18th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment

18th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment Prop jlit XW.png Lance pennantŻygulski jun Wielecki 1988 63Minkiewicz 1985 25 1812–1813 30px Lithuania (1812) French invasion of Russia Battle of Kaidanowo Karol Dominik Przezdziecki First and only 18th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment – uhlan regiment of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw. Formation and fighting The formation of the 18th Uhlan Regiment was initially entrusted to Józef Wawrzecki, but he, busy with work in the Military Committee and not having the necessary assets, handed over the command to Karol Dominik Przezdziecki.Morawski Paczuski 2009 28–29 Under new command, a regiment was formed in Nyasvizh from the Minsk Department's conscripts.Morawski Paczuski 2009 28–29 To streamline the formation of units, special commissioners were appointed to support regimental commanders. In the 18th Uhlan Regiment, this was General Franciszek Wyszkowski pl.Morawski Paczuski 2009 30 Soon, however, the regiment was forced to abandon its base, threatened by the Imperial Russian Army. It fought at the Battle of Kaidanowo on November 15, 1812.Gembarzewski 1925 63 On December 1, 1812, after the fighting in the Minsk region, and especially after Kaidanowo, the regiment still numbered 486 officers and soldiers.Morawski Paczuski 2009 28–29 The soldiers' uniform had yellow lapels.Morawski Paczuski 2009 28–29 Regimental commander Colonel Karol Przeździecki – from 13 July 1812Gembarzewski 1925 63 References Bibliography Żygulski jun Zdzisław Polski mundur wojskowy Wielecki 1988 Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza 83-03-01483-8 Kraków Minkiewicz Jan Ułańskie dzieje 1985 VERITAS Londyn 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 Morawski Ryszard Wojsko Księstwa Warszawskiego. Ułani, gwardie honorowe, pospolite ruszenie, żandarmeria konna Paczuski 2009 978-83-61229-03-2 Warszawa Category:Military units and formations established in 1812 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1813 Category:19th-century establishments in Lithuania Category:Cavalry regiments of Lithuania Category:Uhlan regiments in the Duchy of Warsaw