - 7 Aug 1731)
- Generalleutnant Markgraf Friedrich Erbprinz von Bayreuth (7 Aug 1731 - ? May 1763)
- Generalleutnant Friedrich Christian Markgraf von Bayreuth (? May 1763 - 2 Aug 1769)
- Generalleutnant Christian Friedrich Carl Alexander Markgraf von Ansbach und Bayreuth (2 Aug 1769 - 5 Mar 1806)
- Major Luise Königin von Preußen (5 Mar 1806 - 4 Aug 1810
- from 1810 onwards the regiment was sponsored by the Prussian Queen until 1918.
MARGRAVE is the English and French form of the German title Markgraf (from mark march + Graf) and certain equivalent nobiliary (princely) titles in other languages. ...
Louise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie (Louisa Augusta Wilhelma Amelia) (March 10, 1776 - July 19, 1810), Queen of Prussia, was born in Hanover, where her father, Prince Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, was field marshal of the household brigade. ...
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