Silesian Grenadier Battalion
History
It all started after the massive defeat at Jena and Auerstadt, on 14 October 1806. The Prussian army was defeated and scattered. Many regiments of that army were in disarray and the teams streamed individually or in small groups on their home turf or garrisons. Then came Friedrich Wilhelm of the younger idols of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, commissioned to organize resistance against the French troops and defend the province of Silesia, at the same time he was appointed as Deputy Governor General of Silesia. In this organization, time v. idols collected many back sweepers (known Ranzionierte) and volunteers and trained them, again dance companies and battalions.
Glatzer of the fortress sat v. idols, which has now been appointed on the 23rd March 1807 Governor-General, Confederation of the Rhine troops fighting for France, and were commanded by Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte, against strong opposition. Through skillful warfare and negotiations, he shattered the enemy forces and prevented the surrender of the fortresses Glatz, Silberberg and Cosel at the enemy until this through the Peace of Tilsit, on the 9th of July 1807, lapses were. During this time was also, at the same time other makeshift troops, also known as "brown Grenadier Battalion" built.
The name "Brown Grenadier Battalion" led to his uniform, which consisted mostly of brown, in a Capuchin monastery, according to another statement but in a Mount Repository brown Hussars no. 6, what have been available cloths was made.
On 21th November 1808, the battalion was assigned to the organization also neugestifteten 1th and 2nd Silesian Infantry Regiment. The Company was the first and second 1ten Silesian Infantry Regiment, the third and fourth Compagnie assigned to the 2nd Silesian Infantry Regiment. In maneuvers or in case of war, however, was again closed Grenadier Battalion formed. In this organization, it was up to the 14th October 1814, when it was the inaugural recipient of the Kaiser-Franz-Grenadier Regiment, incorporated as Fusilier Battalion.
After v.Thümen it received on 18 February 1809, the name "Silesian Grenadier Battalion". On 28.03.1812, the battalion received two flags, one of which had a (former IR No. 38). 1ten the Silesian Infantry Regiment and the other (former IR No. 33) belonging to the 2nd Silesian Infantry Regiment. The outbreak of war in 1813, the battalion returns from one of his two flags in the depot since His Majesty King Frederick William III. Deigned to determine that each battalion should lead just a flag in the field. The Battalion now remained the flag, which had been in March 1809 the 2nd battalion of the 2nd Silesian Infantry Regiment, transferred from the armory to Glatz. This was formerly the No. of former infantry regiment. 33 v. Alvensleben, delivered when former budget of 10 flags was reduced to 4 per regimental flags. In the battle of Möckern shattering a kart grayling ball the flagpole, which was then with a silver band, on what day and year of the event is recorded, re-connected. After the Most High Cabinet-Ordre from 03.06.1814, now this should also run before the enemy flag, carry in their head the Iron Cross. The awarding of the Cross was, however, by the renewed outbreak of war, only on 31.05.1815.
To commanders stood since the formation of the Grenadier Battalion in 1807, before the same: 1) Major v. Losthin, since forming until 18/02/1809 v. 2) Major Thies Oberhausen, 18.02.1809 - 21.03.1811 3) Major v. Glan, 11.04.1811 - 08.26.1814 4) Major v. Burghoff, 26.08.1814 until incorporation into the Kaiser Franz Grenadiers took the battalion, as part of the Upper Silesian Brigade, after the ceasefire in 1ten Corps, the Silesian Army of General von Blucher, partly in the years 1813 and 1814 in major battles and engagements. It fought gloriously and selflessly in the battles and skirmishes at wholesale Görschen, Bautzen, Katzbach, Wartenburg Leipzig / Möckern, Freiburg, St. Dizier, Montmirail, Laon, Chateau Thierry, GUE á Trême (now Le Gué à Tresmes) and . Paris the Grenadier Battalion lost in the campaigns of 1813 and 1814: in the dead: 5 officers, 10 sergeants, 116 grenadiers of wounded: 20 officers, 16 sergeants, 460 grenadiers on awards received the Grenadier Battalion: 4 iron crosses I. Class 53 iron crosses class II
Ranking
Oberst
Major
Kapitän
Premier Leutnant
Seconde Leutnant
Feldwebel
Unteroffizier
Korporal
Ober Gefreiter
Grenadier
Gefreiter
Gemeiner
Rekrut
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