Grenze Regiments were used as light/line infantry. Usually they were brigaded in the advance guard or reserve divisions. Numbers ranged from 800 to 1300 men per battalion with one to two battalions per regiment.
Hungarian Fusileers wore white jackets and sky blue pants with a yellow seam down the side and yellow Hungarian knots on the front of pants.
AUSTRIAN GRENZE REGIMENTS: 1813 |
Unit | Tunic | Buttons | Facings |
No. 5 Cavetzea | White | Yellow | Red |
No. 6 St. Georgea | L. Brown | White | Red |
No. 7 Brooder | White | White | Lt. Red |
No. 8 Gradiskaner | White | Yellow | Lt. Red |
No. 9 Peterwardiener | White | Yellow | Lt. Grey |
No. 12 Detuschbantisches | L. Brown | White | Lt. Blue |
No. 13 Wallachisch Illyrisches | White | White | Lt. Grey |
No. 14 1st Soecker | White | Yellow | Bt. Red |
No. 15 2nd Soecker | L. Brown | White | Bt. Red |
No. 16 1st Wallachisches | White | Yellow | Green |
No. 17 2nd Wallachisches | White | White | Green |
Trousers: Lt. Blue and Leather: White |
Tyrolean Jagers: Hat Black w/green plume + dark green band Med. gray uniform w/green facings
Jager white pants blue tunic & yellow facings
Hungarian Fusileers |
Reg No. | Name | Facing |
19 | Alvinczy | Sky Blue |
32 | Graf S. Gyalai | Sky Blue |
33 | Graf Sztardy | Deep Blue |
37 | Baron De Vins | Flame Red |
38 | Herzog Ferd Von Wurttemburg | Rose |
39 | Thomas Madason | Flame Red |
48 | Baron Schmidfeld | Grey Green |
52 | Erzherzog Amtom Victor | Rose |
60 | Ignaz Gyolay | Grey Green |
61 | Saint Soliem | Turf Green |
62 | Franz Jellacie | Turf Green |
Croats |
53 | Johann Jellacie | Rose |
54 | Graf Gallenberg | Dark Red |
Austrian Army 1812: Cavalry
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