Ussari Napoleonici Badenesi, 1806–1812

Upon the union of the extinct Baden-Baden lineage with Baden-Durlach in 1771, Markgrave Carl Friedrich of Baden-Durlach inherited a hussar detachment of one officer, a sergeant, fourier, e 18 ussari. The hussars served as staff aides, and mounted police patrols to uphold law and order. By the time the French Emperor Napoleon elevated Baden to a grand duchy in 1806, the Baden Hussars had been increased to a regiment of four squadrons, organized on the French model. The Baden Hussars were considered one of the best cavalry regiments in Europe; they were nominally attached to the French Imperial Guard. The 1:72 scale Revell soldatini pictured above are mounted on a 38 x 76 mm «cavalry skirmish stand» compatible with Volley & Bayonet.

Soldatini Disponibili

Cacciatori a Cavallo della Guardia Imperiale di Napoleone, 1:72 Revell 02576
Ussari Badenesi, 15 mm Jacobite BAN007
Ussari Badenesi, Commando, 15 mm Jacobite BAN008

Proprietario

Archduke Karl Friedrich I. von Baden, 1806–1811
Archduke Karl Ludwig Friedrich von Baden, 1811–1818

Commandante

Rittmeister von Wallbrunn, 1771
Oberst von Freystedt, 1779
Oberst von Laroche, 1806

Guarnigione

Karlsruhe (Staff, 1st and 3rd Squadron)
Freiburg (2nd and 4th Squadron)

Struttura

Regimental Staff
1. Leib-Eskadron (4 ufficiali, 108 ussari)
2. Eskadron (4 ufficiali, 108 ussari)
3. Eskadron (4 ufficiali, 108 ussari)
4. Eskadron (4 ufficiali, 108 ussari)

Uniforme

green dolman with red collar and cuffs, and yellow cords
red-yellow barrel sash
green pelisse with black fur (white or grey for officers) and yellow cords
officers wore a green Litewka with pointed red cuffs on campaign
black sabretache with yellow edging and yellow «CF» monogram, or plain black sabretache on campaign

red breeches with yellow Hungarian knots, from 1807 grey overalls with red side stripe, and from 1810 green overalls with red side stripe
black shakò with red-yellow cockade, yellow supports, yellow cords, yellow pompom and green plume, or white plume for junior officers, and white plume with scarlet base for senior officers. Officers often wore the bicorno on campaign, with a green plume for junior officers, or a green plume with scarlet base for senior officers
elite company troopers wore black bearskin caps
black boots with yellow trim and tassle, and silver spurs
green boots with yellow trim, tassle, and golden spurs for senior officers
green shabraque with yellow edging; with crown and «CF» monogram for officers

Storia delle Campagne

Campagna di Prussia, Saxonia, Russia, 1806–1807
Campagna di Austria (Voralberg, Tyrolia), 1809
Invasione di Russia, 1812

On 28 November 1812, during the Battle of Berezina, the cavalry brigade of Baden Hussars and Hesse-Darmstadt Chevaulegers launched a valiant charge against superior Russian forces, from which only 50 troopers returned. This attack bought valuable time for the Grande Armée’s retreat across the Berezina.

Bibliografia

Cassin-Scott, Jack: Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars in Colour 1796–1814, plate 12
Haythornthwaite, Philip: Uniforms of 1812, plate 41
Knötel-Sieg: Handbuch der Uniformkunde, p. 89

Domande più frequenti

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Soldatini Napoleonici