The Lützow Free Corps (German: Lützowsches Freikorps) was a voluntary force of the prussian army during the Napoleonic Wars. It was named after it's commander Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow. The national name Prussia (in Prussian: Prusa, German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian Prusai, Latin: Prussia or Borussia) was used by a wide variety of political factions during the 2nd millennium. ... A nations army is its military, or more specifically, all of its land forces. ... The Napoleonic Wars lasted from 1804 until 1815. ... Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm Freiherr von Lützow (1782–1834) was a Prussian lieutenant general notable for his organization and command of a Freikorps of volunteers during the Napoleonic Wars. ...

The unit was offically founded in february 1813 as Königlich Preußisches Freikorps von Lützow (Royal Prussian Free Corps von Lützow). It consisted mostly of students and academics from all over Germany, who had volunteered to fight against Napoleon. Because Prussia already had problems financing and equiping it's regular forces, the volunteers had to equip and supply themselves by their own means, as they weren't even paid wages. This lead to adoption of black as the colour of the units uniforms, because this was the only colour that could be used to dye the civilian clothing (with all other colours the final outcome was influenced by the clothings original tone, resulting in an inacceptable mix of colours for the corps as a whole). Red was choosen for the rank-insignia and gold for the buttons. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prūsai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ...

The average size of the corps was 2900 infantry, 600 cavalry and 120 artillery, varying throughout the war. It fought in many battles, operating first indepentdently in the rear of the french, later as a regular unit in the allied armys. Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. ... An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers are commonly known as cavalry. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ...

After the peace of 1814 the corps was dissolved, the infantry becoming the 25th Regiment, the cavalry the 6th Ulans. Both regiments fought at Ligny and Waterloo. Battle of Ligny Conflict Napoleonic Wars Date June 16, 1815 Place Ligny, France Prussia Commanders Napoléon Bonaparte Gebhard von Blücher Strength 3 corps 84,000 Casualties 11,500 22,000 The Battle of Ligny, fought June 16, French victory under Napoleon against the Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht... Battle of Waterloo Conflict Napoleonic Wars Date June 18, 1815 Place Waterloo, Belgium Result Decisive Allied victory Map of the Waterloo campaign The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was Napoleon Bonapartes last battle. ...

Despite it's relative small size the corps became famous after the war, as it was the only unit in the army consisting of people from all over Germany and contained several well known people:

Karl Theodor Körner Karl Theodore Korner (1791-1813), or Karl Theodor Körner, was a German poet and soldier. ...

Friedrich Friesen

Joseph von Eichendorff Freiherr Joseph von Eichendorff (March 10, 1788 - November 26, 1857), German lyricist and narrator. ...

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778 - 1852) was a German Prussian gymnastics educator and patriot. ...