The Austrian army 1805-1809 - vol. 3: Cavalry, Artillery & other forces Acerbi Enrico
The Austrian army 1805-1809 - vol. 3: Cavalry, Artillery & other forces Acerbi Enrico The great reorganization of the Cavalry came with the end of the year 1801 and matched in a reduction of the…
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The Austrian army 1805-1809 - vol. 3: Cavalry, Artillery & other forces Acerbi Enrico
The great reorganization of the Cavalry came with the end of the year 1801 and matched in a reduction of the Regiments, with the increase in the number of Squadrons, now eight, in order to form four divisions of two Squadrons each. Each regiment had officially a Leib (1st) or Obrist division, a Lt. With the mentioned increase of the divisions, in 1802, every German regiments had a second Major, which fact established the fourth division, as it already was effective among Hussars and Uhlans, calling it the "second majors-division".
After the 1805 campaign (Verordnung of August 1, 1806), the second Major-divisions were disbanded, in the German Heavy Cavalry Colonel division and the 1st-2nd Major divisions.Curassiers and Dragoons became the official Heavy Cavalry, abandoning the devious term of Light Dragoons, while Chevauxlegers, Hussars and Uhlans became the Light Cavalry.