The 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlan Regiment () was a Bavarian Army Cavalry Regiment formed in 1863 in Ansbach. From 6 July 1864 it was nominally commanded by King Ludwig II of Bavaria until he was succeeded by King Otto of Bavaria on 13 June 1886.
Peacetime service and uniform The regiment was part of the 4th Cavalry Brigade of then II Royal Bavarian Army Corps and later III Royal Bavarian Army Corps. The peacetime uniform was of dark green with crimson plastron and facings. A czapka with crimson top and white plume was worn in full dress.
Active Service During the Franco-Prussian War the 2.Ulanen Regiment fought at Worth and Sedan in August and September 1870. It then undertook patrol work during the Siege of Paris.
In August 1914 the regiment saw action at the Battle of the Marne and in Flanders. It was subsequently transferred to the Eastern Front.
Disbandment In common with the other Royal Bavarian cavalry regiments, the 2.Ulanen Regiment was disbanded in February 1919. Between the wars its traditions were preserved by the 2nd Squadron of the Reiter-Regiment Nr. 17 which formed part of the garrison of Ansbach.
List of Officers - 1863 Position Rank (English) Rank (German)Name Commander Colonel Oberst Philipp Freiherr von Diez Staff Officer MajorMajor Johann Feichtmayr Staff Officer MajorMajor Karl von Grundherr zu Altenthann und Weyerhaus Staff Officer Captain RittmeisterFriedrich Faber 1. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Gustav Oertel 2. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Adolf Cronnenbold 3. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Karl Fels 4. Escadron Captain Rittmeister Oskar von Sichlern First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Karl von Bieber First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Ludwig Freiherr von Riedheim First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Ferdinand Freiherr von Schrottenberg First Lieutenant Oberlieutenant Ferdinand Syller Regiment Adjunct Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Edmund von Morett Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Friedrich Graf von Fugger-Babenhausen Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Friedrich von Schütz Second LieutenantUnterlieutenant Albert Freiherr von Rotberg Second LieutenantUnterlieutenant Friedrich Freiherr von Crailsheim Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Leopold Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Georg Vogel Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Christoph Freiherr von Reitzenstein Second Lieutenant Unterlieutenant Gustav von Gernler Officer Cadet Junker Wilhelm Freiherr von Feilitzsch Officer Cadet Junker Alexander Freiherr von Falkenhausen Battalion Doctor Bataillonsarzt Dr. Johann Fahrnholz Battalion Doctor BataillonsarztDr. Michael Nigst Doctor UnterarztDr. Ludwig Kreitmair Unterquartiermeister Jakob Schütz UnterquartiermeisterAndreas Henninger Division Veterinarian Divisionsveterinärarzt Friedrich Steinhäuser Veterinarian UnterveterinärarztJohann Köhler Veterinarian UnterveterinärarztMaximilian Wägele
See also List of Imperial German cavalry regiments
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