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The regiment was established in 1682 under the name "Degen" by Elector Max Emanuel for the Electoral Bavarian army. From this developed in the 19th century a Bavarian regiment under the name of 2te Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment "Prince". It was in his coat of arms, the initials of the founder of Maximilian Emanuel Elector. During the Bavarian Palatinate (1778), the 2nd Regiment was added to the newly created master list as Line Infantry Regiment "Prince".
The regiment was first stationed in Munich and Donauwörth. The first owner and Colonel Commandant was Field Marshal-Lieutenant Hannibal Freiherr von Degen field (1647 - October 16, 1691), which the regiment on 27 November 1683 handed over to Colonel Franz Emanuel Count della Rosa. It was at that time a strength of about 1,100 men. Only representatives of the Bavarian nobility became owners of the regiment, the Bavarian Elector, later Bavarian Crown Prince, who gave his name to the regiment.
Napoleonic Wars
Upon entering the Napoleonic era, a battalion of the regiment was reassigned in 1794 to the defense of Mannheim, the rest of the regiment remained in Munich.
On the 5th of May, 1800, the combined battalion "Pompei" covered the march of the 2. Brigade inserted under Colonel Baron Wrede. Here, the battalion commander Major Vincenz Graf Pompei, even with wise and expedient conduct of its officers and men, failed all attempts to break through the French. His battalion's steadfastness allowed an orderly retreat of the Austrian forces on the Danube. In the battle of Memmingen on the 10th of May, 1800, he covered unwavering despite heavy gunfire supported with French attacks the further retreat of the Austrians. Here, Major Pompei was wounded in battle.
Neuburg, the Second Battalion was composed of 20 officers and 597 men of the Subsidienkorps in the June of 1800. On December 22nd, 1800 to January 1st, 1801 Lieutenant Colonel Pompei led three battalions on the right wing commanded by Colonel Wrede of the Danube as cordons sent against the French troops that, at that time, Bohemia and Austria remained spared from war in their own country.
Two battalions were subordinated to the war against Austria in 1805, and added to the brigade of Major General Earl Minucci (1st Division led by Lieutenant General by Deroy). On the 1st of November, 1805, two companies were used in the Strub Pass. The first battalion was the second Brigade (Major General Franz Graf Minucci) of the second Assigned Division (Lieutenant-General Freiherr von Wrede). At the end of 1806, was involved in a skirmish at Glogau and Breslau.
In the war against Austria in 1809, the regiment was assigned to the 1st Infantry Brigade. After the battle of Offenstetten on April 20th, 1809, it captured 12 guns. On August 11th, 1809, the regiment suffered losses in the battle of Schoenberg. With only 20 dead and wounded, Colonel Johann Nepomuk Graf von Spaur was captured.
On the 15th of February, 1812, the regiment marched among the 1. Brigade of 2,100 men. The regiment suffered greatly in both the battle of Polotsk and the battle of Wileika. The regiment retreated back to Salzburg, with 250 men, to fight another day.
That day would soon come, as on October 31st, 1813, the regiment fought in the battle of Hanau in Belfort, Nogent, and Donne Marie. This battle served as reflection of the reformations conducted as a result of the last campaign, which proved useful. They served and faught harder, and proved as a strong impact in this battle before they were finally forced to retreat, taking only 85 casualties total. | 
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