1st Kraków Grenadier Regiment | |
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1 Regiment Grenadierów Krakowskich | |
Illustration by Walery Eljasz Radzikowski depicting Kraków Grenadiers | |
Active | 1794 |
Disbanded | 1794 |
Allegiance | Kościuszko insurrects |
Type | Infantry, scythemen |
Size | Regiment |
Weapons | War scythes, rifles |
Campaigns | Kościuszko Uprising |
1st Kraków Grenadier Regiment (Polish: 1 Regiment Grenadierów Krakowskich) was a scythemen regiment of the insurrection army during the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794.
History
Both 1st and 2nd regiments were formed in 1794 after the battle of Racławice out of all the remaining scythemen who stayed with the insurrect army Soldiers of the regiments wore rogatywka peaked caps, navy blue jackets with green revers and czechczery or white broadcloth-made trousers. Units were equipped with 300 rifles and never reached the planned number of soldiers or the unitary look of the uniforms.
Commanders
- Colonel Jan Krzycki
- Lieutenant colonel Euzebiusz Siemianowski
References
- ^ Bronisław Gembarzewski: Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831. Warsaw: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej, 1925. (in Polish)
- ^ Bolesław Twardowski: Wojsko Polskie Kościuszki w roku 1794. Poznań: Księgarnia Katolicka, 1894. (in Polish)
- Grenadier regiments
- Regiments of Poland
- Military units and formations established in 1794
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1794
- 1794 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1794 disestablishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Kościuszko Uprising
- Military history of Kraków