Austria - Discussion Thread

**tryadelion** · January 18, 2010, 01:48 AM

i love the chicken bagpipe.

**Salvo** · January 18, 2010, 08:37 AM

Thanks for info, REP++

We will divide Austrian army for three parts: German, Hungarian and "Southern"-units like Grenzers and Pandours.
Sir Digby made many great units, in 0.7 I will add many of them

**Geronimo2006** · January 22, 2010, 11:16 PM

Found this Austrian cavalry unit:

Infant von Portugal Cuirassiers:
Uniform in 1762 (source: Illustration at Raspe)

Originally Posted by Origins and History

The regiment was raised in Bohemia in 1682 as a cuirassier regiment for the field-marshal duke Julius Franz von Sachsen-Lauenburg according to a patent issued on March 6 of the same year. In 1684, it took part to the first siege of Ofen, In 1685, it was at the battle of Gran and at the blockade of Kaschau. In 1686, it took part to the second siege of Ofen and to the battle of Szegedin where count Veterani distinguished himself at the head of the regiment. In 1687, the regiment was at the battle of Mohacz where it pursued the enemy. In 1688, it took part to the storming of Belgrade. In 1690, it was at the engagement of Kronstadt, in 1691 at the battle of Szalankamen and in 1692 in the enterprise against Gyula. In the War of the Spanish Succession, the regiment was at the siege of Landau and was assigned to the army of the Upper Rhine under Kaiser Josef I. The same year, it fought at the battle of Friedlingen where it suffered heavy casualties. In June 1703, three of its squadrons took part to the battle of Munderkingen undig prince Ludwig von Baden. For the campaign of 1704, the regiment was once more assigned to the army of prince Ludwig von Baden and took part to the engagement of Schellenberg and to various combats in the Black Forest. In August, it was at the siege of Ingolstadt where it was deployed in the Ober-Haunstadt between Feldkirchen to Gerolfing. In 1705, the regiment joined the army of prince Eugen in Italy where it took part to the battle of Cassano.
During the following campaign, the regiment fought in Hungary against the insurgents.
From 1716 to 1718, the regiment took part to the war against the Turks. In 1716, it fought in the battle of Peterwadein and participated to the siege of Temesvar. In 1717, it was at the siege, then at the battle of Belgrade where it suffered very heavy casualties.
In 1721, the regiment received one company (120 men) fromthe disbanded Galves Regiment. During the War of the Polish Succession, the regiment was assigned to the main army of pince Eugene of Savoy, operating on the Rhine.
From 1737 to 1739, it was involved into another war against the Turks as part of count Khevenhüller's Corps. During the campaign of 1737, lieutenant-colonel count Kufstein was lost. In 1739, at the end of the war, the regiment was stationed in Sieben-Bürgen (actual Transylvania).
During the War of the Austrian Succession, the regiment was initially involved into the winter expedition of 1742 in Upper Austria and Bavaria, as well as into the siege and capture of Prague. From 1743 to 1743, it was assigned to the army operating in Germany and on the Rhine. For the campaign of 1746, it joined count Browne in Italy and fought at the engagement of Guastalla on March 27 and at the battle of Piacenza on June 16. At the peace of 1748, the regiment was stationed in Hungary.
The regiment counted 6 squadrons and a company of carabiniers. For battles, the latter was usually converged with other similar companies to form an elite unit.
During the Seven Years' War, the regiment inhaber was:

from 1719 to 1766: Dom Emanuel Infant von Portugal

During the Seven Years' War, the regiment was commanded by:

since 1751: Johann Gaston chevalier d'Argout
1757: Nikolaus count Colloredo-Mels
1759: Franz chevalier de Bosfort
1759 to 1767: Ignatz baron Contant zu Kulb

Originally Posted by Service in Seven Year's War

At the outbreak of the war, in 1756, the regiment was stationed in the Banat and counted 782 men and 776 horses. It soon joined Piccolomini in Northern Bohemia.
In 1757, the regiment fought at the battle of Kolin where it was deployed in the second line of the cavalry right wing in the brigade of Fürst Lobkowitz. During this battle, lieutenant-colonel baron Skrbensky was killed and colonel count Colloredo-Mels was wounded, the regiment suffered heavy casualties. In October, one squadron of the regiment took part to the bold raid on Berlin led by the general of cavalry count Hadik.
In 1758, the regiment was detached to assist the Reichsarmee in the planned invasion of Saxony. On October 1, Daun recalled the regiment along with 5 battalions. The regiment then joined the Austrian corps who proceeded to the invasion of Silesia and to the unsuccessful siege of Neisse.
In 1759, the regiment was assigned to feld-marshal Daun's army where it belonged to major-general Zollern's brigade deployed in count D'Aspremont's Division, in the second line of the right wing. In october, colonel baron Bosfort of the regiment commanded a detachment sent on the road to Leipzig to observe the Prussian Corps of general Fink.
On September 7 1760, in the combat of Kunzendorf, colonel Bosfort distinguished himself at the head of the vanguard consisting of the Horse Grenadiers and Carabiniers companies. On November 3, the regiment fought at the battle of Torgau where it suffered heavy casulaties. Colonel Bosfort, lieutenant-colonel Kausche, two lieutenants and 19 troopers were wounded while major marquis Botta, Rittmeister Till, lieutenants Rangott, Marklowsky and Rautenstrauss and 21 troopers were taken prisoners.
On June 4 1761, the recently ransomed major marquis Botta captured a Prussian post at Nimptach in Silesia and made some bounty.
In 1762, the regiment remained in Silesia and saw no action.

Originally Posted by Uniforms

Troopers were armed with a black breastplate (worn over the coat), a pallasch (sword) and a pair of pistols. Carabiniers also had a carbine and carried a sabre instead of a sword.

Other interpretations
The Bautzener Bilderhandschrift of 1762 shows a silver lace on the tricorne, a red neckstock and straw breeches.
Donath illustrates a very different pattern for the lace of the saddlecloth and sabretache: black braid bordered white, with white rhombus within the black braid.
Teuber and Ottenfeld show white shoulder straps.

Officers:
The officers (according to the Bautzener Bilderhandschrift of 1762) wore the same uniform with the following exceptions:
tricorne laced silver with a green and white cockade
blue saddlecloth and sabretache both laced in red and fringed in yellow.