3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion
| 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion | |
|---|---|
| File:1813. Uniform of the 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment.png Uniform of the Battalion's fusiliers from March to November 1813 | |
| Active | 1813 March 1 - 1813 December |
| Country | Kingdom of Prussia |
| Engagements | Napoleonic Wars |
The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was a fusilier battalion of the Royal Prussian Army formed by Lithuanians.
1813
Formation
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg marched into Königsberg 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
Assigning to various regiments
After a few months, on 1 July 1813, these and other reserve battalions were concentrated into reserve regiments.[2]
The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was made the 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment's 4th Battalion.[3] The Battalion was disbanded in December and its men used to reinforce the regiment's other battalions.[3]
1815
After Napoleon was defeated, the Prussian Army was reorganized, and so the 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment became the 17th Infantry Regiment on 1 March 1815.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Hofschröer 1987, p. 7.
- ^ Hofschröer 1987, p. 8.
- ^ a b c Hofschröer 1987, p. 9.
Sources
- Hofschröer, Peter (1987). Prussian Reserve, Militia & Irregular Troops 1806-15. ISBN 9780850457995.