Reggimento Dragoni Althann

Esercito Austriaco della Guerra dei Sette Anni, 1756–1763

By decree dated 4 novembre 1733, Oberst Andreas Graf Koháry raised a dragoni reggimento of eight companies at his own expense. The unit was later increased to ten companies by additional recruitment. The cadre of experienced officers e men had been transferred from older regiments of the imperial army.

From 1758 to 1768, when the unit was disbanded, the reggimento was given to Feldmarschall-Leutnant Michael Graf Althann. During the Guerra dei Sette Anni il reggimento fought at the Battles of Hochkirch, Landeshut, e Liegnitz.

Proprietario

• Oberst, later G.d.C. Andreas Graf Koháry, 1733–1758
• FML, later G.d.C. Michael Graf Althann, 1758–1768

Colonnello

• Oberst Gabriel Graf Keglevich, 1752–1759
• Oberst Caspar Freiherr Rummel von Waldau, 1759–1768
• Oberstlieutenant Gundacker von Wolff, 1768

Uniforme

• white coat con yellow buttons
• red lapels con seven buttons e buttonholes left e right
• red cuffs con tre buttons
• red turnbacks
• red shoulder-strap left
• red aiguillette right

• black stock
• white vest con 2 x 7 yellow buttons
• white o straw breeches
• black gaiters con yellow buttons for dismounted service
• white boot cuffs e tall black riding boots for mounted service
• black tricorno con yellow border, e black cockade con yellow button

• red saddlecloth con yellow border, e black e white rhombical design
• black pistol holsters, con red holster covers e border design as above
• round red mantlesack con border design as above
• black leather testiera

Storia delle Campagne

• Battaglia di Hochkirch, 1758
• Assedio di Neiße, 1758
• Campagna di Silesia Superiore, 1759
• Battaglia di Landeshut, 1760
• Combattimento di Schwarzwald (one squadron), 1760
• Battaglia di Liegnitz, 1760
• Campagna di Silesia, 1761
• Combattimento di Peilau, 1762

Light straw-coloured leather breeches were worn on campaign.

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Dragoni Austriaci della Guerra dei Sette Anni

– Pubblicato: 11.04.2006 – Aggiornato: 12.06.2007
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