12th Uhlan Regiment (Duchy of Warsaw)

12 Uhlan Regiment 12 Pułk Ułanów 5 Pułk Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej Prop 12pul XW.png 250px Lance pennant 1809–1813 Duchy of Warsaw Army Uhlan 943 soldiers – 1809 Białej French invasion of Russia thumb|240x240px|A soldier of the 12th Uhlan Regiment (painting c.1850–60) 12th Uhlan Regiment (Polish: 12 Pułk Ułanów) – was an uhlan regiment in the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw. Formation and organisational change The 12th Uhlan Regiment was formed on the 8 June 1809 in Austrian Podolia at the expense of Rzyszczewski and the inhabitants of Russian and Austrian Podolia.Gembarzewski 1925 Until the 28th December 1809 the regiment was called the 5th Galician-French Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 5 Pułk Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej).Gembarzewski 1925 At the end of 1809 the regiment had 943 soldiers.Zych 1961 207 Its garrison was Białej.Askenazy Gembarzewski 2003 150 Regimental commanders Regiment commanders: Col Gabriel Stanisław Rzyszczewski (1 July 1809)Gembarzewski 1925 Uniform From 1810 onwards the regimental uniform was as follows:Askenazy Gembarzewski 2003 link=Plik:Kolnierz 3pul kw.png|100x100px Crimson collar with white piping; navy blue lapels with white piping. link=Plik:Spod 6pul kw.png|100x100px Crimson Lampasse. Battles The regiment was involved in the French invasion of Russia. Battles and skirmishes:Gembarzewski 1925 +Battles and skirmishesDateGrodno30 June 1812Romanov4 July 1812Borodino5-7 September 1812Mir9-10 July 1812Chirikov29 September 1812Voronovo and Medynia25 October 1812 See also Battle of Mir Army of the Duchy of Warsaw Footnotes 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} Zych Gabriel Armia Księstwa Warszawskiego 1807–1812 Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej 1961 Warszawa Linder Karol Dawne Wojsko Polskie. Ubiór i uzbrojenie 1960 Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej Warszawa Category:Uhlan regiments in the Duchy of Warsaw Category:1809 establishments in Poland Category:Cavalry regiments of Poland Category:French invasion of Russia