18th (1st Posen) Infantry Regiment "von Grolman"

18th (1st Posen) Infantry Regiment "von Grolman" Infanterie-Regiment „von Grolman“ (1. Posensches) Nr. 18 1813–1919 Prussia 1803 Prussia Army Reserve infantry (1813–1815) Infantry Karl von Grolman Colonel Ernst von Löbell (first) Major Karl Wilsdorff (last) The 18th (1st Posen Infantry Regiment) "von Grolman" (de Infanterie-Regiment „von Grolman“ (1. Posensches) Nr. 18), formerly known as the 6th Reserve Infantry Regiment (de 6. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Prussian Army formed during the Napoleonic Wars. History By a Prussian Cabinet Order on 1 July 1813, twelve reserve infantry regiments were to be formed in the eastern provinces of Prussia.Das preußische Heer der Befreiungskriege E.S. Mittler und Sohn 1914 2 "Das preussische Heer im Jahre 1813" Berlin 308f. and Appendix 25 (Kabinettsorder vom 1. Juli 1813) de Accordingly, the regiment was formed as the 6th Reserve Infantry Regiment from the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 6th Infantry Regiment and the 4th Reserve Battalion of the 1st Silesian Infantry Regiment No. 11. Coincidentally, all three battalions had already been garrisoned together for some time, so when the regiment was formed, there was not much division of interests between the commanders of the battalions, and any that remained were hardly noticeable.Wedell Rudolph von Geschichte des Königl. Preußischen 18. Infanterie-Regiments von 1813 bis 1847 Gebrüder Scherf 1848 During the War of the Sixth Coalition, the unit took part in the Battle of Dresden as well as at the Battle of Kulm and the Battle of Leipzig.Abel Paul von Stammliste Der Königlich Preussischen Armee E.S. Mittler und Sohn 63–64 de At Leipzig, the regiment was positioned in Wachau and lost a large portion of its men, including 713 soldiers, 28 officers, 63 non-commissioned officers, and 10 musicians.Alt Georg Das königliche preußische stehende Heer 1869 165–169 de In 1814, the regiment participated in engagements at La Ferté-sous-Jouarre and Beauville, as well as at the Battle of Paris. In March 1815, the regiment was renamed the 18th Infantry Regiment. During the Waterloo campaign of the Hundred Days, the regiment was assigned to the 15th Brigade of the IV Army Corps, and took part in the Battle of Waterloo.Hofschröer Peter The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-1-782006-183 20 October 2014 During the battle, the regiment engaged against the Young Guard and the Old Guard for four hours in a churchyard in Plancenoit. The regiment suffered particularly heavy casualties at Waterloo, including 740 soldiers, 21 officers, 49 non-commissioned officers, and 5 musicians. Of whom, 6 non-commissioned officers and 124 soldiers were lost on the field. During the Second Schleswig War, the regiment took part in storming the Dybbøl fortifications during the Battle of Dybbøl, losing eleven officers and 131 soldiers in the process. During the Austro-Prussian War, the regiment took part in the Battle of Gitschin as well as in the Battle of Königgrätz. During the Franco-Prussian War, the regiment participated as part of the 11th Infantry Division of the VI Army Corps, and was involved in several outpost skirmishes as well as during the Siege of Paris.Voigt Günther Deutschlands Heere bis 1918 Biblio Verlag 1986 978-3-764811-990 2 Osnabrück de Following the end of the World War I, the unit marched towards Hohensalza and Mogilno on 24 November 1918. The unit served with Grenzschutz Ost from 27 November until 20 December 1918, and was subsequently demobilized.Kraus Jürgen Handbuch der Verbände und Truppen des deutschen Heeres 1914–1918 Verlag Militaria 2007 978-3-902526-14-4 1: Infanterie-Regimenter Vienna 59–60 deMeyer Werner Das Infanterie-Regiment von Grolman (1. Posensches) Nr. 18 im Weltkriege Verlag Stalling 1929 Oldenburg de Uniforms and equipment During the Napoleonic Wars, soldiers of the 18th Infantry Regiment were given dark blue coats with rose red collars and cuffs. The shoulder straps were white, and each with a brass button. Soldiers were issued with gray trousers during the winter and white trousers during the summer. The crossbelts and waistbelts were white for musketeers and black for fusiliers. Some soldiers wore peaked caps instead of shakos. Soldiers in the 1st Battalion wore a gray peaked cap with a rose red band. The band in the peaked cap is yellow for soldiers in the 2nd Battalion, and the cap is dark blue with a rose red band for soldiers in the 3rd Battalion. The greatcoats issued were usually gray.Knötel Herbert Die historische Uniformierung, Ausrüstung, Bewaffnung und Feldzeichen in der geschichtlichen Entwicklung von Heer, Kriegsmarine und Luftwaffe der Welt Brauer Hans M. Die Ordens-Sammlung-Historia Antiquariat 1966 BerlinTafel 182: Königreich Preußen: 6. Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment 1813-1815 0182 https://www.brigade-uniform-tafeln.de/Uniformtafeln/182/Tafel-182-Koenigreich-Preussen-6.-Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment-1813-1815 2026-08-05 Brigade Uniform Tafeln de-DE References Category:Military units and formations established in 1813 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:Infantry regiments of the Prussian Army Category:Prussian military units and formations of the Napoleonic Wars