Palatinal Reiter-Regiment Prince Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken, 1756–1763

Austrian dragoons painted as heavy cavalry troopers of Reiter-Regiment Prince Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken. These 1:300 scale Heroics & Ros figures are surprisingly detailed despite their small size.

Proprietor

Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, 1751–1775

Commander

Garrison

Mannheim

Organisation

Regimentsstab (regimental staff)
1. Eskadron
- 1. (Leib)Kompanie
- 2. Kompanie
- 3. Kompanie
2. Eskadron
- 4. Kompanie
- 5. Kompanie
- 6. Kompanie
3. Eskadron
- 7. Kompanie
- 8. Kompanie
- 9. Kompanie

Uniform

white coat with 12 yellow metal buttons
red collar (officers had no collar, but a small red patch underneath the first coat button)
12 buttons on the left coat front, buttonholes on the right
red cuffs with 3 buttons
red turnbacks
white and red aiguillette on the right shoulder
gold aiguillette for officers

black stock
straw-coloured vest with yellow metal buttons
straw-coloured trousers
white boot cuffs and tall black riding boots for mounted service
black tricorne hat without edging, black cockade
silver hat border for officers

yellow chabraque with white edging
black pistol holsters, and yellow holster covers with white edging

Campaign History

Palatinal Cuirassiers, 1757–1763

Lineage

Reiter-Regiment Pfalzgraf Max, 1770
Reiter-Regiment Prinz Max, 1777
2. Kürassier-Regiment von Winckelhausen, 1790
4. Chevauleger-Regiment, 1799
1. Chevauleger-Regiment Kurfürst, 1799
2. Chevauleger-Regiment Kurfürst, 1804
2. Chevauleger-Regiment König, 1806
4. Chevauleger-Regiment König, 1811
17. (Bayerisches) Reiter-Regiment, Ausbildungs-Eskadron, 1921

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