The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion (Lithuanian: 3-asis lietuvių fuzilierių rezervinis batalionas; German: 3. Litauisches Füsilier Reserve Bataillon) was a fusilier battalion of the Royal Prussian Army formed by Lithuanians.
| 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1813 March 1 - July 1 (as a separate Battalion) Disbanded on 12 December 1813 |
| Country | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Engagements | Napoleonic Wars |
1813
editFormation
editLudwig Yorck von Wartenburg marched into Königsberg (Lithuanian: Karaliaučius) on 8 January 1813 and immediately declared the mobilisation of all remaining able-bodied men.[1] First, he called all the Krümper and recruits, which von Bülow had left to the east of the Vistula.[1] So, Yorck created a large training camp to train the new soldiers.[1] On March 1, seven reserve battalions were formed, which were the:[1]
- 1st East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 2nd East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 3rd East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 4th East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion
- 1st Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
- 2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
- 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was formed in Königsberg, under the command of Captain von Clausewitz from the 2nd West Prussian Infantry Regiment.[2][3] He was promoted to Major on March 26.[3] In early June, the Battalion was in the vanguard of von Bülow's Corps.[4]
Assigning to various regiments
editThe unit retained its name until July 1.[5] This and other reserve battalions were concentrated into reserve regiments on 1 July 1813.[6] The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was made the 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment's 4th Battalion.[7][8]
The Battalion was disbanded on December 12 and its men used to reinforce the regiment's other battalions.[9][8]
1815
editAfter Napoleon was defeated, the Prussian Army was reorganized, and so the 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment became the 17th Infantry Regiment on 1 March 1815.[8]
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c d Hofschröer 1987, p. 7.
- ^ Mittler 1914, p. 108.
- ^ a b Pohlmann 1905, p. 9.
- ^ von Plotho 1817, p. 135.
- ^ Fremont-Barnes 2011.
- ^ Hofschröer 1987, p. 8.
- ^ von Plotho 1817, p. 70.
- ^ a b c Hofschröer 1987, p. 9.
- ^ Alt 1869, p. 163.
Sources
edit- von Plotho, Carl (1817). Der Krieg in Deutschland und Frankreich in den Jahren 1813 und 1814 (in German). Vol. 1. Berlin.
- Alt, Georg (1869). Das Königlich Preußische stehende Heer: Kurzgefasste Geschichte seiner sämmtlichen Truppenkörper (in German).
- Pohlmann (1905). Geschichte des Infanterie-regiments Graf Barfuß (4. Westfälischen) Nr.17 in neunzehntem Jahrhundert (PDF) (in German). pp. 9–12.
- Mittler, E.S. (1914). Das preussische Heer der Befreiungskriege: Das preussische Heer im Jahre 1813 (in German).
- Hofschröer, Peter (1987). Prussian Reserve, Militia & Irregular Troops 1806-15. ISBN 9780850457995.
- Fremont-Barnes, Gregory (2011). Armies of the Napoleonic Wars. Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 9781783032082.