Zieten-Hussars
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Zieten Hussars[1] (German: Husaren-Regiment „von Zieten“) was a hussar regiment of the Prussian Army founded in 1730 and named after its first Colonel, Hans Joachim von Zieten. It was created during the reign of Frederick the Great as the 2nd Hussar Regiment, and in 1743 adopted the distinctive tiger-skin pelisse for their parade uniforms while the company officers wore a bunch of heron feathers in their fur caps, and the field officers used an eagles's wing.[2] During the War of the Fourth Coalition 1806 campaign the regiment was known as von Rudorff Hussar regiment, soon renamed Life Hussar Regiment von Rudorff (No.2) (German: No.2 Leib-Husaren von Rudorff).[3] The regiment capitulated at Ratekau following the defeat of 1806 and was disbanded . In 1807 it formed a squadron in its former depot as Freikorps Marwitz, and amalgamated with the Blucher's Corps to create the 1st Brandenburg Hussar Regiment in 1808. The regiment was then again renamed into the Life Hussar Regiment, and divided into two to create the 1st and 2nd Life Hussar Regiments on 20 December 1808.[4] The two Life Hussar Regiments provided four squadrons to form Hussar Regiment No.1 of the Prussian contingent during the invasion of Russia in 1812 under General Yorck. These squadrons largely survived the retreat and served with the Allied armies during the 1813-1814 campaigns.
Later, after the unification of Germany in 1871, they formed part of the Imperial German Army. During World War I it formed part of the 6th Cavalry-Brigade in the 6th Division (Brandenburg Division) known as Husaren-Regiment von Zieten (Brandenburgisches) Nr. 3 ("Hussars Regiment of Zieten (Brandenburg) No. 3") and was stationed in Rathenow.
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- Knotel, Richard, Knotel, Herbert, & Sieg, Herbert, Uniforms of the World: A compendium of Army, Navy, Air Force uniforms 1700-11937, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980
- Hofschroer, Peter, Prussian Cavalry of the Napoleonic Wars, 1807-1815, Osprey Publishing , London, 1986
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