Wurttemburg Cavalry Standards
1798-1815

Cavalry Units 1798-1813

by John Cook


The cavalry arm evolved during the period much as did the infantry. The following table shows the lineage and hierarchy of the Wurttemberg cavalry in the same way as that for the infantry in my previous article.

1798

    12.09.98 Garde du Corps
    12.09.98 Leibjager zu Pferd.
    12.09.98 Chevaulegers.

    These units together formed the six company Reiter-Regiment. See text above.

1802

    12.09.98 Garde du Corps - ex Garde du Corps (Reiter-Regiment).
    ? .02 Leibjager-Corps - ex Leibjager zu Pferd (Reiter-Regiment).
    ? .02 Regiment-Chevaulegers - ex Chevaulegers (Reiter-Regiment).

1805

    12.09.98 Garde du Corps.
    ? .05 Leibjager-Garde - ex Leibjager Corps.
    ? .02 Regiment-Chevaulegers.
    05.10.05 Chevaulegers Regiment Kurfurst- raised.
    07.12.05 Leichtes Jager-Regiment zu Pferd - raised.
    31.12.05 Jager-Regiment zu Pferd Prinz Paul - ex Leichtes Jager Regiment zu Pferd.

1806

    12.09.98 Garde du Corps.
    ? .02 Leibjager-Garde.
    ? .06 Chevaulegers-Regiment vacant - ex Regiment-Chevaulegers
    01.01.06 Leibchevaulergers-Regiment - ex Chevaulegers-Regiment Kurfurst.
    20.10.06 Jager-Regiment zu Pferd vacant - ex Jager Regiment zu Pferd Prinz Paul
    ?. 06 Jager-Regiment zu Pferd Konig - raised

1807

    12.09.98 Garde du Corps.
    ? .02 Leibjager-Garde.
    ? .07 Chevaulegers-Regiment Herzog Heinrich - ex Chevaulegers Regiment vacant, expanded to five squadrons.
    01.01.06 Leibchevaulergers-Regiment. Expanded to five squadrons
    12.03.07 Jager-Regiment zu Pferd Herzog Louis - ex Jager-Regiment zu Pferd vacant.
    ? .06 Jager-Regiment zu Pferd Konig.

1809

    ? 03.09 Regiment Garde zu Pferd - ex Garde du Corps/Leibjager Garde/5th squadrons of Chevaulegers-Regiment Herzog Heinrich and Leibchevaulegers-Regiment.
    ? 03.09 Chevaulegers-Regiment Herzog Heinrich- reduced to four squadrons (see above).
    ? 03.09 Leibchevaulergers Regiment reduced to four squadrons (see above).
    12.03.07 Jagel-Regiment zu Pferd Herzog Louis.
    ? 06 Jager-Regiment zu Pferd Konig.
    24.07.09 Dragoner-Regiment zu Pferd
    11.10.09 Dragoner-Regiment Kronprinz - ex Dragoner Regiment zu Pferd.

1811

    ? 03.09 Regiment Garde zu Pferd
    26.05.11 Chevaulegers-Regiment Nr.1 vacant exChevaulegers-Regiment Herzog Heinrich.
    26.05.11 Leibchevaulergers-Regiment Nr 2 - ex Leibchevaulergers Regiment.
    26.05.11 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 3 Jagel Herzog Louis - ex Jager Regiment zu Pferd Herzog Louis.
    26.05.11 Kavallerie Regiment Nr 4 Jager Konig - ex Jager-Regiment zu Pferd Konig
    26.05.11 Kavallerie Regiment Nr. 5 Dragoner Kronprinz - ex Dragoner Regiment Kronprinz.

1812

    ? 03.09 RegimentGarde zu Pferd
    17.09.12 Chevaulegers-Regiment Nr. 1 Prinz Adam - ex Chevaulegers Regiment Nr. 1 vacant.
    26.05.11 Leibchevaulergers-Regiment Nr 2 - ex Leibchevaulergers Regiment.
    26.05.11 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 3 Jager Herzog Louis - ex Jager Regiment zu Pferd Herzog Louis.
    26.05.11 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 4 Jager Konig ex Jager-Regiment zu Pferd Konig.
    26.05.11 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 5 Dragoner Kronprinz - ex Dragoner Regiment Kronprinz.

1813

    ? 03.09 Regiment Garde zu Pferd
    08.11.13 Leib-Kavallerie Regiment Nr. l - ex Chevaulegers-Regiment Nr. 1 Prinz Adam
    18.11.13 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 2 Jager Herzog Louis - ex Kavallerie Regiment Nr. 3 Jager Herzog Louis
    18.11.13 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 3 Dragoner Kronprinz ex Kavallerie Regiment Nr. 5 Dragoner Kronprinz.
    17.11.13 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 4 Jager Prinz Adam - ex Leibchevaulegers-Regiment Nr. 2.
    17.11.13 Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 5 Jager - ex Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 4 .Jager Konig.

    The major reorganisation in the cavalry hierarchy that took place in November 1813 was the result of Leibchevaulegers-Regiment Nr. 2 and Kavallerie-Regiment Nr. 4 Jager Konig, forming the cavalry Brigade commanded by Generalmajor von Normann-Ehrenfels, being taken over to the enemy by their commander on 18th October at Leipzig. Generalmajor von Normann was disgraced and both regiments disbanded and reformed as shown above, the others being promoted in the hierarchy.

Sources

In addition to Hahn and Fiebig also consulted were:
Geschichte des Wurttembergischen Kriegwesens von der fruhesten bis zur neuesten Zeit. LJ v Stadlinger, Stuttgart,1856, and facsimile edition of accompanying plates. Dr Wolfgang Schwarze Verlag, Wuppertal,1978
Baden und Wurttemberg im Zeitalter Napoleons. Three volumes. Wurttembergisches Landesmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart,1987.

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