L’Esercito di Guglielmo IX, Principe d’Assia-Kassel, Langravio di Hanau

Langraviato d’Assia-Hanau, 1764–1785

With the death of Landgrave Johann Reinhard III. of Hanau, in 1736, the male line of Hanau ended. The lands of Hanau-Münzenberg fell to Landgrave William VIII. of Assia-Kassel, based on an agreement of inheritance dated 1643, e Hanau-Lichtenberg was granted to Prince Ludwig of Assia-Darmstadt, who had been married to Reinhard’s only daughter Charlotte from 1717 until her death in 1726.

William VIII. initially left the Landgraviate of Hanau to his grandson William (IX.), later Elector William I d’Assia, who ruled the Landgraviate of Hanau as Prince of Assia-Kassel from 1764 to 1785. Upon his inauguration as Landgrave William IX. of Assia-Kassel, in 1785, the Landgraviate of Hanau was incorporated into Assia-Kassel, which was eventually elevated to a duchy in 1803.

I granatieri del Reggimento Erbprinz d’Assia-Kassel pictured above were sculpted by Peter Laing, the inventor of 15 mm wargame soldatini.

L’Esercito d’Assia-Hanau

• Reggimento Fanteria Erbrinz d’Assia-Kassel
• Battaglione Cacciatori (Jäger)
• Battaglione Franchi
• Compagnia d’Artiglieria

On 5 febbraio 1776 the Landgrave of Hanau agreed to supply un reggimento di fanteria ed una compagnia d’artiglieria, a total of 900 men, for service nelle colonie americane, in return for subsidy payments inglesi. Il battaglione di cacciatori (Jäger) nel 1777, ed un battaglione franchi nel 1781. Replacements of 400 men were sent to America in 1781 e 1782, which increased the troop committment to 2,422 soldati, of whom 981 did not return to Hanau. Of the missing men, many had become caduti of the war, but the majority had stayed e settled in America.

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Soldatini della Guerra di Indipendenza Americana

– Pubblicato: 29.10.2005 – Aggiornato: 25.09.2007
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