17th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment

Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment November 2021 17th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment 1813 m. 17-o lietuvių ulonų pulko karininkas.jpg Officer of the 17th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment in 1813 5 July 1812 – 1814 Light cavalry Duchy of Warsaw Army of the Duchy of Warsaw Kupiškis Headquarters Napoleonic Wars Michał Tyszkiewicz The 17th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment (lt 17-asis ulonų pulkas; pl 17. pułk ułanów) was an uhlan regiment of the Grande Armée during the Napoleonic Wars.Urbonienė 2021 1812 French invasion of Russia Formation Due to a lack of funds, Napoleon appealed to the Lithuanian nobility, especially the aristocracy, urging them to raise troops at their own expense. Michał Tyszkiewicz donated 76,137 złotys and 7.5 groszes, one-sixth of the uniform costs, and was therefore appointed commander of the regiment.Sazonow 2005 279 Tyszkiewicz, however, was an experienced soldier, having previously served as a rotmistrz in the 2nd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade and as a captain in a Russian Hussar Regiment.Nawrot 2008 488 On 5 July 1812, Tyszkiewicz began forming the Uhlan regiment.Urbonienė 2021 On August 12, he received an order from the head of the Military Commission, Prince Aleksander Sapieha, to begin recruiting soldiers.Sazonow 2005 280 The men who joined the regiment came from the towns of Biržai, Raseiniai, Telšiai, Panevėžys and their respective surroundings.Urbonienė 2021 The regimental headquarters were in Kupiškis.Urbonienė 2021 Napoleon appointed Count Michał Tyszkiewicz as the regiment's commander and awarded him the rank of colonel.Urbonienė 2021 The regiment, like other Lithuanian regiments, retained the numbering continuity of the cavalry regiments of the Duchy of Warsaw.Sazonow 2005 279thumb|The 17th Uhlan Regiment's soldiers czapka. From the collection of Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas. Winter At the end of 1812, together with other Lithuanian units, this regiment covered the Grande Armée's retreat and joined the X Corps.Urbonienė 2021 In December 1812, the 17th Uhlan Regiment retreated through Tauragė to Königsberg.Urbonienė 2021 War of the Sixth Coalition War of the Sixth Coalition 1813 On 19 January 1813, the regiment had 829 uhlansUrbonienė 2021 and was stationing in Elbing.Nawrot 2008 699 Later it was moved to Wielkopolska and was stationing in Skiwerzyna and Międzychód, when it joined the remnants of the French army commanded by the Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais.Nawrot 2008 699 On February 4, it fought near Brandenburg.Urbonienė 2021 On February 11Urbonienė 2021 or 12, the 17th Uhlan Regiment fought together with the 19th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment near Sieraków.Urbonienė 2021 There it was surprised and defeated by General Chernyshev's Russian vanguard. The general Prince Romuald Giedroyć, who commanded both Uhlan regiments, was taken prisoner.Urbonienė 2021 He was wounded during his capture.Epoka napoleońska lata 1796-1815 http://www.muzeumwp.pl/kalendarium/09/ live www.muzeumwp.pl Polish Army Museum pl https://web.archive.org/web/20160817124618/http://www.muzeumwp.pl/kalendarium/09/ 2016-08-17 During the battle, the regiment lost 147 out of 585 men it had before.Nawrot 2008 710 After this battle, both regiments were attached to the division of the French General Gérard, belonging to the XIII Corps.Urbonienė 2021 Together with it, the regiment fought near Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck.Urbonienė 2021 On 20 April 1813, men from the 19th Regiment were drafted into the regiment, after 225 soldiers from the 19th Regiment were selected for the Imperial Guard.Nawrot 2008 711 The 19th Regiment's former commander, Col. Konstanty Rajecki, became the new commander of the 17th Regiment.Nawrot 2008 711 +17th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment's strength on May 1, 1813Nafziger 2012PlaceOfficersUhlansHorsesDavout's I Corps Cavalry37404494Vandamme's Hamburg Division18200250Hanover Cavalry Depot1240158Total67644902 The regiment fought its last battles in Denmark.Urbonienė 2021 1814–1815 After the abdication of Emperor Napoleon with the Treaty of Fontainebleau, the regiment was allowed to return to its homeland with weapons and flags.Urbonienė 2021 Most of the dispersed soldiers who, taking advantage of the amnesty, declared loyalty to Emperor Alexander I, gathered in Siedlce. From there, they were transferred to Garwolin and Łowicz, where the regiment was disbanded in mid-February 1815.Sazonow 2005 293 Citations References Nafziger George 2012 Grande Armée, 1 May 1813 https://www.napoleon-series.org/nafzigger/813EXF.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20201022182215/https://www.napoleon-series.org/nafzigger/813EXF.pdf 22 October 2020 Lithuanian-language sources Glemža Liudas 2003 Lietuviški Daliniai Prancūzijos Kariuomenėje 1812-1814 m. Karo Archyvas Lithuanian Vilnius General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania 18 10.47459/ka.2003.18.4 240261124 By Pugačiauskas Pugačiauskas Virgilijus 2007 Lietuvos nuostoliai 1812 m. kare Karo Archyvas Lithuanian Vilnius General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania 22 89–110 10.47459/ka.2007.22.3 240264768 1392-6489 free Pugačiauskas Virgilijus XIX a. Lietuvos karinių dalinių istorija General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania 2019 978-609-8074-97-0 Vilnius Lithuanian By Urbonienė Urbonienė Lina 2011 17-ojo lietuviškojo ulonų pulko kario kepurė https://www.vdkaromuziejus.lt/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/almanachas-2010-m-2-korektura.pdf Vytauto Didžiojo Karo Muziejus 2010 metais Almanachas Lithuanian Kaunas Vytautas the Great War Museum 171–172 2029-3259 Urbonienė Lina 2021 Kepurė, Prancūzijos kariuomenės 17-ojo lietuviškojo ulonų pulko kario https://www.limis.lt/paieska/perziura/-/exhibit/preview/190000001342731?s_id=HkgYvDBrbBUKkHkF&s_ind=18 limis.lt Lithuanian 2021-10-08 2021-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20211008141942/https://www.limis.lt/paieska/perziura/-/exhibit/preview/190000001342731?s_id=HkgYvDBrbBUKkHkF&s_ind=18 dead Polish-language sources Nawrot Dariusz Litwa i Napoleon w 1812 roku Katowice 2008 9788322617489 Sazonow Aleksander 2005 17 Pułk Ułanów Litewskich https://polona.pl/item-view/5bc920f7-a64c-49ba-8d34-92e773ea2098?page=282 Muzealnictwo Wojskowe 8 Category:La Grande Armée Category:Military units and formations established in 1812 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1814 Category:Cavalry regiments of Lithuania Category:Military history of Lithuania Category:Uhlan regiments in the Duchy of Warsaw