Circolo dei Suebi

Esercito Imperiale della Guerra dei Sette Anni, 1757–1763

The Circolo dei Suebi was the most territorially fragmented of all ten imperial districts. Its members - prince-bishops, dukes, imperial counts, cloisters ed imperial cities - supplied more than 100 small ed outright tiny military contingents, of which quattro fanteria e due reggimenti di cavalleria for the Circolo dei Suebi were formed. In the process, denominational equality was prudentamente observed: one half of the army was catholic, the other protestant.

Due to the proximity of the border francese, the small territories ed imperial cities of the Circolo dei Suebi lived under a constant threat of war, which forced them to cooperate militarily. As a result, the Circolo dei Suebi maintained a standing army from 1694 onwards. Standing armies enjoy a significant training advantage over wartime formations, e their morale tends to be higher, but they are much more expensive to maintain. When the estates could no longer provide sufficient military funding, as was the case in the Ducato di Württemberg, drastic cost saving measures were implemented. As a result, Dragoner-Regiment Württemberg was still unmounted at the outbreak of the War of Polish Succession (1733–1735), despite the fact that it was scheduled to take part in the 1734 campaign in the upper Rhine valley. Mounted troops require years of training if they are to be used effectively.

Circolo dei Suebi

1^o Reggimento Fanteria Baden-Durlach (protestant)
2^o Reggimento Fanteria Fürstenberg (catholic)
3^o Reggimento Fanteria Baden-Baden (catholic)
4^o Reggimento Fucilieri di Württemberg (protestant)

Reggimento Corazzieri Hohenzollern (catholic)
Reggimento Dragoni Württemberg (protestant)

Compagnia d’Artiglieria Esslingen (protestant)
Compagnia d’Artiglieria Rottweil (catholic)

It is interesting to note that the protestant contingents of the Reichsarmee typically wore uniformi e mitria di granatieri prussiane, whereas the catholic troops followed the Austrian military fashion. During the Guerra dei Sette Anni, the regiments of the Circolo dei Suebi were considered unreliable, irrespective of their religious denomination.

Bibliografia

Kühlmann, Hermann: Kurze Geschichte der Fahnen des schwäbischen Kreises, in: Die Zinnfigur, Jg. 8 (1959), Nr. 1, S. 12-14 und Nr. 2, S. 37
Tessin, Georg: Die Inhaber der Fränkischen und Schwäbischen Kreisregimenter, in: Zeitschrift für Heereskunde, Nr. 319, Mai/Juni, IL Jg. (1985), S. 81-83

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Soldatini della Guerra dei Sette Anni

– Pubblicato: 21.09.2005 – Aggiornato: 16.09.2008
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