16th Uhlan Regiment (Duchy of Warsaw)

16 Uhlan Regiment 16 Pułk Ułanów 7 Pułk Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej Prop 16pul XW.png 250px Lance pennant 1809 - 1813 Duchy of Warsaw Army Uhlan 661 soldiers - 1809 Lublin Polish-Austrian WarFrench invasion of Russia Col. Marcin Tarnowski Gembarzewski 1925 The 16 Uhlan 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 PodoliaGembarzewski 1925 Originally named the 7th Galician-French Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 7 Pułku Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej),Gembarzewski 1925 and then renamed the 16th Uhlan Regiment. Lublin was designated as the garrison town for the 16th Uhlan Regiment.Askenazy Gembarzewski 2003 154 At the end of 1809 the regiment numbered at 661 soldiers.Zych 1961 207 Uniform From 1810 onwards the uniform of the regiment was as follows:Askenazy Gembarzewski 2003 173 link=Plik:Kolnierz_16pul_kw.png|100x100px Crimson collar; navy blue trimmings with crimson piping link=Plik:Spod_6pul_kw.png|100x100px Crimson Lampasse Regimental commanders The regiment commanders were as follows: Gembarzewski 1925 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:Gembarzewski 1925 +Battles and skirmishesDateTernopil3 July 1809Chorostkowem13 July 1809Mir9-10 July 1812Rochaczew10 August 1812Smolensk17 August 1812Borodino7 September 1812Borisov21 November 1812Bereznia27 November 1812Hellensdorfem14 September 1813Petersvald16 September 1813Pirna17 September 1813Sere18 September 1813Liepzig16-19 October 1813 Footnotes See also Battle of Mir Army of the Duchy of Warsaw References Askenazy Szymon Wojsko Polskie: Księstwo Warszawskie 1807-1814 Gembarzewski Bronisław 2003 Wydawnictwo Kurpisz 83-88841-47-5 Poznań Gembarzewski Bronisław http://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=132690&from=publication Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej 1925 Warszawa Linder Karol Dawne Wojsko Polskie. Ubiór i uzbrojenie 1960 Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej Warszawa Zych Gabriel Armia Księstwa Warszawskiego 1807 - 1812 Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej 1961 Warszawa Category:1809 establishments in Poland Category:French invasion of Russia Category:Cavalry regiments of Poland Category:Uhlan regiments in the Duchy of Warsaw