AUSTRIAN AND HUNGARIAN FRIEKORPS

These units were formed in conjunction with the Landwehr units prior to the 1809 campaign and were to function as Light Infantry. Vienna raised six Battalions while Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia raised twelve more Battalions. These units all had a very unique uniform which was different for each Battalion much different from the rest of the Army.

VIENNA FRIEKORPS

HEADGEAR: Of the same style as the Tyrolean headgear, and Black in color. The Brass frontpiece is absent but the plume is retained.

GREATCOAT: All troops were issued Brown greatcoats that were worn over the uniform. These coats were knee-length having a light Red collar.

TUNIC: White in color with light Red edging on the collar, shoulderboards, with light Red cuffs having a White edging.

PANTS: White and of the same style as the Austrian Line Infantry and Grenadier troops.

FOOTGEAR: Black shoes with Black knee-high Gaiters. (With the greatcoat on there is about a 6" piece of the White trousers showing.)

EQUIPMENT: Dark Grey knapsack with Black straps, cartridge case, Black with Black straps, Black waist belt holding a hand ax, with Wood-colored handle and metal head. Musket features a Black musket strap in place of the more common white colored ones.

SERBIAN FRIEKORPS

HEADGEAR: A rather strange baggy affair. The brim is Black with the rest of the headpiece being Light Blue. There is a narrow Gold frontpiece that is surmounted by the Standard Gold, with a Black center, cockade.

TUNIC: Dark Brown with a Gold collar, Blue Gray cuffs, and nine line of Gold braid across the front.

TROUSERS: Blue Gray in color tucked into Blue leggings and fastened by a wide Red sash and surrounding the waist.

FOOTGEAR: Dark Brown oriental-style shoes with upturned toes.

EQUIPMENT: All personnel gear is carried in a blanket roll affair of many different colors that holds the canteen, food, and clothing. A wide, Black colored strap holds a cartridge box while another wide, Black colored strap holds the blanket roll. An oriental-style curved knife, in a plain Black scabbard is tucked into the sash or fastened to one of the straps. The musket has a Black colored strap.

More Austrian Army and Navy 1792-1815

Introduction
Austrian and Hungarian Grenadiers
Austrian and Hungarian Line Infantry
Austrian, Hungarian, Tyrolean, and Salzberg Landwehr
Austrian, Hungarian, Vienna, and Serbian Freikorps
Archduke Charles Legion
National Schutzvereine (Shooting Society)
Grenzers and Jagers
Cavalry: Hussars and Lancers
Cavalry: Austrian Chevaulegers (1803-14)
Cavalry: Dragoons and Cuirassiers
Artillery and Naval Personnel