8th Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment

8th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment
Active1794-1795
CountryGrand Duchy of Lithuania
TypeCavalry
Garrison/HQWizna (1794 Oct)
EngagementsKościuszko Uprising

The 8th Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 8 Pułk Jazdy Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, raised during the Kościuszko Uprising.

8th Lithuanian Cavalry Regiment Flag

History

Origins

Formed in 1794 from Gen. Andrzej Karwowski [pl]'s unit.[1][2]

Kościuszko Uprising

The unit partook in the battle of Magnuszew.[1][2] In October 1794, the regiment was stationed in Wizna.[1][2]

Commanders

During the regiment's whole existence, it was commanded by Mjr. Józef Weyssenhoff [pl].[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish). Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej. p. 14. Utworzony r. 1794 w oddziale gen. Karwowskiego. Stanowisko: Wizna. Dowódca: mjr. Weyssenhoff Józ. Potyczki: Magnuszew.
  2. ^ a b c Rospond, Vincent W. (2013). Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978 1 84908855 8. (F) 1794, by Gen Karwowski. (S) Wizma [sic] (by Oct 1794). (B) Magnuszew (1794).