A short-lived single battalion regiment, German infantry regiment Royal Pologne was first raised on 25th November 1747. It was ranked 113th in 1753. In the Seven Years War it seems to have seen relatively little active service. It was at Rossbach in November 1757 but the accounts do not seem to mention it. In 1759, as part of Broglie's Corps, it was in garrison at Giessen when the rest of the corps was at the battle of Minden.
Although generally referred to as a German regiment, Charrié oddly lists the regiment amongst the purely French units.
It was absorbed into Royal Suedois in 1760.
So, not a very distinguished or long history for this unit - but it did have very attractive flags!
And this was the uniform of a sergeant of the regiment in 1757 (from: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-3e4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99):
Very attractive flags indeed:)!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve! The French German units rarely fail to please vexillologically... ;-)
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David.
Another wonderful set of flags and uniforms, I have some figures that will suit this regiment.
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Willz.
Great! Thanks, Willz. Look forward to seeing them with the flags!
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David.
Lovely flags and a very nice uniform too, short lived but a nice regiment to put on the table I think.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) Yes, I agree; I think they'll look very good on the tabletop...
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David.