16th Uhlan Regiment (Duchy of Warsaw)

The 16 Uhlan Regiment (Polish: 16 Pułk Ułanów) – was an uhlan regiment in the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.

The regiment was formed on the 28th December 1809 in Podolia Originally named the 7th Galician-French Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 7 Pułku Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej), and then renamed the 16th Uhlan Regiment. Lublin was designated as the garrison town for the 16th Uhlan Regiment. At the end of 1809 the regiment numbered at 661 soldiers.

Uniform From 1810 onwards the uniform of the regiment was as follows:

Crimson collar; navy blue trimmings with crimson piping

Crimson Lampasse

Regimental commanders The regiment commanders were as follows:

Col. Marcin Tarnowski (1st October 1809)

Battles and skirmishes The regiment took part in the Austro-Polish War, the French invasion of Russia and War of the Sixth Coalition.

Battles and skirmishes: +Battles and skirmishesDateTernopil3 July 1809Chorostkowem13 July 1809Mir9-10 July 1812Rochaczew10 August 1812Smolensk17 August 1812Borodino7 September 1812Borisov21 November 1812Bereznia27 November 1812Hellensdorfem14 September 1813Petersvald16 September 1813Pirna17 September 1813Sere18 September 1813Liepzig16-19 October 1813

Footnotes

See also Battle of Mir Army of the Duchy of Warsaw

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