| 3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade | |
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| Active | 1792-1795 |
| Country | Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Type | Cavalry |
| Garrison/HQ | Raseiniai |
| Engagements | Vilnius Uprising 1794 |
The 3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade (Polish: 3 Brygada Kawalerii Narodowej Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania led by Józef Antoni Kossakowski.
History
Origins
The brigade was formed in 1792.
Organisation
The brigade was organised into banners, per which there were two squadrons.
Commanders
The commanders of the unit were:
- Brigadier-Commandant — Józef Antoni Kossakowski
- Vicebrigadier-vicecommandant — Józef Białłozor
- Major — Marcin Białłozor
- Aide-de-camp — Stanisław Eysymont
- Quartermaster-lieutenant — Stanisław Hromyko
- Judge advocat — Adamowicz
1792-1794
The regiment was stationed in Raseiniai. As of April 1794, there were 332 men in the brigade, although it was supposed to be 419. At the time, it was organised into four banners.
Kościuszko Uprising
The unit partook in the Vilnius Uprising on 11 August 1794.
References
- ^ Machynia, Mariusz; Rakutis, Valdas; Srzednicki, Czesław (1999). Oficerowie wojska Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Sztab, kawaleria, artyleria, wojska inżynieryjne i piechota. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe. ISBN 83-7188-239-4.
- ^ Rospond, Vincent W. (2013). Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-84908855-8.
3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade
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(B) Wilno (1794). - ^ Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925), Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish), Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej
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