Rank Structure:
| German: | | English: | | Abbreviation: | | | Kaptain | | Captain | | Kpt |  | | Premierleutnant | | First Lieutenant | | Plt |  | | Leutnant | | Lieutenant | | Lt |  | | Fähnrich | | Ensign | | Fahn |  | | Feldwebel | | Sergeant Major | | Fwbl |  | | Unteroffizier | | Sergeant | | Uffz |  | | Korporal | | Corporal | | Kpl |  | | Stabsgefreiter | | Lance Corporal | | SGfr |  | | Ober-Gefreiter | | Renowned Private | | OGfr | | | Gefreiter | | Distinguished Private | | Gfr |  | | Gemeiner | | Private | | Gmnr |  | | Rekrut | | Recruit | | Rek |  |
|  | Battles:
Victories _________________________ | | Defeats _________________________ | | | | Opponent | Outcome
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Total:
- Victories
- Defeats
- Draws
Flag of the 8. Leib Regiment | Battles 18-14
Grotz Gorschen
Lindenau
Colditz
Konigswartha
Bautzen
Horselberg
Lowenberg
Bunzlau
Hochfirch
Bischoffswerda
Wartenburg
Modern
Fribourg
Simmern
Brienne
Bitrch
La Chaussée
Châlons
Montmirail
MéryLaon
Trilport
Claye-Souilly
Paris |
| | The 8. Leib-Infanterie-Regiment at the battle of Wartenburg:
When Horn heard the heavy firing to his right, he was of the opinion that he could not wait for the arrival of Hünerbein’s brigade. York agreed: “Yes Horn, now its time”. In front was the 2nd battalion of the Leib Regiment, next the Löwenberger Landwehr (Count Reichenbach), finally the 1st battalion of the Leib Regiment. York yelled at the advancing troops to keep to their left, in order not to get into deep water. So they went through the orchards, and many took a plum from the trees. The 2nd battalion found itself, as well as the landwehr on their right, under heavy fire when it came close to the ditch. It began to return fire, but what result could be attained this way? At that moment Horn’s horse was hit by a musket ball in the breast, and it went down. he answered the yell “the general is dead!” with a healthy curse. The men closest to him aided him to free him from the dead horse. He took the musket of a killed musketeer, yelling: “Eind hundsfott, wer noch schieβt! Zur Attacke Gewehr rechts!” Headed by the general, the battalion waded through the marsh in front of them and climbed the dike. The Löwenberger Landwehr followed, and the remainder of the Lieb Fusilier battalion joined them. The enemy skirmishers ran back. The five battalions standing behind them, Italians, broke as well. A second bushy dike five hundred paces further behind could provide them cover. However, the skirmishers and Captain Holleben did not give them time to rally. One saw a general to rally his men in vain, but not even the cannon deployed with them were saved. (...)
York himself singled out especially the 2nd battalion of the Leib Regiment, which had climbed the dike first. When the battle had been ended victoriously, the troops marched past York, Every commanding officer was greeted. When however the above named battalion arrived, York asked if this was the 2nd battalion of the Leib Regiment. When the answer was yes, he took of his hat, and example followed by his whole entourage, until the battalion had passed.”
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